Educator - Women's OB Triage/Antepartum

Job description / Role

We are working in partnership with the Sidra Medicine. Our client is an ultramodern, all-digital academic medical centre specialising in the provision of care for women and children. Based in Qatar, our client will focus on world-class patient care, medical education and biomedical research.

We are recruiting for an Educator - Women's OB Triage/Antepartum

Job Summary:

The Educator in Women's Antepartum is a key member of the educational leadership team and the Women's Antepartum team, supporting both the department's and the organization's strategic direction. As a key member, the educator ensures that educational initiatives and processes support the standards for nursing care, Sidra policies, and regulatory requirements. The Educator works collaboratively with respective unit leads in supporting the maintenance of competence in Sidra employees. They use the standardized templates and assessment tools to deliver and assess educational initiatives for effectiveness in meeting employee/family need and satisfaction. The Educator identifies risks in educational processes, informing leadership and actively participating in managing timely solutions. The Educator manages educational resources and works as a Clinical Nurse Leader in the practice setting one day a week, participating in the Simulation lab one half day a week. Sidra will open in early 2015 and the Educator will support all activities required to achieve a safe patient opening and establish operational integrity and performance.

Key Accountabilities:

* Ensures that education is provided in accordance with established guidelines, policies, guidelines and protocols of Sidra and the State of Qatar to support standards of health service delivery.
* Works collaboratively and creatively with all team members to achieve divisional/departmental/unit service objectives optimizing evidence and relevant research and change theory.
* Develops key performance indicators for clinical staff.
* Manages resource utilization to secure timely, efficient, accessible and effective education for employees.
* Continually evaluates learning, making necessary modifications to optimize educational process/program.
* Supports quality data collection and analysis as the process of evaluating outcomes; learning, staff/family centered care and satisfaction, patient/family outcomes.
* Identifies educational processes that contribute to less than optimal outcomes as described.
* Collaborates with clinical managers, colleagues, and leadership team to plan, implement and evaluate the educational needs of staff and family.
* Initiates changes/improvements based on educator/staff/ family feedback.
* Promotes the effective orientation, precepting and support of new staff in the practice setting. Provides a welcoming work environment.
* Promotes retention of all staff by creating a healthy work environment that facilitates teamwork. Treats colleagues, patients and visitors with dignity and respect at all times.
* Completes performance appraisals (probationary and annual reviews) with respective clinical leads making sure evidence is concrete and objective.
* Develops individual learning plans with clinical leads arising from appraisals as necessary. Provides clear feedback to team members in a manner that is conducive to maintaining and improving performance.
* Supports Clinical research.
* Role models conflict resolution when required, promoting evidence based solutions where accessible.
* Establishes and maintains effective administrative processes related to educational programs and processes.
* Prepares reports and maintains records of activity and outcomes. Participates in staff meetings.
* Develops reviews and revises educational policies and procedures in collaboration with managers as required.
* Participates in Sidra wide Performance Improvement activities and committees as assigned.
* Develops and sustains own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness and maintains a professional profile. Provides documented evidence of performance and maintenance of skills consistent with position.
* Deputizes for the Education Manager as required.
* Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

Essential Requirements:

* Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
* 5+ years of clinical experience in the relevant field within a North American Academic Institution or equivalent in UK, Republic of Ireland, EU States, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand
* 2+ years of recent experience in an educator role or supervisory role with educator responsibilities in the relevant field
* Current Nursing License from country of origin
* Ability to think critically and communicate effectively
* Demonstrated ability to manage constant change, including technological developments
* Demonstrated Skills/ ability to convey knowledge in various ways

Benefits- Highly competitive package including a Tax free salary + benefits. Full details of the package will be discussed directly.

Please note the targeted start date for the position is dependent on the current timeline for the project. Likewise, the processing of licensing (if applicable)/ visas etc. also need to be considered. We will advise candidates specifically when we discuss the opportunity.

About the Company

Cavendish Professionals is a highly respected recruitment consultancy with the energy, expertise and professionalism to offer extensive job vacancies in the Healthcare, Life Sciences and Technical sectors in the UK and Internationally.

Cavendish Professionals is an independent, family-run business, with a team of personable consultants whose aim is to get to know you better. We believe that this considered approach is the best way to ensure we find you a role that perfectly matches your career ambitions.

As a group we’ve been taking this approach for over 30 years. During this time we have successfully helped client organisations and candidates alike to fulfil their corporate and professional ambitions.