Remuneration: Salary: $1,869,996 – $2,222,838 p.a.
A Commuted Travelling Allowance is attached to the post
JOB PURPOSE
Under the supervision of the Coordinator, In-Service Education, the In-service Education Officer is responsible for the implementation of the nursing education programme, in alignment with achieving the goals and objectives of the Unit.
Key responsibility areas
- Organizes and conducts classroom and clinical teaching sessions.
- Demonstrates nursing skills for students in the classroom and clinical settings.
- Prepares, administers, and grades examinations, tests and quizzes for programme/course participants.
- Assists with interviewing, counseling and evaluation for participants who attended courses in the department.
- Assists with the selection and interviews of applicants for In-service Education courses and programmes.
- Follows through on assignments given by In-service Education Coordinator.
- Arranges external lecturers and assessed content for appropriateness of objectives.
- Supervises Programme/Course participants on clinical rotations.
- Prepares programme outline and handouts for Nursing Programmes.
- Attends appropriate seminars/conferences to maintain clinical competences.
- Prepares appropriate reports for students completing programmes/courses and conducting exit interviews.
- Prepares timetable, clinical rotation and programmes for Nursing Programme.
- Attends and participated in meetings for academic and general staff of In-service Education Unit.
- Assists In-service Education Officer I in hospitals in the preparation and delivery of local/regional training programmes.
- Prepares reports at the end of each programme.
Minimum Required Education and Experience
- Master’s in Nursing Education
- Bachelor in Nursing/Certificate in Nursing
- A minimum of five (5) years related experience
- A valid Licence with the Nursing Council of Jamaica
Applications with résumés are to be submitted no later than Thursday, February 3, 2022 to:
Director
Human Resource Management & Development
Ministry of Health & Wellness
Kingston 10
jobs@moh.gov.jm
The Ministry of Health & Wellness thanks all applicants for their interest; however, please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.