Fellow in Medical Education | South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Greater London seeks a Fellow in Medical Education to design and deliver innovative training programmes. This full-time, fixed-term role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to mental health education while developing skills in project management and collaboration. Responsibilities include overseeing the rollout of training courses and liaising with various stakeholders to ensure high-quality delivery. Ideal candidates should come from a relevant medical background and possess strong communication skills.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in simulation-based education or related fields.
• Strong communication skills to engage with stakeholders.
• Project management skills to oversee training programmes.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver simulation training courses in mental health.
• Evaluate training impact and present results at conferences.
• Develop business plans for new education programmes.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant medical education

Tools

Simulation technology

Job description

As a Fellow in Medical Education at Maudsley Learning, you will join a multi-professional team providing a high performing and fast paced yet supportive environment in which you would be supported to develop professionally while contributing actively to the goals and mission of Maudsley Learning.

You will learn how to design, develop, deliver, market, assess and research around simulation-based education and other trainings developed by Maudsley Learning and gain an unrivalled educational experience.

This is a fixed term 12 months full time post for a Fellow in Medical Education, designed for a Specialty Trainee (years 4-5) in psychiatry to undertake as an Out-of-Programme Experience (OOPE) from their training rotation.

The post holder will contribute to the on-going development and delivery of mental health simulation-based education (SBE) and other training courses at Maudsley Learning. As part of this remit the successful post-holder will ensure the on-going high-quality design, development and delivery of these trainings. They will help lead the rollout and on-going assessment of our evolving programme of multidisciplinary courses. This post would offer the post holder the opportunity to develop innovations to support clinical education and workplace practice, to work indirectly in care delivery and to gain an unrivalled educational experience.

Main duties of the post holder

• Design, develop and deliver a series of simulation-based education and other mental health training programmes and courses in collaboration with a range of stakeholders, including commissioners.
• Evaluate the impact of courses and training programmes delivered, including presentation of results at relevant conferences and submission for publication.
• Contribute to the writing of bids and reports of completed training projects.
• Contribute to the development of the simulation team, attending relevant meetings and events.
• Contribute to the project management of courses and programmes.

Communications and working relationships

• Simulation Clinical Lead
• Maudsley Learning and Simulation faculty
• Head of Operations
• Research & Development Team
• Sales & Marketing Team
• Managing Director
• Business & Administration Team
• External stakeholders and partners
• Technology Enhanced Learning Team

About South London and Maudsley

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) provides the widest range of NHS mental health services in the UK as well as substance misuse services for people who are addicted to drugs and alcohol. We work closely with the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London and are part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre.

About Maudsley Learning

Maudsley Learning is an innovative workforce development team within South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, part of one of the world’s most renowned mental healthcare organisations. Our mission is to improve people’s lives through the highest quality mental health and wellbeing education.

We design and deliver training programmes and education services to meet the continuing professional development needs of individuals in the healthcare workforce, but also to many others including colleagues in social services, policing, schools and in the private sector.

We deliver high quality learning experiences in both traditional and innovative educational modalities thanks to our expertise and agility. Our access to a range of subject matter expertise is second to none via the global centres of excellence in South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) and our university partners, the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London.

Key responsibilities

1. Course delivery & development

• To oversee and be responsible for the successful roll out of training courses and programmes.
• To work closely with the clinical lead, head of operations and other staff to ensure smooth delivery and co‑ordination with the centre’s medical and non‑medical faculty to ensure debriefing occurs in the most educationally valuable way possible.
• To oversee and to work in collaboration with faculty colleagues, and be responsible for the design of a range of scenarios so that a large portfolio of different interventions can be offered to our clinical teams.
• To oversee and be responsible for ensuring high quality debrief and teaching processes are undertaken by the centre’s faculty. This will require close working with the clinical lead to ensure consistency across simulation debriefing.
• To be part of the Maudsley Learning team which is continually striving to improve and to innovate to provide high quality education services to meet the organisations overall aims.

2. Business development and income generation

• To work with the simulation clinical lead and other modality leads in the development of business plans for new education and training programmes and bids.
• To be first line of contact and to provide clear verbal and written information for agencies wishing to understand more about mental health and physical health simulation scenarios.
• To be part of the on-going development of the simulation team within the Trust and to attend and actively contribute to the operational management of the team and to work for its success.
• Contribute to the Maudsley Learning business planning process by providing analysis and support.

3. Project Management

• Work with the simulation clinical lead, research & development team, head of sales, head of operations and others to set up and maintain programme controls, timelines for deliverable projects.
• Actively monitor project timelines and support key stakeholders to ensure adherence and progress to pre‑agreed milestones.
• Attend weekly team meetings to support the review of projects deliverables and monitoring.

4. Stakeholder management and communications

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This advert closes on Wednesday 7 Jan 2026