Clinical Nurse Facilitator - UPMC Whitfield

Facilitate education and continuous professional development within the operating department for Registered Nurses Facilitate education and training for peri-operative nurses that is aligned with UPMC competency assessment framework. Ensure education and training programmes are reviewed and reflect best practice and both national and international standards for peri-operative care. Promote an environment for professional nursing practice, which is consistent with the mission, vision and values of UPMC in Ireland. Ensure that the peri- areas to which student nurses are assigned for clinical placements, provide optimum teaching and learning environments and can meet the learning outcomes for student nurses set by the Third Level College and the NMBI standards for the students. Develop, engage in and promote person centred nursing practices through care processes, which enhance clinical effectiveness and patient outcomes. Support change and play an active role in promoting the nursing and corporate developments and strategies required to sustain innovations in nursing and clinical practice within theatre department. Management and Organisation Attend meetings with third level institutes in relation to student affairs, placements and matters. Develop and implement systems relating to quality improvement. In conjunction with Quality department maintain the online data base of approved Nursing policies, protocols, guidelines and procedures. Demonstrate evidence of planning/organisational skills, including time management, the ability to use his/her own initiative. Support the profession and encourage the ongoing professional development of nursing staff. Demonstrate evidence of planning/organisational skills, including time management, the ability to use his/her own initiative. Demonstrate ability to motivate self and others. Communication and Interprofessional Working Foster good working relationships between colleagues and other staff by maintaining a high professional standard within the hospital Collaborate with members of the hospitals multidisciplinary teams in developing, reviewing policies procedures guidelines and protocols that reflect evidence based practice. Demonstrate effective writing and presentation skills including ppt and TEAMS. Be innovative in the use of various educational online platforms facilitating education and training that is inclusive to all staff Education and Training Assist the ACNO to develop and implement educational frameworks for clinical pathway programmes. Participate in clinical learning environment audits for undergraduate programmes. Assist with the design, development, and delivery of NMBI accredited foundation and skills programmes based on patient needs and requirements of the service. Assist with the design and delivery of education programmes for Healthcare assistants in collaboration with Directors of Nursing and Clinical Nurse Managers. Professional/Personal Development Keep up-to-date with nursing literature, recent nursing research and new developments in nursing practice, management and education.Attend and participate in learning opportunities in order to be familiar with peri-operative nursing innovations. Identify and participate in activities that enhance own professional development. Support staff in the application of a range of codes and policies of practice, including (but not exclusively): Scope of Practice Framework (An Bord Altranais, 2000) and the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics (NMBI, 2015) in their practice. Audit/Research Assist with the formulation policies, protocols, guidelines and procedures which will ensure that the highest standards of patient focused nursing care is provided within available resources based on appropriate knowledge and research. Provide accurate reports of all audits completed to the Director of Nursing, as part of supporting an ongoing quality improvement ethos within the hospital. Support nursing staff in the conduct of internal and local audit processes as part of service delivery improvement processes and their own professional development.