Head of Department – Nursing -Lusaka Institute of Applied Sciences

Employment Opportunity

Lusaka Institute of Applied Sciences (LIAS) has over 10 years of experience in training health professionals at Diploma level and has up to date, qualified over 2, 500 registered Nurses and Clinical Officers. Considering the factors of growth and changing stakeholder environment being experienced across the country, a number of opportunities and challenges have emerged with this phenomenon. Hence the College has embarked on a new strategy to maintain its progress. In view of this, the College is therefore seeking the services of a selfless goal-oriented, qualified and skilled individual to take up the following position on full-time basis:

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT- NURSING

KEY PURPOSE

To supervise operations of the Nursing Department in order to provide quality training and produce qualified Nurses.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises effectively the provision of nursing training in order to produce qualified nurses
• Ensures periodically the development and/or review of the nursing curriculum in order to enhance skills development relevant to the industry
• Supervises efficiently, research and consultancy in collaboration with industry in order to facilitate the development of innovations for industry and academia
• Undertakes effectively the development, implementation, and review of a student tracer system in order to ascertain the relevance of training and quality of graduates
• Undertakes effectively the development of work schedules, course allocation, and industrial attachment schedules to lecturers in order to efficiently deliver training
• Supervises efficiently students’ Continuous Assessments (CAs) and Examination schedules in the department in order to ensure that lecturers adhere to the deadlines set
• Supervises timely the development of individual work plans and implementation of APAS in order to monitor, evaluate and enhance performance
• Supervise effectively financial, material, and human resources in order to facilitate the achievement of the school’s objectives
• Undertake effectively the preparation and control of the Department budget in order to facilitate resource mobilization and accountability

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

• Degree in Nursing and/or equivalent
• Masters of Science Degree in Nursing and/or equivalent
• Suitable applicants should possess a minimum of eight (8) years working experience with at least five years in Senior Management and leadership positions, preferably in a learning institution.

NECESSARY SKILLS AND PROVEN EXPERIENCE

• A team worker with strong leadership abilities;
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and organizing skills
• Exceptional planning, monitoring, and controlling skills;
• Flexible budgeting skills and should at least be able to manage the department within an approved budget