Simulation Fellow

The post holder will be part of the Clinical Education Team based in Educational Learning at Liverpool University Foundation Trusts,
based at Aintree and the Royal sites. The primary role will be to deliver all aspects of simulation, with contribution to clinical skills and
resuscitation as required.

• To be able to manage the technical equipment associated with simulation including controlling the manikins and AV equipment


• To facilitate debrief of Simulation scenarios


• The post holder will work in conjunction with the Clinical Training Leads with, core skills and clinical development that will support the

service activity. This will include the development and delivery of simulation training to individuals, groups or teams providing specialist
advice required. This will include the delivery of in situ simulation and assessing the clinical environment for latent error.

• To update and review programmes of education to ensure that they follow curriculum, current evidence base and national guidelines


• To provide support across the educational pathway for medical education.


• Identify and provide support for centre staff undertaking research projects.


• The post holder will be expected to lead Quality improvement programmes that can promote safe patient care through education.


• The post holder will be expected to present their work, locally, nationally and potentially internationally., To work in collaboration across the educational pathway and to support the implementation of human factors across the service.


• To support the development of a safety culture across the organisation, incorporating patient safety as a key component across the

educational programmes.

• Support the Clinical Simulation Training Lead with the simulation training for the Trust ensuring that learning interventions enable the

Trust to deliver high quality safe care to its patients and meets its regulatory requirements.

• To have the technical ability to be able to run simulation based education this would include manikin management, programming and

managing the AV equipment.

• To be able to conduct / lead an educational debrief following simulation this would need to incorporate both technical and non-technical

skills.

• Assist in the maintenance of audio visual aids used within the Patient Simulation department and external sites.


• Continually maintain and develop own professional knowledge and expertise in line with the need of the Trust, GMC and other

professional bodies

Managerial/Leadership


• To support the development of the annual work plan in relation to simulation based education.


• Participating in the Simulation Working Group meetings and undertaking projects tasked from this group.


• To provide supervision to the simulation technicians


• In conjunction with the Clinical Simulation Training Lead ensure that simulation is responsive to the service requirements and offer

supporting interventions as required, such as insitu simulation and human factors.

• Assist on the key functions of clinical education:


• Simulation Education


• Trauma Training


• Insitu simulation

Interviewer information pack

• Human Factors


• Deliver on educational projects identified by the Clinical Simulation Training Lead, ensuring that project management principles are

adhered to, deadlines met and the objectives to the project are achieved.

• To support the Clinical Simulation Training Lead in performing related risk assessments and implementing/reviewing any subsequent

actions,
• Develop annual work plans in conjunction with the Clinical Simulation Training Lead and Medical Instructors for simulation based

education, and providing support to the rest of the education service thus ensuring planning is seamless across the service.

• Design and deliver educational programmes across clinical education, and support medical education and learning and development in

this, ensuring that organisational requirements are met.

• Plan, design and deliver simulation based education, both in the simulation centres and across the organisation, at all levels, using both

formal training delivery and work place based approaches. Apply specialist knowledge and expertise in areas of team resource
management in promoting patient safety.

• To support the Clinical Training Leads in the Implementation of robust evaluation methodology across education, measuring the return

of investment on educational activities.

• Support the Multi-professional Quality Assurance Manager in implementing quality measures across the educational pathway.


• Maintain an up to date knowledge of adult learning methodologies, QI methodologies and active engagement with education research

across the health education pathway.

Governance

The post holder will have a responsibility to:

• Maintain current active professional registration


• Act always in accordance with their professional Code of Conduct and guiding documents


• Adhere to Trust Policy and Procedure.


• Maintain up to date skills and knowledge and maintain awareness of professional issues.


• Maintain a professional portfolio, providing evidence for revalidation.


• Maintain own educational development and encourage new practice in others, whilst embracing new technology's e.g. e-learning, The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.


The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £18+£5 (standard disclosure) or £38+£5 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

The successful candidate will have knowledge of the application of Simulation in healthcare education, it's uses and benefits. Recent experience of delivering Simulation Based Education would be an advantage, as well as an understanding of Human Factors and their role in error causation.,
• Junior Medical Doctor MBChB or equivalent


Desirable criteria


• Human Factors Instructors Certification


• ALS/ATLS/APLS Sub Speciality Core Training, Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of the role of simulation in health care


• Working knowledge and understanding of the role played by human factors in error causation


• Experience of teaching in the clinical context


• Experience in managing common clinical emergencies


Desirable criteria


• Experience of writing, designing and delivering simulation based education


• Experience of delivering a human factors debrief


• North West Simulation Education Network Faculty Development Programme or equivalent


• Formal Leadership Training/Qualification, Team Player


• Leadership Skills


• Excellent Communication


• Conscientious


• High Level of IT Literacy


Desirable criteria


• Ability to programme and control human patient simulator, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.


The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.