UK Ministry of Defence
HEO Clinical Simulation Lead
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Defence Medical Academy, Defence Medical Services, Whittington, WS14 9PY
Job Summary
The postholder is responsible for leading the development, delivery and maintenance of the Defence Medical Academy (DMA) medical simulation capability in support of high-quality healthcare training for the Defence Medical Services.
This is a full-time role offering 37 hours per week. Part-time candidates will be considered but due to service delivery requirements it must be on a job share basis as full-time hours need to be covered. The salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.
Job Description
The post holder will manage and deliver day-to-day simulation activities across existing DMA courses and contribute to the design and delivery of new simulation training yet to be defined.
They will provide support and simulation training to DMA instructors to optimise training outputs and grow simulation resilience in the DMA workforce.
Cyber and Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) is going through a significant transformation programme which aims to design the way in which the new Military Command conducts its business and delivers for Defence and the nation. As a consequence of this, posts within CSOC are/or may become subject to review and potential changes as we continuously improve across the period of the transformation programme. These changes may be minor or could be more substantive and will generate new opportunities. Throughout, the Command’s transformation programme is committed to following the MOD’s framework on managing and supporting people through the change process and places an emphasis on early and open consultation and engagement with the Command’s personnel and Trade Unions.
Person Specification
We’re looking for an enthusiastic and proactive individual with experience in technical delivery of clinical simulation in an educational environment. You’ll bring hands-on expertise to optimise the training experience across a range of courses and use your excellent communication skills to collaborate with a breadth of stakeholders, including senior clinicians.
You will be passionate about delivering the highest quality training and continuous improvement, and be supportive of our training teams, helping them to develop their own clinical simulation skills. You will be imaginative and forward thinking in how to embed simulation training into the core of course delivery and build the DMA’s simulation capability for the future.
The duties and responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:
- Managing storage, setup, maintenance and operation of clinical simulation equipment including high fidelity manikins, task trainers, computer-based simulation, audiovisual and recording equipment and debrief facilities.
- Providing technical simulation support and advice to DMA instructors for all DMA training courses which require it, optimising training fidelity through simulation.
- Providing simulation training to DMA instructors to help grow a simulation competent workforce to support the expanding simulation demand in the future.
- Working alongside the full gambit of DMA departments to understand training requirements and design suitable simulation solutions and scenarios to optimise training and ensure simulation quality.
For further details, please see the attached Terms of Reference.
Qualifications
Medical Simulation Qualification such as:
- Registered Science Technician (RSciTech)
- OR
- Association for Simulated Practice in Healthcare (ASPiH) accreditation
- OR
- Level 3 Education Technician
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Previous experience working as a Simulation Technician in a healthcare setting.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
Salary and Benefits
Alongside your salary of £37,720, Ministry of Defence contributes £10,927 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
- Free parking
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- Cafe
- Gym
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection Process Details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
At application stage you will be assessed against the following:
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CV: Please ensure you demonstrate that you have the required skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications and memberships in the CV section of the application form. Please provide information of how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description. You may wish to further include examples of how you have tackled similar tasks or demonstrated the skills outlined in the job advert.
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Behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
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Experience: Candidates will be required to provide a Personal Statement (word count: 500) describing how their skills and experience would be suitable for the advertised role, making reference to the key responsibilities and essential criteria as outlined in the advert and attached Terms of Reference.
In the event of a high volume of applications, an initial sift will be based on the lead behaviour which is Working Together.
At interview you will be assessed against the following:
- Behaviours:
- Changing and Improving
- Working Together
- Managing a Quality Service
- Leadership
- Communicating and Influencing
During the panel interview, you will be assessed on behaviours and technical questions based on meeting the skills requirement for a Clinical Simulation Lead. You will also be asked to demonstrate your technical skills using our onsite clinical simulation suite. Interviews will take place at Defence Medical Services (Whittington), Lichfield, WS14 9PY.
Please see the link to our YouTube channel for advice preparing your best responses with some hints and tips on answering behaviour-based questions. Hints and tips such as: Your behaviours can be based on situations from work, volunteering or home; match your situation to the behaviour requested and how to use your 250-word limit.
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The sift will be completed within 10 working days of the vacancy closing date. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
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There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses for the interview.
Requests to work flexibly and/or part-time will be considered, taking into account business needs. Please note the salary will be pro-rata where part-time hours are undertaken.
All employees joining Ministry of Defence who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a 6-month probation period (unless otherwise advised) effective from the employment start date.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
To be considered for this role, qualifications and memberships detailed must be held in full, prior to submitting your application.
The post does NOT offer relocation expenses (move of home, excess fares or temporary transfer). Non-Standard move applicants will be eligible for the full package, subject to eligibility.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points-based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category, and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points-based system.
Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected, and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.
This vacancy is part of the A Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative. Making the Civil Service a Great Place to Work for Veterans - GOV.UK
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
There may be occasions where it is not practicable or appropriate to interview all DCS candidates that meet the minimum criteria for the job. For example, in certain recruitment situations such as a high volume of applications, seasonal demand, or peak periods, the employer may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both DCS and non-DCS applicants.
If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact DBSCivPers-SGDMSResourcing@mod.gov.uk.
The Ministry of Defence requires all candidates who are successful at interview to declare any outside interests. These declarations will be discussed with successful candidates following the interview process and before a formal offer of employment is made, as some outside interests may not be compatible with MOD civilian roles. This will not, in the majority of cases, prevent employment in MOD, but it is a measure that must be taken to ensure that appropriate mitigations can be put in place to manage any potential, perceived or actual conflicts of interest from the first day of employment.
The Ministry of Defence adopts a zero-tolerance approach to unacceptable behaviours, which includes bullying, harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, and victimisation. You will not be eligible and will not be considered for this post if you have been dismissed from a role for such unacceptable behaviours within the last five years. This will also apply if you resign or otherwise leave a role but, because of an adverse decision, would have been dismissed for gross misconduct had you continued in that employment
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