Position Title: Clinical Nursing Education Specialist

Reports to: Chair, Center for Nursing and Midwifery

Location: Full Time Based at UGHE with up to 30% travel

Position Overview:

The Clinical Nursing Education Specialist leads the development of capacity-building curricula and tools primarily for clinical nurses and other interdisciplinary team members for PIH care delivery sites and UGHE’s Center for Nursing and Midwifery. In addition, they will update and modify existing curricula and other capacity-building tools for key Partners In Health (PIH) and UGHE initiatives and priorities at coordination and clinical cross-sites. The Cross Site Nursing Education Specialist will collaborate in building the capacity of site-based training teams and other site-based teams to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate educational and training capacity-building initiatives. They will collaborate with PIH and UGHE teams to align their curriculum, educational and training efforts with PIH’s and UGHE’s strategic plan and priorities; and provide training-related technical assistance and guidance to other PIH teams and external partners as needed.

Responsibilities

Create and revise educational, and training curricula and other capacity-building tools (45%)

• Create educational curricula and other capacity-building tools for coordination and clinical nursing programs. This involves assessing needs, defining objectives, writing and editing content, tailoring content to the local context and incorporating site-specific protocols, conceptualizing content into the appropriate medium, and developing methods of assessment. Outputs include curriculum for specific programs, facilitator manuals, participant handbooks, slide presentations, flip charts, job aids, pre-and post-tests, other participatory materials and assessment tools.
• Review and edit curricula and other tools to ensure consistent quality, content, methodologies, approach, and style to be used by PIH and/or UGHE.
• Maintain a resource library of all coordination and clinical cross-site educational curricula and training-related materials that can be made to be used by PIH and UGHE counterparts through a learning management system.
• Conduct a landscaping assessment to identify care delivery site needs, priorities and key factors that will need to be considered and modified implemented to effectively create optimal environments for training and education at care delivery sites

Supporting Training and Educational Capacity Building Across OnePIH (30%)

• Collaborate in the building of capacity and skills across OnePIH nursing and midwifery (care delivery sites, UGHE, coordination site, Center for Global Health) and other site-based teams to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate continuing education and other capacity-building initiatives. This includes developing processes, tools, and structures to effectively accompany clinical educators support training and educational implementation and monitor and evaluate classroom trainings and other capacity building efforts.
• Develop and strategically use monitoring and evaluation systems and tools across sites to improve capacity-building materials and site-based training and educational planning, delivery, and outcomes, in collaboration with site-based curriculum, training and educational specialists and the curriculum and training manager, if applicable.

• Chair and oversee the One PIH nursing and midwifery educational subcommittee to identify curriculum priorities with the care delivery sites and the best route for curriculum implementation.

• Support clinical and nursing educators in the roll out and implementation of curricula developed to students and clinicians at care delivery sites.
• Support nursing, midwifery, additional stakeholders, and accrediting bodies at care delivery sites to establish a pathway to getting curricula content recognized within each country.

Supporting clinical and educational, capabilities at the Center for Nursing and Midwifery at UGHE (25%)

• Developing the clinical nurse and midwifery educator curriculum
• Lecturing and providing practicum support for the delivery of the Masters in Global Nursing Leadership
• Supporting junior faculty development in clinical nursing and midwifery education
• Teaching across interdisciplinary programs

Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse with a master’s degree in education, health education, public health or a related field, PhD preferred, Or a bachelor’s degree with at least 5 years’ experience

• At least 5 years of experience planning, implementing educational and training programs and projects including course curriculums.
• At least 5 years of experience designing, developing, and editing professional-level educational materials for adults in international healthcare and resource-poor settings.
• Experience delivering education to a range of audiences (low literate adults, training of trainers, health professionals, etc.).
• Demonstrated understanding of adult learning theory, interactive skill building, and appropriate methodologies for culturally diverse communities and various literacy levels.
• Demonstrated possession of excellent interpersonal and organizational skills; written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complexity and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Ability to work productively in highly collaborative settings while also functioning independently.
• Demonstrated ability to interact professionally with culturally diverse staff, clients, and consultants.
• Experience working with regulatory and or accrediting bodies such as nursing and midwifery councils and boards, preferred
• Simulation experience, preferred
• Experience with computer applications and internet research.
• Proficiency in English required
• Ability to travel to PIH sites as needed.
• Commitment to social justice and health care issues.
• Experience living and working in resource-poor settings preferred.
• Experience working with learning management systems

How to Apply:

Applicants should provide: (1) a resume, (2) a cover letter detailing interest and aptitude for the position, (3) names and contact information of three professional references who can attest to work experience, and (4) copies of all degrees earned. Please upload your cover letter and copies of degrees as a single PDF file under “Additional Files” on the application page.

University of Global Health Equity is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Organizational Profile

UGHE is a new kind of university focused on training the next generation of global leaders in health care delivery. The university launched in Rwanda in September 2015. Through an academic experience uniquely rooted in the values of equity, students are empowered to both ease suffering at the bedside and drive transformational, systemic changes to the health system.

UGHE is an initiative of Partners In Health (PIH), an internationally recognized non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a preferential option for the poor in health care. In over nearly three decades of operating alongside public sectors in countries around the world, PIH has developed a model to deliver high quality healthcare to some of the world’s most marginalized communities. Nowhere has this impact been more profound than in Rwanda, where Inshuti Mu Buzima—PIH’s sister organization—and our government partners have driven innovation for a decade.

Members of the UGHE community are tenacious and resolute in our drive to attain social justice, make common cause with those in need, listen to and learn from others, and operate with honesty and humility as we uphold academic integrity and intellectual curiosity. The University of Global Health Equity seeks individuals committed to these values to join the team.

Commitment to Safeguarding and Prevention of Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Sexual Harassment:

At UGHE, we are committed to ensuring that those who benefit from our work- including community members – as well as our students, contractors, staff, and visitors to our campus are treated with dignity and respect and protected from sexual exploitation, abuse and harassment and any form of systemic abuse, whilst reducing risk and vulnerabilities. A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with UGHE’s policy.

UGHE will request information from applicants’ previous employers about any findings of fraud, harassment, sexual harassment and any form of systemic abuse or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.