Nurse Educator

Overview
The job-holder assesses, identifies, implements, co-ordinates and evaluates departmental nursing staffs' continuing education, training and development plans to ensure provision of competent and quality patient care. They are responsible for nursing staff induction, clinical education/training, in-service education, personal and professional growth.
Job Responsibilities
Primary Responsibilities:
Serves as resource person in education/nursing training matters and clinical issues to provide high quality standard of care
Plans and provides direct clinical supervision for nursing students and junior staff
Facilitates the clinical learning environment of nursing students to improve nursing students' learning experiences
Monitors and evaluates nursing students' feedback; develop action-plans collaboratively with ward nursing colleagues to improve nursing students' learning experiences
Collaborates with education institution to ensure nursing students' application of learning in practice, e.g. hand hygiene compliance
Utilizes effective teaching strategies to develop critical thinking and clinical reasoning among nursing students, newly recruited nurses and nursing staff
Coaches preceptors and clinical instructor on their role effectiveness and assessment of nursing trainees and junior nurse's performance e.g. formative and summative assessment, learning action plans
Conducts nursing staff orientation, training and continuing education programmes to maintain level of competency
Conducts learning needs analysis to identify learning gaps and training needs of nursing staff at ward/cluster level
Provides career counselling/coaching for all levels of nursing staffs' professional development
Responsible to maintain and perform the following core competencies competently:
Clinical teaching/supervision
Structured teaching
Assessment of trainees and nurses' clinical performance (formative & summative)
Reviews and revises existing curriculum following constructive recommendation on training/practice issues in order to meet the current educational needs of the hospital
Participates in the implementation and development of e-learning resources
Mentors and inducts potential acting nurse clinician for education track
Works collaboratively with ward/unit/cluster Nursing Officers and Senior Nursing Officers to (i) maintain clinical standards; (ii) conduct total performance management (includes career coaching and staff development) and (iii) assume joint managerial responsibilities, e.g. patient's and/or family's feedback, eHOR etc.
Secondary Responsibilities:
Maintains clinical competency by seeking educational opportunities to maintain current knowledge and acquire new knowledge related to nursing practice
Collaborates with ward/cluster nursing leaders in nursing research initiatives/evidence-based practice to improve patient outcome
Participates in educational audit/quality improvement projects/risk management
Participates in nursing workgroup/committee at cluster/hospital level
Takes on additional responsibilities or tasks as assigned by the Senior Nurse Educator, Deputy/Assistant Director (Nursing) and Chief Nurse
Requirements
Registered Nurse with at least 9 years of post-registration clinical experience, of which a minimum of one (1) year experience in clinical teaching/professional development and continuing education at an acute hospital setting, and 2 years as Assistant Nurse Clinician
Diploma in Nursing with relevant post-basic advanced certification and Degree in Nursing from recognized training institution as approved by Singapore Nursing Board. A teaching qualification would be an advantage. Interest to teach nursing training and development activities
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Good computer skills and proficient in MS Office applications such as MS Word, MS Excel and PowerPoint
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