Skills Laboratory Instructor/Coordinator - Nursing

Responsibilities

• Maintain, inventory and arrange servicing of equipment, models and consumables; requisition supplies.
• Develop and enforce skills-lab safety, infection-prevention and booking procedures.
• Keep records of lab usage, student attendance and competencies achieved.
• Support students' clinical placement preparation as required by the Department.

• Prepare and run skills-lab sessions, demonstrations and practice sessions for nursing and other health sciences students.
• Set up scenarios on manikins and simulators; support lecturers during simulation-based teaching and debriefing.
• Supervise student practice and assist with Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) and practical assessments.

Academic and Professional Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BScN) from a recognised university.
• Registered and licensed by the Nursing Council of Kenya (NCK), with a valid practising licence.
• At least two (2) years' post-qualification clinical nursing experience.Experience in clinical instruction, preceptorship or skills-lab/simulation teaching.
• Good organisational, record-keeping and ICT skills.
• Degrees from universities recognised by the Commission for University Education (CUE); foreign qualifications must be recognised or equated by CUE.

• Current registration and a valid practising licence with the relevant regulatory body, where the profession is regulated.
• Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya (integrity), where applicable, and be able to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct.
• Willingness to teach and supervise across classroom, laboratory or skills-lab, clinical and community settings as the programme requires.
• Good communication, mentorship, teamwork and ICT/e-learning skills.
• Commitment to the mission and values of Tangaza University.