Section Head of Clinical Training for College of

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities at College of Health Sciences
- Works closely with departments’ clinical coordinators and oversee clinical training activities at the department of human nutrition and department of biomedical sciences and field training activities at the department of public health.
- Direct the strategic planning for clinical training at college of health sciences.
- Works with the Dean and associated committees to develop a strategic academic plan to support the continued enhancement of the clinical training and learning environment at CHS
- Continuously evaluate the clinical training/field experience in the departments of CHS against each program’s objectives and other relevant benchmarks
- Establish a collaborative work between the three departments at CHS as needed to meet respective mandates.
- Identify, implement and assess various methods and technologies aimed at enhancing clinical skills leaning outcomes.
- Work on the continuous improvement of the clinical training/field experience quality at CHS.
- Organizes seminars and workshops on teaching and learning enhancement in collaboration with the members of the Continuous Professional Development department at CHS.
- Serves as the Chair of the clinical training committee at CHS.
- Maintain data integrity in student and hospital database ensuring schedules, rotations, contact information (students, hospitals, affiliates) are updated on regular basis.
- Responsible for tracking completion of student course surveys in a timely manner.
- Maintains accurate records regarding clinical placements on the database system.
- Other duties as assigned by the Dean.

Responsibilities at QU-Health cluster
- Represent CHS at QU-Health cluster.
- Act as liaison between the college and QU health cluster clinical committee.
- Seek possible collaboration and integrate clinical training resources at colleges of the QU-health cluster; College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy.
- Serve in strategic planning for clinical training in QU-health cluster in collaboration with heads of clinical training at College of Pharmacy and College of Medicine and under direct supervision from QU-health associate dean for clinical education.
- Seek research opportunities related to clinical education in colleges under QU-health cluster.
- Serve in developing policies and procedures with the health cluster pertaining to clinical training as needed, to complement existing policies and procedures at the level of the college and University.

Responsibilities at clinical training sites
- Establish a collaborative working relationship with local professional leaders including health educators, lab technicians, and dietitians and other health professionals as needed.
- Continuously seek new training opportunities for students at CHS to match the increased demands.
- Provide technical support and continuous education for clinical instructors at the training sites.
- Facilitates communication between training sites and clinical coordinators at departments of CHS.
- Collaborates and consults with Instructors to determine the educational requirements for clinical experiences for students.
- Initiates and negotiates the contracts required between the educational institution and the clinical agency.

**Qualifications**:
Education and Certifications
- Possesses PhD in the fields of allied health sciences.

Languages
- Bilingual (Arabic/English) skills preferred but not mandatory. Excellent English written and verbal communication skills. Ability to read, analyse and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.

Experience
- Has professional and/or administrative experience in relevant settings;
- Has documented accomplishments in teaching, research and service at a level to be appointed as a faculty member in one of the academic departments of the CHS.

Competencies
- Ability to respond to common communications from other organizations, colleges, faculty, staff, students, members of the profession of pharmacy, and other business or academic entities.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions to solve problems and plan initiatives.
- Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with various abstract and concrete variables.
- Demonstrated ethical behavior, professionalism, interpersonal skills, and leadership and management abilities sufficient to effectively direct and develop faculty members and support staff.
- Knowledge of current professional trends in clinical training and general knowledge of the current trends in the professional practices of the health care system.
- Effective interactions with other Colleges and departments within the Qatar University and with external funding agencies and institutions with which the College will collaborate.
- Familiarity with the international accreditation standards and guid