Job overview

The role supports the provision of education for postgraduate and undergraduate clinical trainees with an emphasis on simulation/Technology Enhanced Learning - TEL and clinical skills for medical trainees. The post is a one-year fixed term contract. It is a unique opportunity for a trainee with an interest in education to develop a high-level of capability working in the field of simulation and inter-professional training.  The successful applicant will require commitment and enthusiasm, leadership qualities and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. The post is aimed at those who wish to build on prior experience of medical educational with an opportunity to develop expertise in educational theory, practice, and supervised research. The post would typically suit clinicians entering specialist training or those wishing to undertake further training in simulation either as part of an Out-of-Programme year or after completion of certificate in training (CCT).

Main duties of the job

Education and development responsibilities:

·  To develop personal skills in advanced simulation-based education including:

·  An understanding of educational theories.

·   Knowledge of providing simulation-based education (course design, scenario design, facilitation and debriefing techniques);

·  Assessment and evaluation methodology

·   Knowledge of human factors and crisis resource management and their role in simulation based learning and the wider clinical environment.

·   Participate in the development and teaching of new and existing courses in the simulation and clinical skills environment to ensure that curriculum needs for medical trainees are met. This will include delivering multi-professional courses for under-graduate and post- graduate trainees in conjunction with experienced Faculty in the Simulation Suite.

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). 

 After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.