Job Overview
We are hiring a Wellbeing Clinical Leadership Fellow at Frimley Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post involves two days per week in the fellowship role and one day per week enrolled in a Post[1]Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership and Commissioning. You would be part of the BSMS Leadership and Education Fellowship Programme, which is a bespoke development programme that aims to enhance the experience and education of the medical workforce, sponsored by KSS Deanery. This is a 0.6 WTE post jointly funded by Health Education England working across Kent, Surrey and Sussex (HEE KSS) as part of the Multi-Professional Fellow Programme which aims to bring benefits to the healthcare system in KSS in relation to priority areas including differential attainment, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) and leadership development.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of our Simulation Service and will carry out one or more projects to develop and implement Simulation education, improvement and intervention, around inclusive and cultural appropriate simulation education, and simulation exposure that offer equality and diversity to a workforce that has multiple layers including that of a spectrum of neurodiversity. This would also lead to a structure of well-designed and considered platforms to embed psychologically safe and supported education that bolster confidence and application clinically.
The role would look at fostering a culture of inclusion of protected groups and aim to reduce existing inequalities in training experience and access to simulation opportunities
The project is explicitly designed to address inequalities in medical education. Considerations include:
- Neurodivergent learners (e.g. ADHD, autism, dyslexia)
- International Medical Graduates
- Gender, ethnicity and disability considerations Actions include:
- Flexible briefing/debriefing formats
- Clear expectations and structured simulation environments
- Optional sensory adjustments
- Anonymous feedback mechanisms
- Co-design with trainees from underrepresented groups
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To lead, co-ordinate and participate in relevant meetings related to the project(s) and other agreed elements of the role.
- Embracement of EDI into daily simulation, making a difference, increasing awareness and fostering a culture of sustainability
- Design simulations to foster cultural humility, enhance healthcare quality and promote health equity in clinical practice
- Measure candidate commentary, confidence, awareness, attitude and self-realisation around the topics addressed.
- Roll out a program and awareness campaign
- Develop a set of process and procedures to embed within the simulation design, delivery and debrief structures.
- Build local champions to drive these changes and learning forward, with deeper inclusion
- Embedding inclusive simulation principles into Trust simulation SOPs, and training simulation faculty and educators as EDI champions, Incorporating neurodiversity awareness into induction and faculty development
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including healthcare professionals, administrative staff, and university faculty, to integrate EDI initiatives into the hospital’s culture.
- Monitor and evaluate the impact of EDI projects, providing regular updates and feedback to stakeholders.
- Participate in leadership and professional development activities, sharing insights and learning from the EDI stream.
- To attend BSMS, regional and national educational and other relevant meetings and liaise with the BSMS Programme Team and the local office of Health Education England as required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First Medical Degree
- Full GMC registration
- MRCP (UK)
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 24 Months experience in NHS
- Experience in delivery of teaching and education.
- Experience in simulation design and delivery
- Experience in EDI to clinical practice and/or simulation
- Experience and ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams
Desirable criteria
- Experience of setting up courses
- Experience of Quality Improvement Projects
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Project management skills – experience of participating in or leading projects
- Computer literacy and keyboard skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Commitment to education and training
Desirable criteria
- Faculty on local or national courses
- Completed the Becoming Simulation Faculty programme
- Leadership experience
- Posters, presentations, publications
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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