Paediatric SIM Fellow - #144902

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT RE-APPLY

(TRAC 7049259 & 7049259-A)

Are you a Paediatric Registrar looking to develop skills in Simulation?

This is the post for you!

This is a 12 month regional simulation post specifically designed for the Middle Grade Trainee with an enthusiasm for teaching.

There will be three days per week for simulation training and 2 days per week in Acute Paediatrics on the Middle Grade rota.

The school of Paediatrics West Midlands is committed to the development of Simulation as a training modality for health professionals working with children.

This a well-established 12 month post in Paediatric simulation; to develop simulation in different healthcare contexts but primarily for paediatricians in training.

The post holder will support current regional simulation activities. These would include the Returning to work Programme, the ST3 STEPPS course, ST1 skills and Drills, the SUDI course and courses in acute behavioural Crises (CAMHS) and Palliative care. These are currently based at New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, specifically in SIMWard.

A twice monthly in situ simulation is run on the children’s ward-valuable experience to gain here in running this training and developing additional scenarios.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust was established in 1994 and is a major acute Trust providing a comprehensive range of services for the people of Wolverhampton, the wider Black Country, Staffordshire, North Worcestershire and Shropshire. It gained Cancer Centre status in 1997, was designated as the 4th Regional Heart & Lung Centre during 2004/05 and became one of the first wave Bowel Screening Centres in 2006. The Trust is the largest teaching hospital in the Black Country providing teaching and training to around 130 medical students on rotation from the University of Birmingham Medical School. It also provides training for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals through well-established links with the University of Wolverhampton. One of the largest acute and community providers in the West Midlands the Trust has an operating budget of almost £380 million, more than 800 beds on 3 sites and employs around 8,000 staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sally Edwards Job title: Clinical Director and Consultant Paediatrician Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01902 307999