Clinical Skills and Simulation Manager
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Milton Keynes, MK6 5LDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
5 October 2026
7 days leftJob description
Clinical Skills and Simulation Manager Medical EducationBand 7 £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata if part-timeHours: 37.5 per week, all MKUH roles will be con...
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Responsible for the design, development and delivery of clinical skills and simulation teaching within all clinical areas, and to identify areas to support effective patient safety through that of inter-professional learning within the Acute Trust.
A key part of this role is to support the University of Buckingham Phase 2 Block leads; supporting and facilitating the undergraduate training programme to achieve their GMC Practical Procedures and deliver skills and simulation to meet the undergraduate curriculum requirements. The post holder will also work closely with the Oxford undergraduate faculty to support this curriculum delivery at MKUH.
Main focus of role is to deliver and manage a training system that ensures that all resident doctors in training achieve the practical skills competencies laid down by the GMC and that their curriculum requirements as set out by NHS England are achieved.
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.
As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.
We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.
Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.
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Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Midwife
- Educated to degree level
- Working knowledge of undergraduate medical curriculum and RDIT teaching and curricula programmes in NHS
- Knowledge of evidence informed and research-based practice
Desirable: - Post graduate qualification in medical education or simulation based practice or equivalent experience to master's level
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in Acute NHS setting
- Evidence of competence to deliver clinical skills training
- Teaching Experience
- Significant post qualification experience
- Experience of leading a team and managing direct reports
- Experience in design and implementation of teaching programmes
- Experience of Simulation training and delivery including debriefing skills Clinical Competence and credibility
- Able to deliver high-quality training for staff of all levels, enabling the delivery of patient centred care
Skills
Essential
- Ability to plan and organise a range of complex activities and programmes
- Effective negotiation skills
- Good and Effective presentation skills
- Excellent teaching skills
- Ability to work on own initiative and part of a team
- Ability to cope with tight deadlines and competing priorities
- Well-developed customer focused skills
- Flexible and pragmatic approach to problems and working practices
- Computer literate
- Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
- Able to both perform and teach a wide range of clinical skills e.g. cannulation, naso gastric tube insertion, catheterisation
- Able to trouble-shoot equipment to solve issues i.e. manikins, IT software
- Able to use software for word processing, presentations, networking, timetabling and creation of spreadsheets and online rostering
- Able to promote a positive and safe learning environment
Personal and people development
Essential
- Identify, train and develop faculty colleagues of all grades to carry out and support simulation
- Able to line manage and supervise staff, including staff appraisals, sick returns and personal development reviews
- Lead on and undertake surveys and audits as required
Communication
Essential
- Responsible for own professional actions, acts on initiative and autonomously to deliver the role effectively
- Able to interpret national and local guidance and to develop local policies to reflect standards
- Able to accept uncertainty and adapt as necessary to get on with the job
- Able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable aids and adaptations
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First seen
22 September 2026
Last checked
24 September 2026
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