Main Purpose of Job

The Clinical Facilitator plans and facilitates identified training and development interventions to ensure competency of all staff. They can be allocated to a specialist unit (e.g. the ICU) or work across the nursing units of a hospital.

Key Responsibility Areas

• Develop the competence of all nursing staff.
• Ensure the correct application of nursing procedures and policies.
• Identify training needs to guide the development of appropriate clinical training interventions.
• Promote a culture of continuous professional development.

Required Education

• Professional Nurse qualification
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Education OR 3 years experience as a mentor
• Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing if a Clinical Facilitator in a specialist unit (e.g. Perioperative Nursing)
• Certificate of competence in Generic Assessment (Assessor course)