Job summary
- Main area
- Simulation
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Post holder may be required to support training at other sites)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Some early starts, late finishes required depending on activity)
- Job ref
- 200-NN-6320287-N&M-Z-A
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital
- Town
- Tooting, London
- Salary
- £51,488 - £57,802 pa pr inc HCAS (inner)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Simulation Specialist
Band 7
Job overview
Simulation Specialist: 12 months Fixed Term (Secondment cover)
We are currently seeking an enthusiastic experienced and confident Nurse/AHP/PA/Midwife with a demonstrable passion for education, for a 12-month fixed term role (secondment cover) as a Clinical Simulation Specialist.
Working alongside another Clinical Simulation Specialist, this Band 7 role also incorporates the co-management of a talented team and will develop the successful applicant’s skills in education leadership and quality improvement. Educational facilitation of core internal courses will be an integral part of this role.
The successful applicant will work in our purpose-built facilities at GAPS centre but will also provide technical and educational support as required across clinical areas in St George’s University Hospital and related sites. The GAPS Centre enhances patient care through learner-centred simulation and skills training.
The post holder will benefit from access to a range of educational opportunities for their own development, including participation as a learner in relevant identified courses at GAPS and elsewhere. Support and mentoring around the design, delivery and evaluation of high-quality education will be an integral part of the role, maximising the postholder’s development as an educator during this fixed term.
In addition to staff working currently at band 7, experienced Band 6s looking to develop their educational and leadership skills would also be considered
Main duties of the job
We design and deliver high quality programmes which recognise the essential place of multi-professional teams in the delivery of healthcare. GAPS provides a safe and realistic learning environment for teams, supporting clinicians to practice their roles in a variety of lifelike scenarios using technology alongside educational tools to enhance their practice, knowledge, and confidence to promote individual and team safety.
The post holder will be responsible for the operationally managing the GAPS Simulation & Skills Centre (alongside the other simulation specialist) , educational facilitation of a number of core courses and generally supporting the provision of educational courses within.
A key part of the role will be the design, delivery and evaluation of both internal and external Simulation and Skills based courses. The post holder will be responsible for co-leading the development of innovative teaching strategies to forward our position within the technology enhanced learning community and to better support training within and outside of the Trust.
All of the above is in collaboration with the GAPS Team and Clinical Directors and accountable to the Associate Director for Education & GAPS - Simulation & Skills.
Working for our organisation
St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research. It is at the heart of an integrated healthcare system and a national centre of excellence for specialist services. The Trust is also a major provider of trauma and emergency services. The main hospital site is the St George’s Hospital in Tooting, a site shared with St George’s University of London.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group is a new hospital group, comprising St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (SGUH) and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes Sutton Health and Care and Surrey Downs Health and Care. Sharing a single Chairman, Chief Executive and Executive team, the GESH Group is one of the largest healthcare providers in the country, with a combined annual turnover of around £1.5 billion, 16,000 staff, and serving a population of approximately 3.5 million people across South West London, Surrey, Sussex and beyond.
The Group Chief Nurse (GCNO) and Group Chief Medical Officer (CMO) are the Executive Directors jointly accountable to the Trust Boards for the delivery of the quality and safety agenda, including patient experience.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification attached for details of role and responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Nursing & Midwifery Council Registered, Health Care Professions Council Registered (RGN, RMN, Midwife, ODP, AHP), or relevant equivalent voluntary register (PA)
- Mentorship/Clinical Supervision (NMC/Other) or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Relevant Healthcare Instructor status i.e.: ALS, PALS
- Technology, Teaching/Education Degree (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential criteria
- Band 6 or above with a minimum of 4 years’ healthcare experience
- Experience of Simulation / Clinical Skills Training
- Experience of delivering/providing training to a wide range of staff
- Involvement in the design and implementation of training programmes
Desirable criteria
- Association with Patient Safety, Quality Improvement or Human Factors Sciences Communities
Skills
Essential criteria
- High IT Literacy
- Excellent Communication, inter-personal and facilitation skills
- Excellent presentation skills
- Able to de-escalate situations of potential conflict in a positive manner
- Proactive, self-starter
Desirable criteria
- Ability to set up and troubleshoot audio-visual systems used in training.
- Advanced web/graphic design
- e-pedagogy / virtual clinical education related skills
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of current and emerging technologies in healthcare education
- Knowledge of both standard and unique equipment used in healthcare settings
- Ability to design and deliver effective training programmes
- Ability to collate researched audit data
Desirable criteria
- An appreciation of the emerging uses of Virtual Reality in teaching and more generally the application and opportunity for Technology Enhanced Learning
Other Skills
Essential criteria
- Effective planning and organisational skills
- Behaves in a professional manner and demonstrates the trust’s values
- Works collaboratively with all members of the team
- Ability to manage own project deadlines
- Ability to improve and innovate within their professional field
- Ability to bring creativity and innovation to development situations
- Self-motivated to develop personal and professional knowledge
- Remains calm and approachable within challenging situations
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nicholas Gosling
- Job title
- Associate Director Education & GAPS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8725 3421
- Additional information
For further details and informal visits please contact James Godber or Ylenia De Felici, Clinical Simulation Specialists.
Email:
[email protected] and [email protected]
Telephone: 020 8725 1119
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