Nurse Educator

You will be developing and implement hospital-based education program to advance and improve nursing professional practice and this will include to obtain accreditation required to conduct the various types of training.

A little about you and what we seek to accomplish together:
Training and Education

• Conduct training needs analysis to determine skills / knowledge gap
• Plan, develop, co-ordinate / conduct orientation and in-house training / education program and evaluate effectiveness of training program
• Source for external learning opportunities; facilitate / organize conferences, seminars and workshops.
• Guide and advise clinical instructors/preceptors regarding nursing students and staff competencies matters.
• Support the Nurse Manager in investigating ward incidents pertaining to nursing students.
• Support the Nurse Manager to maintain consistent compliance in standards of patient.
• Providing supervision to all grades of nurses, including trainee nurses.
• Identifying skills and knowledge deficits in nursing care delivery.
• Assessing skills competency.
• Plan and coordinate with Nurse Manager and Nurse Clinician to identify staff for advanced/specialized staff development, e.g. Advanced diplomas, (Community Care Manpower Development Awards (CCMDA) etc.
• Maximize training budget to achieve maximal utilization for staff education and development.
• Market training program to external organizations.
• Coordinate clinical placements for nursing students, and request for 
  attachments from external organizations.

Clinical Practices and Standards

• Serve as a role model in clinical practices and standards.

• Uphold nursing standards and care practices through monitoring practices.

• Work with Nurse Clinician to develop audit tools to monitor nursing
   care practices.

• Assist in emergency situations involving patient care.

  Nursing Research

• Strengthen the link between clinical nursing and research.

• Critically review research articles, communicate and apply significant findings to their areas of practice.

• Encourage nurses to identify research questions, participate in research and
  apply findings to practice.

Accreditation

• Assist reporting officer in preparing, submitting and obtaining the accreditation.
• Work with reporting officer to strategize and plan for the development of the department based on organizational needs.

What you might need to have:

• Degree in Nursing or a post basic qualification in Education, or Clinical Specialty.
• Advanced Certificate in Learning & Performance (ACLP)
• Registered Nurse with Singapore Nursing Board.
• At least 7 years in clinical care.