Job summary
Join Our Award-Winning Team at Maudsley Learning
Are you a dynamic and passionate psychiatrist with a flair for education and innovation? We're seeking a Specialty Doctor to lead our nationally recognised Simulation-Based Education (SBE) programme at Maudsley Learning, part of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM).This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of mental health education through immersive, experiential learning--including cutting-edge technologies like VR360. You'll lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee high-impact training programmes, and contribute to national and international educational excellence.
What We're Looking For:
- GMC registration and MRCPsych (or equivalent)
- Substantial experience in simulation-based and medical education
- Proven leadership in multidisciplinary environments
- Strong communication, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Passion for innovation in mental health education
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a globally respected mental health organisation
- Work with award-winning teams and cutting-edge educational tools
- Access professional development and academic research opportunities
- Help shape the future of mental health training across sectors
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Be part of something extraordinary. Help us improve lives through world-class mental health education.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the post-holder will be to work with the Maudsley Learning team to:
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Provide strategic clinical leadership, management and oversight for all SBE and experiential leaning activity. Including the successful design, development and delivery of a range education and training courses and programmes including simulation-based education (SBE) courses.
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Lead the faculty and simulation team to provide clinical and educational subject matter expertise input to support ML's commercial activity. Working closely with the Director of Operations and Maudsley Enterprise business support teams to develop sales commercial marketing content, sales proposals and bid tender applications.
About us
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become lead for the Trust's national award-winning simulation training team and become an integral part of senior leadership team of Maudsley Learning.
Our multi-professional team provide a high performing and fast paced yet supportive environment in which the post holder will be supported to develop professionally while contributing actively to the goals and mission of Maudsley Learning. It would suit an enthusiastic and dynamic speciality grade psychiatrist who is passionate about education and training, and who has experience to understand the incredible value that can be played by immersive, experiential simulation training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will lead our internal faculty in the development and delivery of a variety of mental health focussed, medical, clinical, and multidisciplinary training courses using simulation-based-education (SBE) and experiential learning technologies, including VR360. The post-holder will also ensure strategic alignment of our SBE programme with local and national objectives, including quality assurance oversight of all delivered training.
The post-holder will report to the Director of Operations, working with a multi-disciplinary education team, including medical education fellows, nurse tutors, subject matter experts (SMEs), SBE technicians, technology enhanced learning (TEL) media producers, researchers, mental health actors, and business support teams. The post holder will work with the team to enable our full schedule of commercially commissioned SBE and mental health education programmes to be delivered.
The post holder will be highly organised and able to support the smooth delivery of our SBE training courses while delivering work to the high standards of our award-winning team. This is an unusual opportunity to join a unique team on a permanent basis, with an ambitious mission and vision for improving peoples lives through mental health education and training.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic clinical leadership for all simulation and experiential learning activities.
- Oversee the design, delivery, and quality assurance of SBE courses.
- Lead and develop a high-performing faculty team.
- Collaborate on commercial education projects, proposals, and tenders.
- Represent Maudsley Learning at national and international events.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post-holder will lead our internal faculty in the development and delivery of a variety of mental health focussed, medical, clinical, and multidisciplinary training courses using simulation-based-education (SBE) and experiential learning technologies, including VR360. The post-holder will also ensure strategic alignment of our SBE programme with local and national objectives, including quality assurance oversight of all delivered training.
The post-holder will report to the Director of Operations, working with a multi-disciplinary education team, including medical education fellows, nurse tutors, subject matter experts (SMEs), SBE technicians, technology enhanced learning (TEL) media producers, researchers, mental health actors, and business support teams. The post holder will work with the team to enable our full schedule of commercially commissioned SBE and mental health education programmes to be delivered.
The post holder will be highly organised and able to support the smooth delivery of our SBE training courses while delivering work to the high standards of our award-winning team. This is an unusual opportunity to join a unique team on a permanent basis, with an ambitious mission and vision for improving peoples lives through mental health education and training.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic clinical leadership for all simulation and experiential learning activities.
- Oversee the design, delivery, and quality assurance of SBE courses.
- Lead and develop a high-performing faculty team.
- Collaborate on commercial education projects, proposals, and tenders.
- Represent Maudsley Learning at national and international events.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully registered with GMC
- MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification
- Postgraduate Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
- Evidence of post-graduate study in medical education
- Teaching qualification & Successful completion of Core Psychiatry Training MRCPsych
Desirable
- Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education
- Successful completion of simulation fellowship in medical education
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a simulation-based education (SBE) team
- Significant experience of working in medical education, both designing and delivering training, and subsequent evaluation and research
- Experience of education delivery in a commercial environment
Desirable
- Experience of managing projects and producing reports to deadline
- Experience of running the technological aspects of education and training initiatives
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Extensive theoretical knowledge in the area of simulation training simulation-based education.
- Confident communicator with senior stakeholders
- Ability to think strategically, to plan, implement and review
Desirable
- Understanding of the needs of service users with mental health problems and a commitment to involving them in service planning.
- Understanding of key issues affecting service provision in NHS and Social Services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fully registered with GMC
- MBBS or equivalent primary medical qualification
- Postgraduate Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
- Evidence of post-graduate study in medical education
- Teaching qualification & Successful completion of Core Psychiatry Training MRCPsych
Desirable
- Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education
- Successful completion of simulation fellowship in medical education
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of working in a simulation-based education (SBE) team
- Significant experience of working in medical education, both designing and delivering training, and subsequent evaluation and research
- Experience of education delivery in a commercial environment
Desirable
- Experience of managing projects and producing reports to deadline
- Experience of running the technological aspects of education and training initiatives
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- Extensive theoretical knowledge in the area of simulation training simulation-based education.
- Confident communicator with senior stakeholders
- Ability to think strategically, to plan, implement and review
Desirable
- Understanding of the needs of service users with mental health problems and a commitment to involving them in service planning.
- Understanding of key issues affecting service provision in NHS and Social Services.
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
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).
Employer details
Employer name
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Maudsley Hospital and all SLaM sites, including remote travel as required
Denmark Hill
London
SE5 8AZ
Employer's website
https://www.slam.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
