Clinical Facilitator

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ROLE SUMMARY

The Hospital Based Academic Staff (HBAS) is responsible for the facilitation of teaching and learning of the theoretical and clinical component in a clinical nursing environment to reinforce the learning process as well as the integration of theory and practice to reinforce the learning process. The incumbent will further provide up-to-date nursing education, evaluation, and support to students in the clinical hospital ward environment. The incumbent is also responsible for establishing partnerships between the hospital clinical teams and Netcare Education teams to ensure continuous development and improvement of theoretical and clinical nursing skills, nursing standards and general nursing care.

KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

CONSISTENCY OF CARE

Research activities

• Active involvement in research activities to discover new knowledge about products, processes, and services, and then applying that knowledge to create new and improved products, processes, and services that meet the academic market needs.
• Plan, organise, and active involvement in the process and production of all academic related projects.
• Develop and review evaluation and educational strategies.
• Motivate and encourage students to participate in research within their Scope of Practice.
• Audit and participate in quality improvement programmes to identify problems which may require research.

Accreditation activities

• Implement and maintain standards of health practice required from all accredited bodies and appropriate health legislation.

Administration

• Draw up worked integrated learning (WIL) placement rosters for students.
• Monitor and manage student performance, hours and leave.
• Facilitate the marking of case studies and assignments in line with Netcare Education requirements.
• Load all results of clinical assessments and ensure accurate student clinical records are maintained on the Learner Management System (LMS) .

Academic committee related projects

• Plan, organise and ensure active involvement in the academic processes and production of all academic related projects in collaboration with Netcare Education.

Teaching and learning facilitation

• Facilitate the work integrated learning of Netcare students within the context of the clinical model by understanding, applying and maintaining adult learning methodologies, presentation techniques and course content to ensure that students acquire skills to a quality and standard in line with student and national qualifications requirements. Provides timely assessment of student progress through the application of student evaluation techniques.
• Plan and support the development of student knowledge, skills, and capabilities by closely monitoring progress on assignments and tests against performance targets to identify talent. Provides timely guidance and feedback to help strengthen skill areas and leverage potential.
• Focus on quality orientation in all academic and clinical nursing processes.
• Understand, apply, and leverage IT & technology systems, tools and/or equipment to facilitate and reinforce the learning process.
• Clearly convey information and ideas through a variety of educational strategies in a way that engages students and helps them to understand and retain the message.
• Provide remedial teaching and academic support to students.
• Develop and control of a student support system.
• Supervise the progress of students in reaching learning objectives.
• Compile clinical progress reports on each student.
• Conduct clinical accompaniment of all Netcare students and nurses in