Job summary
- Main area
- Simulation Fellow
- Grade
- Junior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 6 months (Contract until 4th August 2026)
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 435-MQ16-26
- Employer
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Town
- Blackburn
- Salary
- per annum
- Closing
- 23/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Junior Clinical Simulation Fellow (Total of 2 days a week available)
Junior Clinical Fellow
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
This unique post provides a rich opportunity for the successful applicant(s) to develop interest and expertise in Simulation-Based education. The 6-month role is for a Junior Clinical Fellow(s) with a total of 2 days available per week commencing immediately with an end date of 4th August 2026. Applicants must be free to work predominantly on a Wednesday and or a Thursday.
The post will be within the Directorate of Education Research and Innovation (DERI) specifically based within the Simulation Team (part of the Clinical Education Team), supporting their training capability and capacity to deliver SBE aligning with the Trust Simulation Strategy and corporate objectives, and National and Local SBE agendas.
Main duties of the job
The core aspect of the role will be to facilitate Simulation Based Education (SBE) Programmes for Residents in the Foundation and IMT programmes as well as assisting the wider Simulation Faculty with improving patient care and experience through training a wide variety of healthcare professionals.
The fellowship will immerse the successful applicant(s) in the field of SBE, developing an in-depth knowledge of this pedagogy including simulation modalities, scenario, and course design, running simulation suite and in-situ simulation sessions and facilitating debriefing. Previous experience of facilitating or developing simulation education is an advantage but not required as training and supervision in delivering SBE will be provided as part of the role.
The successful candidate(s) will display a passion for delivering simulation-based education, have recent acute clinical experience, and demonstrate excellent clinical skills and an understanding of best practice.
This is a great opportunity to develop a medical education portfolio in a pioneering and effective discipline with many skills transferable to other educational and clinical fields.
Working for our organisation
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT) is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements.
The Simulation Team are dedicated to educating, training, and developing our current and future workforce to support the vision of providing safe, personal, and effective care. They have a reputation for high quality, innovative, education provided by a skilled and motivated. multi-disciplinary Team utilising the cutting edge of simulation technology.
To support this vision, we work across the Education and Simulation Centres of the Royal Blackburn and Burnley General Teaching Hospitals as well as providing support in clinical practice delivering in situ simulation.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Key Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Being an active member of the ELHT Simulation Faculty, attending and participating in the ELHT Simulation Faculty meetings.
- Facilitating an adult learning process that creates a safe, non-threatening climate supporting learning across ELHT and promote equal opportunities for access to learning & development to staff from all backgrounds.
- Becoming an ambassador for patient safety and best practice and ensure these are embedded throughout SBE programmes.
- Gaining an understanding of Human Factors and emotional intelligence and their impact within the healthcare setting.
- Delivering SBE across ELHT (both main sites), in the ELHT Simulation Suite, both Learning and Development Centres and in-situ training in clinical areas
- Gaining competence in the use and operation of simulation equipment from task trainers to the use of advanced whole-body simulators (Eg SimMan 3G), simulated patients and virtual platforms.
- Gaining competence in SBE scenario creation, observation of non-technical skills and effective debriefing using agreed templates.
- Assisting with the update of scenarios, lesson plans and teaching resources in line with national and local clinical guideline changes using evidence-based practice, liaising with professional colleagues, reviewing literature, and evaluating feedback.
- Collaborating with divisional faculty, Speciality Leads and Subject Matter Experts to contribute to departmental teachings, developing and implementing state of the art simulation experiences and clinical skills teaching in accordance with best practices in simulation, clinical practice and in alignment with curricular goals.
- Contributing to teaching and facilitating undergraduate curricula including nurses, physician associates, medical students (occasional) and other allied health professionals.
- Developing organisational and management skills through starting new projects and contributing to existing ones.
- Using validated evaluation methods to assess the impact of education on patient care.
- Participating in course evaluation, feedback, and audi.t
- Producing regular reports and audit data on SBE activities to the Simulation and Clinical Assessment Lead which are clear, fluent, and concise.
- Supporting the Clinical Education team’s activity in internal and external events.
- Communicating effectively and professionally with external providers to build and protect departmental reputation.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of medical training programmes and evidence of competence in relevant procedures
- Completion of UK based Medical degree or a minimum of 12 months NHS experience working within an acute clinical environment
Desirable criteria
- An awareness of the national agenda in relation to simulation based education
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full Registration with GMC and Licence to Practise
- Completion and Foundation Programme
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of publications in medical education journals
- Evidence of publications in peer reviewed medical journals
Futher training
Desirable criteria
- Teaching Qualification
- ALS, ATLS, APS, NLS Provider
- Resus Council GIC course and instructor status
- Simulation Faculty Development training
- Individual ASPiH Acreditation
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of delivering clinical education and a genuine interest in teaching healthcare professionals
- • Good communication skills with ability to motivate colleagues – medical and non-medical at all levels
- • Ability to work in a team
- • Ability to work autonomously
- • Ability to organise own workload
- • Computer literate with the ability to utilise MS packages and the hospital systems
- • Experience of working with staff from different professional backgrounds and grades
- • Experience and knowledge of planning a project
- • Experience of assessing learners and providing feedback
Desirable criteria
- • Prior experience of technology enhanced learning software
- • Experience of delivering educational materials in innovative ways
- • Some experience of delivering simulation activities and clinical skills teaching
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen Punshon
- Job title
- Simulation and Clinical Assessment Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Informal enquiries are welcomed and encouraged.
Please note that interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.
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