Nurse Educator

Job Summary:

The post holder will work collaboratively with other team members, uphold and live the NMC Nursing Strategy in order to provide safe and outstanding care to their patient, to the patient's bystanders all the time, every time.

Key Accountabilities:

These must be upheld in accordance with the UAE Code of Conduct, Scope of Practice and licensure as per the regulator.

The post holder will:

• Always speak up if safety is a concern
• Treat all patients with kindness, respect and compassion.
• Recognize and work within the limits of their own competence
• Take responsibility for their own actions
• Communicate effectively with colleagues to ensure patients receives the safest, most effective care possible.
• Perform additional duties when required

Education and Training:

• Ensure relevant training and competency is undertaken to deliver care safely.
• Maintain up-to-date mandatory training requirements.
• Follow and comply with the NMC Nurse Competency Matrix / Framework, relevant to their role profile.
• Be willing to learn new clinical skills and actively contribute to the learning culture through attendance of journal clubs and professional development programs.
• Support and supervise pre-registration and new nurses and other health care workers when required.
• Participate in teaching, mentorship and preceptorship when required.
• Participate in clinical supervision of student nurses, newly graduated nurses, newly hired experienced nurses, return to practice nurses and nurses undergoing cross-training or upskilling.
• Participate in Performance Improvement Plans when required.
• Share knowledge and skill with others, to improve patient care and services.
• Ensure they are skilled, trained and competent before using any medical device.
• Involve patients in their own healthcare and recovery through education, awareness and positive reinforcement.

Minimum Qualification & Experiences:

Essential: the post holder must

• Have an appropriate license to work as a registered nurse in the relevant regulatory health authority with all the qualifications and experience these mandates.
• Hold a valid American Heart Association Basic Life Support Provider card.
• Hold a post-graduate specialist qualification, diploma, degree, or masters in the specialty.
• Manage their own professional re-licensure.
• Be willing to work across departments when necessary.
• Be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English (spoken and written)
• Have previous experience within the specialist field.
• Have completed the relevant competencies within the specialist field.

DESIRABLE: The post holder should have:

• Be able to communicate effectively in Arabic