Junior Simulation & Clinical Skills Practitioner

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birtley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development opportunities

Flexible working

Wellbeing focus

Job summary

This 12-month post sits within the medical education team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, which runs simulation and clinical skills teaching for trainees and staff. The holder designs and delivers core clinical skills and immersive simulation sessions, and supervises a simulation technician and the learners attending them.

Registration as a nurse, ODP or midwife is required, along with a teaching qualification.

Qualifications

• Teaching and Assessing course ENB 997/998 or equivalent.
• Postgraduate experience in managing people.
• Teaching experience including simulation debriefing.
• Clinical experience at band 6 or equivalent.
• Experience of, and ability to demonstrate, a broad spectrum of practical and clinical skills.
• ECDL or equivalent experience in Microsoft Office/365.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver teaching programmes in core clinical skills and simulation-based learning.
• Provide clinical skills training across the Trust and with local and regional partners, in line with curricula and policy.
• Facilitate immersive simulation-based education across the Trust.
• Supervise a safe learning environment and give constructive feedback to groups of learners.
• Oversee day-to-day supervision of the Simulation & Clinical Skills Technician.
• Ensure clinical skills and simulation facilities are used safely and appropriately, under Trust health and safety policy.
• Prioritise and tailor learning programmes for medical, nursing and allied health professional staff, including maintenance of skills.
• Co-design and deliver sessions for specific clinical groups within the Trust.
• Support learners needing extra help, advising them and their supervisors or line managers.
• Collate attendance, competence and evaluation evidence to audit and act on undergraduate clinical skills programmes.
• Support the clinically focused skills programme for new doctors at induction.
• Develop interprofessional learning for pre-registration nurses, AHPs, newly qualified and overseas nurses, post-registration nurses and Student Physician Associates

Skills

Teaching & Debriefing

Clinical skills

Team leadership

MS Office

Education

Registered Nurse

Operating Department Practitioner

Registered Midwife

Job description

This 12-month post sits within the medical education team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust, which runs simulation and clinical skills teaching for trainees and staff. The holder designs and delivers core clinical skills and immersive simulation sessions, and supervises a simulation technician and the learners attending them. Teaching covers medical, nursing and allied health professional groups, with some sessions run with local and regional partners. Registration as a nurse, ODP or midwife is required, along with a teaching qualification.

What the job involves

• Design and deliver teaching programmes in core clinical skills and simulation-based learning
• Provide clinical skills training across the Trust and with local and regional partners, in line with curricula and policy
• Facilitate immersive simulation-based education across the Trust
• Supervise a safe learning environment and give constructive feedback to groups of learners
• Oversee day-to-day supervision of the Simulation & Clinical Skills Technician
• Ensure clinical skills and simulation facilities are used safely and appropriately, under Trust health and safety policy
• Prioritise and tailor learning programmes for medical, nursing and allied health professional staff, including maintenance of skills
• Co-design and deliver sessions for specific clinical groups within the Trust
• Support learners needing extra help, advising them and their supervisors or line managers
• Collate attendance, competence and evaluation evidence to audit and act on undergraduate clinical skills programmes
• Support the clinically focused skills programme for new doctors at induction
• Develop interprofessional learning for pre-registration nurses, AHPs, newly qualified and overseas nurses, post-registration nurses and Student Physician Associates

What’s required

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, Operating Department Practitioner or Registered Midwife
• Teaching and Assessing course ENB 997/998 or equivalent

Experience

• Postgraduate experience in managing people
• Previous teaching experience, including simulation debriefing
• Clinical experience at band 6 or equivalent
• Experience of, and ability to demonstrate, a broad spectrum of practical and clinical skills

Skills & knowledge

• ECDL or equivalent experience in Microsoft Office/365

Nice to have

• Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
• Life support provider course: ALS, ATLS, PLS or NLS

What’s offered

• Development opportunities
• Flexible working
• Strong focus on wellbeing