Job overview

The post is available from August 2025 for one year and is intended for Anaesthetists with a strong interest in Simulation and Medical Education. The successful applicant will work closely with the Simulation team at St. Richard’s Hospital, under the supervision of Dr Honor Hinxman, Consultant Anaesthetist and Anaesthetic lead for Simulation, and further input from Dr Alexander Hall, Consultant Anaesthetist and Trust lead for Simulation.

The fellow will be responsible, together with the clinical skills team, for the provision of regular simulation sessions for medical students. They will also have the opportunity to be involved in simulation training for a number of different specialties, including the Anaesthetic department, and on a number of locally run courses, eg PROMPT, CCRISP.

Main duties of the job

There are a number of exciting projects including an increasing amount of multi-disciplinary training and simulation training in situ. There will be opportunities and support for new projects, and also be the opportunity to attend Faculty development and Human factors training.

They will be expected to have on average two days a week dedicated to simulation, patient safety, and other medical education projects. There will be some clinical theatre service commitment to the Anaesthetic department at Chichester and an additional on-call commitment with internal cover either to theatres, ICU or Obstetrics. All on-call rotas are EWTD and New Contract compliant.

It is preferable that applicants have a minimum qualification of the primary FRCA; the post is busy and offers great opportunities to develop the trainee’s portfolio as well as their experience.

In recent years our Simulation Fellows have presented at a range of national conferences and achieved a number of publications. This has put them in extremely strong positions for subsequent training programme applications.

Funding has been approved by HEKSS to provide a PGCert in Simulation and this successful candidate will be part of the Multi Professional Simulation Fellowship programme.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme  for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. 

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.