QU Health Senior Continuing Professional Development Assessment and Evaluation Specialist

General Information

Grade: [Not specified]

Department / College: QU Health

Job Family: Academic

Reports to: QU Health CPD Coordiantion

Supervises: N/A

Reference Number: [Not specified]

Last Updated: May 2023

Working Relationships

Internal Relationships

• QU Health higher administration
• Faculty and staff involved in developing CPD in the QU Health Colleges/ Departments
• QU Health CPD Team

External Relationships

• Ministry of Public Health – The Department of Healthcare Professions - Accreditation section (DHP – AS)
• External CPD providers in Qatar
• Healthcare institutions within Qatar

Job Summary and Key Responsibilities

Job Summary

The QU Health Senior CPD Assessment and Evaluation Specialist supports the mission of QU Health and the QU Health CPD Department by developing, implementing, and analyzing appropriate CPD assessment and evaluative tools, to quality assure and improve CPD activities. Further, this position requires expert understanding of the Department for Healthcare Professionals (DHP) CPD accreditation standards to support the activities relating to maintaining accredited CPD provider status through DHP.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Work in partnership with CPD developers from the QU Health Colleges and Departments to develop, implement and analyze assessment tools to measure the impact(s) of QU Health CPD activities.
2. Work in partnership with CPD developers from the QU Health Colleges and Departments to develop, implement and analyze CPD evaluative tools to quality assure QU Health CPD activities.
3. Coordinate and support the accreditation of CPD activities offered by QU Health CPD department.
4. Work with the QU Health CPD team to process the necessary accreditation documents and identify the appropriate evidence required for submission to demonstrate compliance with the DHP CPD accreditation standards.
5. Work in partnership with QU Health CPD developers as focal point to advise and verify compliance with DHP accreditation standards for specific CPD activities.
6. Monitor the advertising, promotion and delivery of all CPD activities offered by CPD-HP to ensure adherence to the DHP accreditation standards.
7. Maintain accreditation data and files; track status of accreditation reports; develop summary documents to disseminate accreditation data as required.
8. Draft and update relevant policies and procedures of the CPD-HP unit, with regular liaison with the QU Health CPD-HP Advisory Committee.
9. Provide strategic oversight in the development of CPD programs, including identifying appropriate local and international collaborators and partners to work with in developing and delivering CPD content.
10. Provide timely and relevant information to aid in decision-making and support presentations to QU Health CPD stakeholders.
11. Assist the Section Head of QU Health CPD program with preparation for conferences and educational workshops on accreditation.
12. Initiate and contribute to research in the domain of CPD that investigates optimization of operations related to CPD.
13. Performs other related duties as assigned by the Section Head of QU Health CPD program or VP office.

Qualification

Education and Certifications

• An earned Master degree in Health related profession.

Languages

• Proficiency in English (both written and verbal) is required
• Proficiency in Arabic is a plus.

Experience

• Knowledge and experience of Continuing Professional Development
• Knowledge of instruction and accreditation, teaching methods, needs assessment, program evaluation necessary for CPD.
• Health care and/or higher education knowledge is preferred.
• A minimum of five years of progressive experience in CPD accreditation standards (Preferred).
• Capable of communicating with DHP-AS and other stakeholders regarding the CPD accreditation standards.
• Demonstrate experience in designing and planning educational programs.
• Demonstrate ability to handle issues of a sensitive and confidential nature.
• Strong analysis and project management capabilities.
• Independent decision-making abilities.
• High organizational skills and ability to meet established deadlines.
• Demonstrated experience and success of working in an academic institute.

Competencies

Behavioral Competencies / Proficiency Level:

• Effective communication skills, both in oral and written form, ability to communicate technical information in a clear and understandable manner. Advanced
• Designing and planning education programs. Advanced
• Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks. Advanced
• Interactive Communication Intermediate
• Reliability and Dependability Advanced
• Relationship Building Intermediate
• Teamwork and Collaborative Working Advance
• Negotiation and Persuasion Basic
• Time Management Advance
• Organizational Awareness Intermediate
• Service Excellence Intermediate

Technical Competencies / Proficiency Level:

• Ability to operate IT software for communication, data gathering and reporting activities. Advanced
• Ability to read and interpret accreditation standards. Advanced

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Customer satisfaction
• Time required to effectively respond to inquiries and resolve issues
• Data accuracy and reliability
• Positive outcomes relating to DHP accreditation activities