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Job summary

Main area
Medical Education
Grade
MN37
Contract
12 months (Fixed term)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
290-TDPCP-307-A
Employer
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Mary's Hospital/Hammersmith Hospital/Charing Cross Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£44,170 - £67,610 per annum plus London Weighting Allowance
Closing
06/08/2025 23:59

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Simulation Fellow ST3+

MN37

 Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.  

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.  

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

 

 

Job overview

1 Year Fixed Term role based at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Applications are invited for an exciting opportunity to work within a dynamic and innovative service. The primary aim of the role is to support the ICHNT multi-professional simulation programme and improve patient care, outcomes and safety using education and training interventions that best meet the needs of teams and Trust patients. The position is a highly varied one and will involve all aspects of the running and development of educational programmes.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will work with clinical teams and the clinical leads to set up multi-professional and multi-disciplinary simulation. In addition, this will involve working with clinical and education leads to design, deliver and evaluate educational interventions to improve staff understanding of patient safety and ways in which they can maximise learning from serious incidents and never events. This includes, but it is not limited, to the development and delivery of simulation programmes for international medical graduates and locally employed doctors, allied health professional and registered nurses. The scope of this role aligns with the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan and the Educator Workforce Strategy.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.  

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. 

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme.  Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities. 

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share.  Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please refer to the Job Description attached to the advert. 

Person Specification

Essential:

·         Full GMC registration with a license to practice at time of appointment

·         Collegiate examinations complete to ST3+ level for doctors (or equivalent)

·         Eligible to enter ST3+ training in chosen specialty/Locally Employed Doctor

 

Desirable

·         ALS/ILS in date (+/- instructor)

·         Evidence of having attended a simulation ‘Train the Trainers’ programme or NHSE Becoming Simulation Faculty course

·         Previous experience in simulation

·         PG Cert or Diploma in Education

 

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

·         Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in partnership with others across the range of professions and levels of seniority

·         Able to work independently and within a formal team structure

·         Competence in independent management of medical emergencies up to the level of an ST3 or equivalent

·         Able to manage simultaneous workstreams and deliver to deadlines

·         Confident ability to present in a range of settings

·         Understanding of project management principles

·         IT Skills and computer literacy

 

Desirable

·         Previous experience of delivering simulation sessions and in debriefing

·         Knowledge of education/training programme evaluation methodology

·         Awareness of current educational initiatives with regard to: patient safety, quality improvement, human error, risk management, crisis resource management, cross-speciality training

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration with a license to practice at time of appointment. Or NMC or equivalent registration from the governing healthcare professional body.
  • Collegiate examinations complete to ST3+ level for doctors and or equivalent for Nursing and AHP: For doctors • MRCP • MRCS • MRCOG • MRCGP
  • Eligible to enter ST3+ training in chosen specialty/Locally Employed Doctor
Desirable criteria
  • ALS/ILS in date (+/- instructor)
  • Evidence of having attended a simulation ‘Train the Trainers’ programme or NHSE Becoming Simulation Faculty course
  • Previous experience in Simulation
  • Pg Cert or Diploma in Education

Knowledge/skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in partnership with others across the range of professions and levels of seniority
  • Able to work independently and within a formal team structure
  • Competence in independent management of medical emergencies up to the level of an ST3 or equivalent or equivalent nursing/AHP specialty based clinical experience
  • Understanding of project management principles
  • Able to manage simultaneous workstreams and deliver to deadlines
  • IT Skills and computer literacy
  • Confident ability to present in a range of settings
Desirable criteria
  • Previous experience of delivering simulation sessions and in debriefing
  • Knowledge of education/training programme evaluation methodology
  • Awareness of current educational initiatives with regard to: patient safety, quality improvement, human error, risk management, crisis resource management, cross-speciality training
  • Previous experience of developing interventions to change professionals’ behaviour
  • Understanding of education commissioning

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Strong interest in inclusive and multidisciplinary education
  • Experience of audit
  • Participation in Quality Improvement projects
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of developing and delivering clinical teaching/training programmes
  • Experience of leading a project team to achieve successful deliverables
  • Experience of report writing
  • Conference presentations or publications in clinical education/training

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Daniel Dennis
Job title
Medical Education Manager
Email address
[email protected]
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