Main area: Medical Education and Simulation Departments
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (End Date: 04/08/2026)
Hours: Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref: 396-2792-MS
Employer: Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Kingston Hospital
Town: Kingston upon Thames
Salary: £41,750 - £64,288 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 09/04/2025 23:59
Medical Education and Simulation Fellow
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work.
Our Trust values
* Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
* Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
* Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
* Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Medical Education and Simulation Fellow. This twelve-month post offers an exciting opportunity for the appointee to develop experience and skills as a Medical Educator. The role is ideal for a doctor who has experience of working within simulation and delivering quality improvement.
The role supports creating, delivering, and analysing simulation programmes and Quality Improvement work within Medical Education.
Main duties of the job
* Work closely with the Simulation Team, to be responsible for the design and delivery of high-quality simulation-based education for undergraduate medical students, postgraduate doctors-in-training, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
* Work effectively within the Simulation Team to ensure the delivery of simulation programmes in a variety of locations, including external locations and in situ simulation on wards/departments within the Trust.
* Liaise with senior colleagues across the Trust to design and deliver high-quality educational interventions focusing on both technical and non-technical skills for evidence-based healthcare.
* Utilise technology-enabled learning approaches (VLEs/audiovisual modalities) to enhance accessibility to learning opportunities.
* Participate in the evaluation and quality improvement of simulation-based educational activities to ensure trainees' needs are continually met.
* Assist in the delivery of the Trust medical induction to resident doctors commencing in the Trust.
* Undertake QI in medical education and aim to present projects through publication and/or presentation at meetings, symposia, and conferences.
* Ensure the simulation centre is represented within the South London Simulation Network by attendance at meetings, symposia, and conferences.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matter to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. We’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on this post and person specification please see attached full job description for details.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Full GMC registration with license to practice
* Formal Teaching Qualification (PGCE or equivalent)
* Simulation Instructor ‘Train the Trainers’ course or similar
* Instructor Potential nomination or Full Instructor Status on RC(UK) or ALSG approved courses
Clinical & Technical Experience
* Completion of NHS Foundation Programme Training
* At least 12 months worked in the UK as a fully registered medical practitioner
* Evidence of prior experience of quality improvement/audit/research
* Completion of core training examinations (where appropriate)
Teaching Attributes
* Experience of medical simulation as a candidate
* Demonstrates an understanding of principles of adult education
* Is self-reflective and open to peer-review
* Experience of medical simulation as an instructor
* Evidence of previous involvement in medical education or teaching or instructing role
* Prior experience of working with education technologies e.g., human patient simulators / virtual learning environments / audio-visual packages
Organisation & planning
* Able to work flexibly in a small team as well as independently
* Able to juggle service demands by setting priorities & planning effectively
Communication & Interpersonal skills
* Able to communicate clearly and effectively with a range of different people
* Evidence of previous publications/presentations
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: Kingston Hospital NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Employer certification / accreditation badges: You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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