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Simulation Specialist: 12 months Fixed Term (Secondment cover)

We are currently seeking an enthusiastic experienced and confident Nurse/AHP/PA/Midwife with a demonstrable passion for education, for a 12-month fixed term role (secondment cover) as a Clinical Simulation Specialist.

Working alongside another Clinical Simulation Specialist, this Band 7 role also incorporates the co-management of a talented team and will develop the successful applicant’s skills in education leadership and quality improvement. Educational facilitation of core internal courses will be an integral part of this role.

The successful applicant will work in our purpose-built facilities at GAPS centre but will also provide technical and educational support as required across clinical areas in St George’s University Hospital and related sites. The GAPS Centre enhances patient care through learner-centred simulation and skills training. 

The post holder will benefit from access to a range of educational opportunities for their own development, including participation as a learner in relevant identified courses at GAPS and elsewhere. Support and mentoring around the design, delivery and evaluation of high-quality education will be an integral part of the role, maximising the postholder’s development as an educator during this fixed term.

In addition to staff working currently at band 7, experienced Band 6s looking to develop their educational and leadership skills would also be considered

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We design and deliver high quality programmes which recognise the essential place of multi-professional teams in the delivery of healthcare. GAPS provides a safe and realistic learning environment for teams, supporting clinicians to practice their roles in a variety of lifelike scenarios using technology alongside educational tools to enhance their practice, knowledge, and confidence to promote individual and team safety.

The post holder will be responsible for the operationally managing the GAPS Simulation & Skills Centre (alongside the other simulation specialist) , educational facilitation of a number of core courses and generally supporting the provision of educational courses within.

A key part of the role will be the design, delivery and evaluation of both internal and external Simulation and Skills based courses. The post holder will be responsible for co-leading the development of innovative teaching strategies to forward our position within the technology enhanced learning community and to better support training within and outside of the Trust.

All of the above is in collaboration with the GAPS Team and Clinical Directors and accountable to the Associate Director for Education & GAPS - Simulation & Skills.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s leading teaching hospitals with an international reputation for patient care, education and research. It is at the heart of an integrated healthcare system and a national centre of excellence for specialist services. The Trust is also a major provider of trauma and emergency services. The main hospital site is the St George’s Hospital in Tooting, a site shared with St George’s University of London. 

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group is a new hospital group, comprising St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (SGUH) and Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, which includes Sutton Health and Care and Surrey Downs Health and Care.  Sharing a single Chairman, Chief Executive and Executive team, the GESH Group is one of the largest healthcare providers in the country, with a combined annual turnover of around £1.5 billion, 16,000 staff, and serving a population of approximately 3.5 million people across South West London, Surrey, Sussex and beyond. 

The Group Chief Nurse (GCNO) and Group Chief Medical Officer (CMO) are the Executive Directors jointly accountable to the Trust Boards for the delivery of the quality and safety agenda, including patient experience.