Fellow in Medical Education

Site: Ortus, Maudsley Hospital + Blue Star House, Brixton (+ some travel required)

Town: London

Salary: £61,825 per annum

Closing: 06/01/2025 23:59

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We deliver specialist services in the London boroughs of Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark, Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Wandsworth and Richmond. We are committed to providing high quality and specialist care to our service users and we are recognised for the care and treatment we provide. The Care Quality Commission rates our services as ‘good’.

The Trust recognises the unique and valuable contribution that people with lived experience of mental illness can bring to a role. We therefore welcome applications from people with lived experience and consider them as an asset to the Trust.

Our Values

We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values and our promise to be caring, kind, polite, prompt, honest, listen and do what I say I’m going to do is at the heart of everything we do. When you join us, you’ll be part of something special. As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.

Job overview

As a Fellow in Medical Education at Maudsley Learning, you will join a multi-professional team providing a high performing and fast-paced environment in which you will be supported to develop professionally while contributing actively to the goals and missions of Maudsley Learning. The post-holder will contribute to the ongoing design, development, and delivery of high-quality mental health simulation-based education (SBE) and other training courses at Maudsley Learning. 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 at one of the world’s most renowned mental healthcare organisations.

Applicants must have an active and proven interest in medical education, be confident in facilitating challenging and constructive conversations with a diverse professional group, and be passionate about promoting safety and quality of care in a mental health setting.

Main duties of the job

• Design, develop and deliver both 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 conferences and submission for publication.
• Demonstrate high-quality academic writing skills to contribute to writing bids and reports of completed training projects.
• Contribute to the development of the simulation team in line with their values, including attending relevant meetings and events.

Person specification

• Primary degree in medicine
• Postgraduate membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists or equivalent
• Evidence of post-graduate study in medical education
• Evidence of training in debriefing
• An active and proven interest in medical education
• Experience of delivering simulation training
• Experience of promoting safety and quality of care in a mental health setting
• Excellent oral communication skills to facilitate trainings, elicit challenging conversation in an engaging and constructive way with a diverse professional group
• Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability to work independently
• Knowledge of simulation training theory and technical requirements
• Academic writing skills and communication skills to convincingly present to a diverse audience

The Trust is committed to providing services which embrace diversity and that promote equality of opportunity. We are a Disability Confident Employer and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community and people of all protected characteristics.

Please note: All applications for this post will need to be made online. You must read and understand the Job Description and Personal Specification attached to the role. Your Statement in Support should reflect the requirements specified as your application will be judged against these criteria. The closing date listed is a guide only and the vacancy may close earlier should a sufficient number of applicants have been received. We advise that you submit your application as early as possible.

Once you have submitted your application, you agree to your application being transferred to a 3rd party e-recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. Should you not have heard from us within three weeks from the closing date, your application has not been successful. Priority consideration for applications may be given to at-risk NHS employees. Should you be successful and appointed, you authorise South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to confirm your previous NHS service via an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process. We are a smoke-free Trust.