Simulation & Clinical Skills Specialist Lead

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has become available to cover Maternity leave for 9 months at our Newham Hospital Simulation Centre. As part of Barts Health NHS Trust, Newham Hospital is one of 5 hospitals which make up the Trust. Barts Health boasts some of the most innovative approaches to Medical Education in the U.K. Following considerable investment in facilities and equipment, the Trust has access to extensive and high quality training equipment, and experienced faculty to deliver this education.

The Simulation and Essential Clinical Skills service forms part of the Education Academy within Barts Health. It is responsible for providing facilities and educational opportunities for both undergraduate and post graduate doctors in training across Barts Health and supporting inter-professional education and training. The successful candidate will work closely as part of the wider Simulation and Essential Clinical skills team that includes medical leads, clinical skills facilitators, and education academy Fellows.

Interview date:  26th May 2025

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit to the position of Simulation Centre Lead Specialist to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will lead at the Newham Hospital site for the delivery of simulation and clinical skills. You  will be expected to be  involved in the wider remit of team training and debriefing in the clinical areas in response to both planned in-situ education and real life clinical incidents.  The successful post holder will work as part of the simulation team based across all 4 simulation centres and work alongside the wider simulation team.

As part of this role the post holder will be required to  design, develop, deliver & evaluate Clinical Education Programmes which encompass essential clinical skills, high fidelity simulation, haptic skills training, human factors, communications skills & patient safety training.

They will support the trusts long term strategy to embed a culture of Patient Safety & Human factors awareness through all educational programmes. Also be able to promote & support an active and responsive approach to training & development across the Trust through clinical, human factors & communication skills, & simulation based learning initiatives.

The post holder will be based in the Simulation Centre within Newham Hospital; however, they will be expected to work across the 4 Trust sites as necessary

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• A registered nurse/midwife •    Someone with or  working towards master’s programme in education  •    Proven experience in teaching / simulation based training and Human Factors teaching. •    Experience in managing simulation based service  •    Ability to manage their own workload / services and manage a large team •    Ability to work across sites and cross disciplines •    Experience of medical education  •    Experience of clinical debriefing •    Excellent communication and social skills •    Aptitude for learning and best practice •    Ability to work both within a team and independently
• Extensive orientation and development programme which will include opportunity to shadow work across all Simulation centres •    Time to ‘grow’ into the post  •    Education and learning opportunities across Barts Health  •    Part of an effective and friendly team

INTERESTED?

An informal visit to see the simulation space at Newham Hospital is recommended.

"Although this position is a 9 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 9  months.”

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

For further information please contact:

Rachel Gill, Associate Director for Simulation and Essential Clinical Skills at [email protected]