Clinical Practice Educator, Private Wing at Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya

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    Clinical Practice Educator, Private Wing

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    3 days ago

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    3 Sept

    Full Time
    On Site
    Senior
    Healthcare, Medical & Pharmaceutical
    Healthcare & Medical

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    Job Description

    The Clinical Practice Educator (CPE) for the Private Wing leads the development and monitoring of clinical policies, drives continuing education for nursing staff, and fosters evidence-based care improvements for adult and pediatric patients. This role collaborates with clinical teams to ensure safe practice, evaluates care outcomes, and supports the professional growth of nurses through tailored training and development plans.

    Key Responsibilities

    • Leads the team in development, implementation and monitoring of unit based clinical policies and procedures.
    • Takes lead in identification, definition and monitoring of unit based clinical indicators.
    • Is responsible for continuing education/training for nurses in assigned unit.
    • Assists the nurse manager and lead physician to initiate innovative and evidence based strategies to improve care for both adult and paediatric patients.
    • Participates in development of a culture of safe practice in collaboration with clinical teams and actively participate in multidisciplinary clinical rounds.
    • Participates in evaluation of care and outcomes through Mortality and Morbidity discussions, clinical incidence trends and clinical indicators.
    • Participates in establishment of standards of care with unit staff, and monitors delivery of care according to established standards.
    • Together with the Nurse Manager, conducts regular evaluation of nurses and designs individual development plans based on identified learning/training needs.
    • Is responsible for staff files and all learning material at unit level.
    • In collaboration with the manager nursing Practice, fosters development of nurses to maximum potential through providing educational/training opportunities and exposure to appropriate learning forums.
    • Ensures monthly report of learning activities and spot checks are submitted to the relevant people on time.
    • Communicate effectively with the multidisciplinary team about all clinical matters such as infection control in assigned unit, spot checks and documentation.
    • Is a resource person for the care team for all clinical matters.
    • Supervision of Nursing Staff: Makes daily rounds of all patients in the unit and assesses their health status to identify care needs.
    • Reviews patient allocation to determine correct patient assignment according to the nurse's competence.
    • Assists the nurses at bedside in assessment of both adult and pediatric patient assessments to identify individual patient needs.
    • Assists the nurse to plan and implement individual interventions based identified patient needs.
    • Guides nurses to evaluate effectiveness of care given through re-assessments.
    • Ensures patients receive appropriate teaching about their condition and treatments.
    • Participates in discharge planning and ensures participation of patient's family and significant others.

    Required Qualifications

    • Registered Nurse with current licensure with the Nursing Council of Kenya
    • Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSc.N)
    • Certification in BLS
    • Proficient in Basic computer skills
    • Minimum 5 years continuous nursing experience in acute care hospital.
    • Experience in teaching
    • Demonstrates expert knowledge and skills in care of Adult & Paediatric medical surgical patients.
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
    • Ability to te

    Job Details

    Job Function

    Healthcare & Medical

    Minimum Experience

    5 years

    Education Level

    Bachelor’s Degree

    Area of Study

    Nursing

    Field of Study

    Nursing

    Languages

    English

    Additional Information

    How to Apply: Visit the application link provided on this page to submit your application.

    Show Your Teaching Impact in Clinical Education

    Hiring managers for this role want to see how you've translated clinical expertise into measurable nurse development. They'll probe your methods for assessing learning needs and designing training that sticks.

    1. Quantify your training outcomes: In your CV, highlight specific examples where your education initiatives improved nurse competency scores, reduced clinical errors, or enhanced patient satisfaction. Use numbers where possible, like 'trained 30 nurses on MEWS documentation, leading to 20% fewer documentation errors.'

    2. Prepare a teaching portfolio: Bring samples of training materials, lesson plans, or evaluation tools you've created. Show how you tailored content for different learning styles and levels of experience.

    3. Demonstrate your clinical credibility: Be ready to discuss your hands-on experience with adult and pediatric patients, especially in acute care settings. Mention specific cases where your clinical judgment made a difference.

    4. Understand the unit's quality metrics: Research common clinical indicators like infection rates, fall rates, and patient satisfaction scores. Show how you'd use these to drive educational priorities.

    5. Highlight your collaboration skills: Give examples of working with nurse managers, physicians, and multidisciplinary teams to implement evidence-based practices. Emphasize your role in multidisciplinary rounds and mortality/morbidity discussions.

    6. Show your documentation expertise: Be prepared to discuss your familiarity with nursing documentation standards, including MEWS, PEWS, and other forms. Explain how you ensure compliance through spot checks and training.

    7. Discuss your approach to continuous improvement: Talk about your experience with CQI projects or clinical care program certification. Provide a specific example of a quality improvement initiative you led and its impact.

    8. Align with the hospital's mission: Show that you understand Aga Khan University Hospital's commitment to excellence in patient care and education. Express your enthusiasm for fostering a culture of safety and lifelong learning.

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    Tags

    nursing education
    clinical training
    BLS
    patient care
    quality improvement