Practice Simulation Educator

at  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced clinician with an interest in education to develop as a clinical educator within FHFT simulation ser vices . This post is aimed at those who wish to build on their personal teaching experience to develop expertise in educational theory and practice. As a general requirement, the post holder will need to work flexibly across our hospital sites Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours with daily hours to meet service delivery needs .
The post holder will work within the simulation service across both Wexham and Frimley hospital sites, delivering a mixture of simulations. Foundation Doctor simulation, being a major part for 6 months a year, alongside supporting, advising, standardising, and streamlining other simulation activities, A big dive is for multi-professional simulation as well as cross-departmental activity. The role will look at debriefing models and physiological safety aspects to ensure a robust process is across all activities. The role will also be involved in expanding the service as well as commercial activity.
There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment .
Our three core values , and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health.
To lead the running and implementation of simulation courses, planning this in collaboration with the Simulation Lead, the Sim Centre Manager s , clinical fellows, and the operational e ducation leads .
Administer , oversee, support, and facilitate simulation s essions to a high standard .
Promote communication to ensure efficient and effective running and use of the clinical simulation services and equipment and attend relevant meetings as and when required .
Work with a variety of healthcare disciplines to promote multi-disciplinary working and education.
W ork with the Simulation centre mangers to u tilise space for clinical teaching .
Ensure that Trust policies are adhered to i.e. Manual Handling, Safeguarding Children, Infection Control etc.
To contribute to teaching of programmes not specifically related to simulation, as and when necessary and appropriate .
Working closely with the Education administration team in managing the Simulation Centre
Development and delivery of clinical scenarios for teaching.
Liaise with Clinical Skills Co- ordinators, as and when necessary to ensure consistency in support provided in programmes.
Ensure the economical use of resources for all educational sessions and manage resources effectively to maximise usage.
Ensure that equipment is used in line with Health and Safety standards and stored in accordance with departmental security requirements.
The postholder will be required to familiarise themselves with any new equipment procured and ensure all relevant staff are appropriately trained.
Provide technical support during educational activities, adjusting technical requirements as required by the faculty.
Facilitate and attend faculty briefing meetings prior to simulation sessions, including minute-taking
Design , co-ordinate and manage interprofessional simulation scenarios
Lead on simulation scenario debriefings and establish a standardised approach
Attend and engage with FHFT MDT Simulation foru

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