HARGEISA,
NURSE TUTOR TRAINING PROGRAMME
| Job Title: | Head Nurse Tutor, Nurse Tutors Training Programme/Deputy Director |
| Hours: | 44.5 hours per week, 8hrs a day x 5.5 days a week |
| Locations: | |
| Reports to: | Director, IOHS |
Overall Job Purpose
The post holder is responsible for the successful implementation of:
• A two-year Nurse Tutor Training Course
• A two year programme of Continuous Professional Development for existing nurse
tutors
• And support the strengthening of nurse training institutions
Communications and Working Relationships
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• Ministry of Health and Labour
• THET &
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• Maternal & Child Health Centers
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Key Responsibilities
- Responsible for the overall delivery of the programme, ensuring effective implementation, documentation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting of all activities.
- Deputise for the IOHS Director as required.
- Ensure that the principles on which the programme has been founded, including institutional strengthening, probity, transparency and effective communication are maintained.
- Provide effective management to ensure implementation of the overall programme, giving particular emphasis to monitoring and quality assurance.
- Actively participate in the revision and development of nursing/midwifery curricula.
- Undertake periodic institutional assessments of the training institutions participating in the programme and complete education environment audits.
- Responsible for the selection candidates for courses and programmes. This includes, ensuring that entrance requirements are met and agreed procedures are adhered to.
- Develop an induction pack for new students and ensure that new staff and students receive appropriate inductions.
- Undertake teaching and marking responsibilities as required for groups of students on both the nurse tutor programme and CPD programmmes. Quality assure the work of other lecturers.
- Ensure students and staff are regularly assessed based on a common standard and, if needs be, remedial action taken to help them reach their goals. Where students or staff do not meet the agreed standards, ensure agreed processes are followed. Ensure that undue efforts to deviate from the agreed standards is dealt with and reported to all partners in the Health Systems Strengthening Programme.
- Lead the development, revision, implementation and effective administration of courses and study days.
- Establish and lead quality assurance, evaluation and audit – ensuring that staff capacity is built in this regard.
- Ensure policies are established and followed to manage staff and student conduct, discipline and complaints management.
- Contribute to the IOHS as a Lecturer and lead team and staff meetings.
- Oversee and support the effective clinical supervision and practice facilitation of students.
- Ensure effective communication with students, staff and those working in other institutions.
- Be an effective role model to all staff within the working environment and to students studying there.
- Ensure adherence to training institute policies and procedure at all times. Assist with the development /revision of policies and procedures where necessary.
- Work within the clinical guidelines.
- Ensure that training equipment, facilities and the broader training environment are effectively managed.
- Promote safe working practices.
- Ensure accurate records are maintained and work with colleagues to collate data in relation to assessments and service statistics.
- Attend training, education, seminars, conferences and workshops to meet personal CPD needs.
- Participate in programme related events, community engagements and promote the development of the programme and the nursing profession.
- Responsible for the preparation of high quality, and timely reports, to meet the needs of management, MOHL, and donor institutions.
- Undertake any additional duties deemed appropriate to skills, experience and ability.
Person Specification
Verified at interview (I), by application form (A) or by a test (T)
Essential
• A recognised professional nurse or midwifery qualification (A)
(A/I/T)
(I)
Remuneration & benefits
The postholder will be entitles to the following remuneration and benefits:
1. Salary of $12,000 per year paid in monthly installments of $1000 per month.
appointment.
General
All employees are expected to comply with statutory requirements and the employment policies whilst carrying out their work. This post is one of continual development and the post holder will be encouraged to develop skills and capabilities, including participation in projects and training events. Accordingly, the range of duties and responsibilities outlined above may change from time to time to reflect the changing needs of the organisation.
Equal Opportunities
The post holder must at all times carry out his/her responsibilities with due regard to the equal opportunities.
Performance Review
Overall performance will be formally assessed and reviewed regularly, with additional informal assessment taking place as necessary.
Health & Safety
All employees are subject to the Health and Safety at Work. The post holder is required to pro-actively comply with objectives for health and Safety.
Confidentiality
All employees are required to work in a confidential manner in all aspects of their work.
• A strong commitment to institutional development (I)
• Accountability and integrity (I)
• Leadership skills and ability to build an effective team (I)
• Creativity and problem solving skills (I)
• Experience of working with people of different cultures (I)
• Ability to identify and use opportunities for self-development (I)
• Commitment to the values of Equal Opportunities, policy and practice. (I)
• Confident user of Word, Excel and Power point (A/I)
Desirable
• An additional nursing registration e.g. Learning Disability/Mental Health /Adult Nursing/Paediatric Nursing (A)
Forwarded by THET
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