Fellow in Medical Education

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

As a Fellow in Medical Education at Maudsley Learning, you will join a multi-professional team providing a high performing and fast paced yet supportive environment in which you would be supported to develop professionally while contributing actively to the goals and mission of Maudsley Learning.

You will learn how to design, develop, deliver, market, assess and research around simulation-based education and other trainings developed by Maudsley Learning and gain an unrivalled educational experience.

This is a fixed term 12 months full time post for a Fellow in Medical Education, designed for a Specialty Trainee (years 4-5) in psychiatry to undertake as an Out-of-Programme Experience (OOPE) from their training rotation.

Main duties of the job

Course delivery & development

Be responsible for the successful roll out of training courses and programmes, including smooth delivery and debriefing that occurs in the an educationally valuable way.
Be responsible for the design of simulation scenarios.
Ensure high quality debrief and teaching processes are undertaken by faculty.
Be part of the Maudsley Learning (ML) team which strives to improve and innovate by providing high quality education services.

2. Business development and income generation:

Work with team leads in the development of business plans for new education programmes and bids.
Provide clear verbal and written information for agencies wishing to understand about ML simulation.
Contribute to the operational management of the ML team and business planning process.

3. Project Management

Work with the team to set up and maintain programme controls, timelines for deliverable projectsand ensure adherence to pre-agreed milestones.
Attend weekly team meetings to support and monitor the review of projects deliverables.

Performance management / supervision:

Provide supervision for associated faculty and junior doctors if required.

Stakeholder management and communications

Communicate project and programme delivery plans across the organisation.
Undertake and prepare reports, presentations and academic papers to be submitted for peer review.
Present work on ML educational programmes at conferences and events

About us

Maudsley Learning is an innovative workforce development team within South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, part of one of the world's most renowned mental healthcare organisations. Our mission is to improve people's lives through the highest quality mental health and wellbeing education.

We design and deliver training programmes and education services to meet the continuing professional development needs of individuals in the healthcare workforce, but also to many others including colleagues in social services, policing, schools and in the private sector. Building positive relationships with other organisations is supremely important to us, as we aim to spread good practice around supporting mental health and wellbeing.

We deliver high quality learning experiences in both traditional and innovative educational modalities thanks to our expertise and agility. Our access to a range of subject matter expertise is second to none via the global centres of excellence in South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) and our university partners, the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London.

We have published 17 peer-reviewed academic papers and won multiple awards, including British Medical Journal Education Team of the Year 2018.

Date posted

28 December 2022

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

Depending on experience £51,017 per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

334-COR-4871514-JA

Job locations

Ortus learning centre

London

SE5 8SN

Job description

Job responsibilities

Maudsley Learning delivers a variety workforce development packages focussing on all aspects of mental health care in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings. This includes simulation-based education courses under the Maudsley Simulation brand. Many training courses are interdisciplinary where patient safety, de-escalation, human factors and physical health issues can form a large part of the scenario design and content.

The post holder will contribute to the on-going development and delivery of mental health simulation-based education (SBE) and other training courses and at Maudsley Learning. As part of this remit the successful post-holder will ensure the on-going high-quality design, development and delivery of these trainings. They will help lead the rollout and on-going assessment of our evolving programme of multidisciplinary courses. This post would offer the post holder the opportunity to develop innovations to support clinical education and workplace practice, to work indirectly in care delivery and to gain an unrivalled educational experience.

The post holder will work closely with the Simulation Clinical Lead for Maudsley Learning and Simulation faculty. The main duties of the post holder will be to:

Design, develop and deliver a series of simulation-based-education and other mental health training programmes and courses
Evaluate the impact of courses and training programmes delivered, including presentation of results at relevant conference and submission for publication.
Contribute to the writing bids and reports of completed training projects
Contribute to the development of the simulation team, attending relevant meetings and events.

Communications and Working Relationships:

Simulation Clinical Lead
Maudsley Learning and Simulation faculty
Head of Operations
Digital Learning Team
Research & Development Team
Sales & Marketing Team
Managing Director
Business & administration team
External stakeholders and partners

Key Responsibilities:

Course delivery & development

To oversee and be responsible for the successful roll out of training courses and programmes.
To work closely with the clinical lead, head of operations and other staff to ensure smooth

delivery and co-ordination with the centres medical and non-medical faculty to ensure

debriefing occurs in the most educationally valuable way possible.

To oversee and to work in collaboration with faculty colleagues, and be responsible for the

design of a range of scenarios so that a large portfolio of different interventions can be offered

to our clinical teams.

To oversee and be responsible for ensuring high quality debrief and teaching processes are

undertaken by the centres faculty. This will mean that close working with the clinical lead to

ensure consistency across simulation debriefing.

To be part of the Maudsley Learning team which is continually striving to improve and to

innovate to provide high quality education services to meet the organisations overall aims.

Business development and income generation:

To work with the simulation clinical lead and other modality leads in the development of

business plans for new education and training programmes and bids.

To be first line of contact and to provide clear verbal and written information for agencies

wishing to understand more about mental health and physical health simulation scenarios.

To be part of the on-going development of the simulation team within the Trust and to attend

and actively contribute to the operational management of the team and to work for its

success.

Contribute to the Maudsley Learning business planning process by providing analysis and

support.

Project Management

Work with the simulation clinical lead, head of research & development, head of sales, head

of operations and others to set up and maintain programme controls, timelines for deliverable

projects.

Actively monitor project timelines and support key stakeholders to ensure adherence and

progress to pre-agreed milestones.

Attend weekly team meetings to support the review of projects deliverables and monitoring.

Performance management / supervision:

To provide high quality supervision for associated faculty and particularly junior doctors at the

request of the Simulation Clinical Lead

Stakeholder management and communications

Communicate project and programme delivery plans to colleagues across the organisation

and at each level.

Undertake and assist in the preparation of reports, presentations and academic papers to be

submitted for peer review.

Present work on ML educational programmes at regional, national and international

conference and events

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will work closely with the Simulation Clinical Lead for Maudsley Learning and Simulation faculty. The main duties of the post holder will be to:

Design, develop and deliver a series of simulation-based-education and other mental health training programmes and courses
Evaluate the impact of courses and training programmes delivered, including presentation of results at relevant conference and submission for publication.
Contribute to the writing bids and reports of completed training projects
Contribute to the development of the simulation team, attending relevant meetings and events.

Communications and Working Relationships:

Simulation Clinical Lead
Maudsley Learning and Simulation faculty
Head of Operations
Digital Learning Team
Research & Development Team
Sales & Marketing Team
Managing Director
Business & administration team
External stakeholders and partners

Key Responsibilities:

Course delivery & development

To oversee and be responsible for the successful roll out of training courses and programmes.
To work closely with the clinical lead, head of operations and other staff to ensure smooth

delivery and co-ordination with the centres medical and non-medical faculty to ensure

debriefing occurs in the most educationally valuable way possible.

To oversee and to work in collaboration with faculty colleagues, and be responsible for the

design of a range of scenarios so that a large portfolio of different interventions can be offered

to our clinical teams.

To oversee and be responsible for ensuring high quality debrief and teaching processes are

undertaken by the centres faculty. This will mean that close working with the clinical lead to

ensure consistency across simulation debriefing.

To be part of the Maudsley Learning team which is continually striving to improve and to

innovate to provide high quality education services to meet the organisations overall aims.

Business development and income generation:

To work with the simulation clinical lead and other modality leads in the development of

business plans for new education and training programmes and bids.

To be first line of contact and to provide clear verbal and written information for agencies

wishing to understand more about mental health and physical health simulation scenarios.

To be part of the on-going development of the simulation team within the Trust and to attend

and actively contribute to the operational management of the team and to work for its

success.

Contribute to the Maudsley Learning business planning process by providing analysis and

support.

Project Management

Work with the simulation clinical lead, head of research & development, head of sales, head

of operations and others to set up and maintain programme controls, timelines for deliverable

projects.

Actively monitor project timelines and support key stakeholders to ensure adherence and

progress to pre-agreed milestones.

Attend weekly team meetings to support the review of projects deliverables and monitoring.

Performance management / supervision:

To provide high quality supervision for associated faculty and particularly junior doctors at the

request of the Simulation Clinical Lead

Stakeholder management and communications

Communicate project and programme delivery plans to colleagues across the organisation

and at each level.

Undertake and assist in the preparation of reports, presentations and academic papers to be

submitted for peer review.

Present work on ML educational programmes at regional, national and international

conference and events

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oPrimary Degree in Medicine
oPostgraduate Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent

Desirable

oEvidence of post-graduate study in medical education
oEvidence of training in debriefing

Experience

Essential

oAn active and proven interest in medical education

Desirable

oExperience of delivering simulation training
oExperience of managing projects and producing reports to deadline
oExperience of promoting safety and quality of care in a mental health setting
oExperience of running the technological aspects of education and training initiatives

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

oExcellent oral communication skills to facilitate trainings, elicit challenging conversation in an engaging and constructive way with a diverse professional group
oStrong planning and organisational skills with the ability to work independently

Desirable

oKnowledge of simulation training theory and technical requirements
oKnowledge of techniques to collect and analyse data
oAcademic writing skills and communication skills to convincingly present to a diverse audience
oWork to deadlines, sometimes under pressure
oSophisticated team player motivated by achieving joint aims and objectives
oExcellent IT skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oPrimary Degree in Medicine
oPostgraduate Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent

Desirable

oEvidence of post-graduate study in medical education
oEvidence of training in debriefing

Experience

Essential

oAn active and proven interest in medical education

Desirable

oExperience of delivering simulation training
oExperience of managing projects and producing reports to deadline
oExperience of promoting safety and quality of care in a mental health setting
oExperience of running the technological aspects of education and training initiatives

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

oExcellent oral communication skills to facilitate trainings, elicit challenging conversation in an engaging and constructive way with a diverse professional group
oStrong planning and organisational skills with the ability to work independently

Desirable

oKnowledge of simulation training theory and technical requirements
oKnowledge of techniques to collect and analyse data
oAcademic writing skills and communication skills to convincingly present to a diverse audience
oWork to deadlines, sometimes under pressure
oSophisticated team player motivated by achieving joint aims and objectives
oExcellent IT skills

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.

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