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The post holder will be working as part of the clinical skills team teaching and assessing multiple clinical / procedural skills to groups of medical students and postgraduate multidisciplinary client groups both internal and external to UHCW NHS Trust.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

The role requires the post holder to work autonomously and flexibly with a high level of skill and concentration, responding as appropriate to unpredicted issues often within very tight deadlines to meet curriculum and service needs.

The post holder will be required to motivate and encourage collaborative working to support quality improvement and adherence to local and national standards of practice.

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.

Participate in the development, implementation and delivery of competency based clinical education and assessment to a wide range of candidates including medical students, nurses, post graduate doctors and allied healthcare professionals in the simulated environment.

Plan and co-ordinate the day-to-day activities of the clinical skills suite using a range of manikins, medical equipment, IT and audio-visual systems. Prepare and set up equipment when needed such as manikins, beds, couches, tables and chairs.

Take / facilitate appropriate action as a result of complex clinical or non-clinical issues, supporting staff and candidates at all levels which may include debriefing and action planning.

Assist with the update of lesson plans, assessment tools and teaching resources as required

To act as a role model, utilising every opportunity to enhance the knowledge of others in relation to clinical skills and to promote health and safety and risk assessment.

Deliver practical teaching sessions to candidates adhering to guidance from the GMC document ‘Practical skills and procedures’, including multiple clinical skills such as wound care, urinary catheterisation, injection techniques - training will be given.

Be able to organise, teach, facilitate & evaluate post graduate clinical skills courses for all levels of medical and non-medical professionals.

Undertake training to become an OSCE examiner for Warwick Medical School’s Year 1, Year 2 and Final Year examinations.

Participate in the writing of stations, along with standard setting and troubleshooting for OSCE’s and other assessments of clinical skills

Respond flexibly to the growing needs of the medical student curriculum in accordance with GMC recommendations.

Develop personally as a First Aid instructor / Acute Illness management (AIM) and AIM Train the trainer faculty member/ course coordinator.

Assist in the development of learning materials including handouts and more innovative materials such as e-learning, videos and interactive teaching materials.

To liaise, engage and collaborate with all members of the wider medical education teams such as Simulation department, Resuscitation training department, George Eliot and Warwick hospital clinical skills teams as well as post graduate faculty and Warwick Medical School for example.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.