Position Title:  Clinical Educator: The Harry Crossley Children's Nursing Development Unit

Requisition ID:  876
Department:  Faculty of Health Sciences
City:  Cape Town

 

CLINICAL EDUCATOR

(3-year contract, Part-time: 24 hours per week)

The Harry Crossley Children’s Nursing Development Unit

DEPARTMENT OF PAEDIATRICS & CHILD HEALTH

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

 

 

 

The Harry Crossley Children’s Nursing Development Unit invites applications for an experienced wound care nurse as a part-time Clinical Educator to convenve the Essentials of Paediatrics Burns Care short course in the Faculty of Health Sciences and assist with other short courses.

 

The incumbent will be expected to support the development and facilitation of on-line learning to nurse participants on the Essentials of Nursing Children short courses. The Children’s Hospital Trust and the THET are supporting the Harry Crossley Children’s Nursing Development Unit to design, develop and deliver a training programme to upskill and support healthcare workers to confidently assess and treat children with burn injuries.

 

The clinical educator will be expected to actively engage with participants and clinicians who are mid-career registered nurses and other professionals in online and face-to-face teaching, and in clinical practice settings.

 

Requirements:

  • Registration with the South African Nursing Council as Professional Registered Nurse
  • Additional certification in wound care
  • At least three years’ experience of clinical nursing in paediatrics
  • Evidence of facilitating on-line teaching and learning

 

Advantageous:

  • Project leadership with experience in donor accountability and reporting
  • Experience in enrolling and facilitating clinical learning
  • Experience in nursing patients with burns

 

Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to clinical teaching and learning of students participating in ‘Essentials of Nursing Children’ courses, in various ways including development of materials for the teaching and learning platform, facilitating and supporting development of clinical knowledge and competence and providing supervision of students in clinical situations
  • Actively enhance competence and learning in the practice of children’s nursing and facilitated electronic learning platforms by engaging with new evidence in clinical education and practice
  • Actively participate in the Harry Crossley Children’s Nursing Development Unit (Teaching and Scholarship Unit)
  • Active involvement in Paediatric Nursing community by participation and contribution and extending expert knowledge in quarterly Children’s Nursing Educator Forum, and other regional and national fora as appropriate

 

For detailed information on this post, please view the job description on the following link: (View)

 

The annual remuneration package, including benefits is between R 416 352 and R497 306.

 

To apply, click the "apply" button to create a candidate profile and to submit your application.

 

Please complete/attach the following to your profile before submitting your application:

  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Motivational letter that speaks to the requirements of the position and
  • Three referee names which must include their title and name, position details, relationship to you, their e-mail address and telephone number.

 

An application which does not comply with the above requirements will be regarded as incomplete.

 

Shortlisted candidates may be required to undergo competency and pre-placement-medical assessments.  References may be requested by UCT at any stage of the selection process.

 

Any enquiries around the application process to be addressed to Ms Tracy Moore at tracy.moore@uct.ac.za or 021 650 5405.        

 

Closing date:              11 November 2024                                     

 

Website:                    https://health.uct.ac.za/childrensnursingunit

 

Reference number:    ID876

 

UCT is a designated employer and is committed to the pursuit of excellence, diversity and redress in achieving its equity targets in accordance with the Employment Equity Plan of the University and its Employment Equity goals and targets. Preference will be given to candidates from the under-represented designated groups. Our Employment Equity Policy is available at https://uct.ac.za/media/9482.

UCT reserves the right not to appoint.