Main Purpose of the Job

Reporting to the Registrar, the Director of Professional Practice and Conduct shall be responsible for providing overall coordination and control of professional practice and conduct programs, plans and implementation.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

The Director of Professional Practice and Conduct shall be responsible for the following duties and responsibilities:

• Providing leadership for research, development and review of nursing and midwifery operations regulatory tools, systems and controls and ensuring that proper procedures are followed to get these approved by Council and are implemented by secretariat and relevant stakeholders accordingly.
• Lead the development of Nursing and Midwifery practice policies & ensure that all policies are evidence-based, aligned with global nursing & Midwifery standards, and reflect ICN's & ICM's core values and mission.
• Conduct comprehensive research on emerging trends in Nursing & Midwifery practice, advanced practice roles, and healthcare regulations, and provide evidence-based recommendations on policy positions related to Nursing & Midwifery practice, advanced roles, and regulatory frameworks.
• Preparing Nursing and Midwifery overall operational plans, programs and budgets and ensuring proper execution of planned programs.
• Foster strategic partnerships with governments, international organizations, and other professional bodies & associations to influence healthcare policy and regulation.
• Ensuring that there is adequate and timely mobilization of resources including developing project proposals for the professional practice and conduct directorate operation and negotiate with potential project financiers for the furtherance of the objectives of the Council.
• Ensuring that regular and surprise inspection programs are conducted in all public and privately-owned health facilities to monitor, evaluate and enforce compliance with nursing and midwifery standard practice, professional conduct and operations regulatory tools.
• Overseeing Council's implementation of nurses and midwife’s registration system to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
• Developing and maintaining registers for all nurses and midwives including postgraduates.
• Contribute to the strategic plan, setting priorities for the professional practice of Nursing & Midwifery including advanced practice Nursing, innovative care models, and regulatory improvements.
• Monitor and assess progress against NMCM's strategic plan, ensuring alignment with ICN's long-term goals.
• Identifying and recommending for appointment of teams of appropriately qualified licensure examiners and moderators in liaison with senior Examination and Registration specialist and coordinating their orientation, evaluation and review session/ Initiating, leading and coordinating processes of developing and administering licensure examinations in collaboration with examiners and moderators. And ensuring that examination results are processed and released timely.
• Overseeing Council's roles in the implementation and assessment of Continuing Professional Development programs at all levels to ensure nurses and midwives are continuously upgrading their competences in line with new developments taking place in the health sector.
• Identify potential risks related to Nursing & Midwifery regulation and professional practice and propose mitigating actions to protect the integrity of the council.
• Building the capacity of the Directorate head office, satellite office and relevant stakeholders.
• Liaising closely with Council stakeholders particularly health facilities on matters related to Nursing and Midwifery practice and professional conduct by collaboration, coordination and advising to ensure that Council regulatory Programs, policies, procedures and guidelines are properly disseminated and implemented at all times.
• Managing and supervising day to day activities of the Directorate and appraising performance of Senior officers in the directorate at quarterly intervals.
• Lead collaborative efforts with the Nursing & Midwifery community and across healthcare sectors to promote shared policy goals and improve nursing practice.
• Taking pro-active role in ensuring that NMCM's regulatory tools, research, development; review and implementation is efficient, adequate, and cost-effective and is able to meet national demands all the time.
• Providing appropriate advice on nursing and midwifery operations regulatory issues to all stakeholders for smooth operations of the Council.
• Producing and presenting departmental quarterly reports and all relevant periodical reports to management and advising them accordingly.
• Engage stakeholders in dialogue on emerging regulatory issues, innovative care models, and advanced nursing roles.
• Participate in meetings to represent the interests of the Council and answering queries relevant to the Council mandates.
• Any other duties relevant to the job assigned from time to time.

Minimum Qualification and Work Experience

• Master's Degree in nursing or midwifery.
• A registered nurse midwife with a BSc Degree in Nursing and Midwifery.
• Qualification in Nursing Education, leadership and management.
• At least four years' experience at the level of either Senior Examination and Registration Specialist or Senior Inspection and Investigation specialist.
• Minimum of four years' experience as head of department at a public hospital or 4 years' experience as head of department at a training institution of higher learning.
• Must be currently registered with Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi.

Required Competencies

• Ability to develop a workplan for the directorate and prioritize work efficiently;
• Ability to work independently;
• Strong planning and organizational skills;
• Excellent in communication, interpersonal, presentation, facilitation and analytical skills;
• Self-motivated, assertive and action oriented;
• Strategic thinker and of high integrity;
• High level of diplomacy and ability to work with teams;
• Problem solving and organization skills; and
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of computerized accounting system.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Council shall offer an attractive employee benefits package (commensurate with qualifications and experience) which includes salary, medical insurance, club and professional body memberships and Contributory Group Pension Scheme.

• Providing leadership for research, development and review of nursing and midwifery operations regulatory tools, systems and controls and ensuring that proper procedures are followed to get these approved by Council and are implemented by secretariat and relevant stakeholders accordingly.
• Lead the development of Nursing and Midwifery practice policies & ensure that all policies are evidence-based, aligned with global nursing & Midwifery standards, and reflect ICN's & ICM's core values and mission.
• Conduct comprehensive research on emerging trends in Nursing & Midwifery practice, advanced practice roles, and healthcare regulations, and provide evidence-based recommendations on policy positions related to Nursing & Midwifery practice, advanced roles, and regulatory frameworks.
• Preparing Nursing and Midwifery overall operational plans, programs and budgets and ensuring proper execution of planned programs.
• Foster strategic partnerships with governments, international organizations, and other professional bodies & associations to influence healthcare policy and regulation.
• Ensuring that there is adequate and timely mobilization of resources including developing project proposals for the professional practice and conduct directorate operation and negotiate with potential project financiers for the furtherance of the objectives of the Council.
• Ensuring that regular and surprise inspection programs are conducted in all public and privately-owned health facilities to monitor, evaluate and enforce compliance with nursing and midwifery standard practice, professional conduct and operations regulatory tools.
• Overseeing Council's implementation of nurses and midwife’s registration system to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
• Developing and maintaining registers for all nurses and midwives including postgraduates.
• Contribute to the strategic plan, setting priorities for the professional practice of Nursing & Midwifery including advanced practice Nursing, innovative care models, and regulatory improvements.
• Monitor and assess progress against NMCM's strategic plan, ensuring alignment with ICN's long-term goals.
• Identifying and recommending for appointment of teams of appropriately qualified licensure examiners and moderators in liaison with senior Examination and Registration specialist and coordinating their orientation, evaluation and review session/ Initiating, leading and coordinating processes of developing and administering licensure examinations in collaboration with examiners and moderators. And ensuring that examination results are processed and released timely.
• Overseeing Council's roles in the implementation and assessment of Continuing Professional Development programs at all levels to ensure nurses and midwives are continuously upgrading their competences in line with new developments taking place in the health sector.
• Identify potential risks related to Nursing & Midwifery regulation and professional practice and propose mitigating actions to protect the integrity of the council.
• Building the capacity of the Directorate head office, satellite office and relevant stakeholders.
• Liaising closely with Council stakeholders particularly health facilities on matters related to Nursing and Midwifery practice and professional conduct by collaboration, coordination and advising to ensure that Council regulatory Programs, policies, procedures and guidelines are properly disseminated and implemented at all times.
• Managing and supervising day to day activities of the Directorate and appraising performance of Senior officers in the directorate at quarterly intervals.
• Lead collaborative efforts with the Nursing & Midwifery community and across healthcare sectors to promote shared policy goals and improve nursing practice.
• Taking pro-active role in ensuring that NMCM's regulatory tools, research, development; review and implementation is efficient, adequate, and cost-effective and is able to meet national demands all the time.
• Providing appropriate advice on nursing and midwifery operations regulatory issues to all stakeholders for smooth operations of the Council.
• Producing and presenting departmental quarterly reports and all relevant periodical reports to management and advising them accordingly.
• Engage stakeholders in dialogue on emerging regulatory issues, innovative care models, and advanced nursing roles.
• Participate in meetings to represent the interests of the Council and answering queries relevant to the Council mandates.
• Any other duties relevant to the job assigned from time to time.

• Ability to develop a workplan for the directorate and prioritize work efficiently
• Ability to work independently
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Excellent in communication, interpersonal, presentation, facilitation and analytical skills
• Self-motivated, assertive and action oriented
• Strategic thinker and of high integrity
• High level of diplomacy and ability to work with teams
• Problem solving and organization skills
• Strong computer skills with knowledge of computerized accounting system

• Master's Degree in nursing or midwifery.
• A registered nurse midwife with a BSc Degree in Nursing and Midwifery.
• Qualification in Nursing Education, leadership and management.
• At least four years' experience at the level of either Senior Examination and Registration Specialist or Senior Inspection and Investigation specialist.
• Minimum of four years' experience as head of department at a public hospital or 4 years' experience as head of department at a training institution of higher learning.
• Must be currently registered with Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi.