Critical Care Education and Simulation Fellow
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 08 May 2024
Job summary
This 6 or 12 month post offers candidates the opportunity to gain experience in Intensive Care medicine in a busy district general hospital whilst helping to develop the simulation training program and teaching materials.
Main duties of the job
This job would be ideally suited to individuals who are committed to a career in Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) whether accrediting singly or with another specialty or FICM trainees seeking their special skills Stage 2 training. Some experience in ICM is strongly desirable.
The clinical training programme is outcomes based and follows the curriculum developed by the Faculty of Intensive care medicine (FICM). This is described in detail on the FICM's documents on outcome-based training and assessment (http://www.ficm.ac.uk).
About us
Clinical and Educational supervision will be provided by Dr Mike Raffles and Dr Jon Hughes; consultants in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine. Dr Hughes and Dr Raffles are both experienced clinicians and have a range of experience in teaching and training. They have developed an in-situ multi-disciplinary education and simulation training program on the ICU which consistently receives excellent feedback from trainees and nurses. Dr Hughes has recently completed a postgraduate qualification in medical education & simulation. Successful applicants would be supported in completing a postgraduate qualification in medical education should they wish to. We also have access to a newly built bespoke simulation suite within Reading University to enhance learning opportunities.
The prospective candidate would work 70% of their time on the ICM rota and 30% of their time helping to develop the simulation and education programmes.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Objectives of the fellowship would include:
- develop a critical approach to simulation based medical education
- design and conduct simulation scenarios
- gain confidence in delivering debriefing and feedback
- participate in collection of data and preparation of posters and manuscripts
- participate in the design and conduct of an in-situ simulation course
- contribute to the Royal Berkshire ICU social media accounts
Job description
Job responsibilities
Objectives of the fellowship would include:
- develop a critical approach to simulation based medical education
- design and conduct simulation scenarios
- gain confidence in delivering debriefing and feedback
- participate in collection of data and preparation of posters and manuscripts
- participate in the design and conduct of an in-situ simulation course
- contribute to the Royal Berkshire ICU social media accounts
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- MCEM / MRCP / FRCA or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Provider status in one of the following: ALS, ATLS, or APLS
Desirable
- Post registration experience of working in other specialties relevant to emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, acute medicine or anaesthesia
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- MCEM / MRCP / FRCA or equivalent
Experience
Essential
- Provider status in one of the following: ALS, ATLS, or APLS
Desirable
- Post registration experience of working in other specialties relevant to emergency medicine, intensive care medicine, acute medicine or anaesthesia
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
