Strategic Clinical Lead: Simulation and Enhanced Technologies in Medical Education

NHS Scotland; Tan Office Green; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Scotland is seeking a part-time Strategic Clinical Lead for Simulation and Enhanced Technologies in Medical Education, responsible for leading the development and delivery of simulation across doctor training programs. This secondment position focuses on ensuring curricular coverage, promoting best practices, and collaborating with healthcare professionals to enhance training quality.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership and operational roles in medical education.
• Expertise in simulation and advanced technologies.
• Ability to lead and work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement simulation training across postgraduate curricula.
• Develop and oversee the operational group for simulation training.
• Establish quality assurance processes for delivered training.

Job description

Hours: Part Time, 2PA (8 hours per week)

Duration: Secondment for 36 months

Location: This post will be based across Scotland.

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) is the national health board with statutory responsibilities to effect sustainable change through workforce development, education and training across the health and social care system in Scotland, while working at UK level with partner organisations.

Working as the Strategic Clinical Lead: Simulation and Enhanced Technologies in Medical Education, the post holder will be accountable for the strategic and operational development and delivery of simulation and advanced technologies across resident doctor training programs in Scotland. Ensuring curriculum coverage, maintaining best practice, contributing to quality management, improvement and innovation of training within the Scotland Deanery.

The Strategic Clinical Lead Simulation and enhanced technologies in medical education will:

• Be responsible for the leadership, oversight, innovation and implementation of simulation and
  
  

enhanced technologies across post graduate curricula for resident doctors in training.

• With stakeholders, develop a programme of skills and simulation training and enhanced
  
  

technologies, mapped to curricular requirements.

• Establish and lead an operational group involving delivery leads for enhanced tech incl. sim within NES, this group may wish to co-opt health board simulation leads, local training leads and trainee /lay reps as appropriate to develop the strategic programme of work.
• Work with other professions in developing specialty simulation as appropriate
• Work to ensure equity of training for all trainees in the programme
• Consult/ Advise on appropriate courses to be commissioned for simulation if not provided through local networks
• Ensure a quality assurance process of the delivered training including evaluation and analysis of benefit to inform future developments.
• Be a member of and contribute to the NES study leave governance group and provide a Quarterly report progress to the appropriate NES Specialty Training Boards and the Study Leave Governance Group
• Work collaboratively with Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network (CSMEN)
  
  

We are seeking enthusiastic and experienced colleagues to join our dynamic team.

Applicants who wish to apply on a secondment basis are strongly encouraged to discuss this with their current employer at the earliest opportunity.

• For NHS employees considering this post, please note that appointments will only be considered on a secondment in the first instance
  
  

If you are interested in this vacancy and would like further information, please refer to job information pack below.

Informal Enquiries Should Be Directed To

Professor Lindsay Donaldson [e-mail] Deputy Medical Director, NES

Mrs Catherine Paton [e-mail] - Clinical Lead CSMEN

Secondment is for 36 months in the first instance.

Unless otherwise stated the deadline for applications is 23:59hrs on the closing date.

CVs will not be accepted.

Closing Date: 30th June 2025

Interview Date: 16th July 2025

You must have eligibility and entitlement to work in the UK which is required to be maintained throughout your period of employment. Evidence of this must be produced upon request.

We actively encourage applicants from a range of backgrounds, regardless of gender, age, disability, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief.

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