Job summary
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 considered for flexible working

We are inviting applications for the role of Clinical Skills and Simulation Manager. This is a rare opportunity to join a successful, well-established education team responsible for delivering hands-on training for undergraduate medical students and resident doctors in training at MKUH, as well as simulation-based training for a wide range of staff across the Trust.

We are seeking an individual with a proven track record of leading teams successfully and embracing change within medical education. You will be an empathetic leader who role models our values and champions their team.

In return, you will join a highly regarded team at MKUH where we invest in our colleagues and value the contribution each person makes. We can support CPD requirements where they align with service needs.

Please review the job description and person specification carefully. The postholder must be an NMC-registered practitioner.

For informal enquiries about this post, please contact Nicola Cornish, Head of Medical Education, at Nicola.cornish@mkuh.nhs.uk.

Interview Date: 21 October 2026

Main duties of the job
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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.

About us
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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Details
Date posted
22 September 2026

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 7

Salary
£49,387 to £56,515 a year

Per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
430-CORP26-632A

Job locations
UnderGrad Placement Tariff (Uni of Oxford) (Dept)
Milton Keynes
MK6 5LD
United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Skills and Simulation Education
To support the delivery of Clinical Skills for the University of Buckingham Medical students. This requires organising, facilitating, providing equipment for and teaching the students to support their simulation and skills requirements for Phase 2 of their Medical Education which consists of ten hospital-based clinical blocks.

Verifying the students and assessing their competencies in the 32 GMC Practical Procedures, ensuring documentation is appropriately completed and stored on the database developed by the department.

Simulation Service Management
To be responsible for ensuring the regular maintenance of the clinical skills training equipment owned by the department.To be responsible for ensuring the ordering stock control of consumables necessary for the delivery of this type of training, for both the Trust and medical student sessions per year.

Team Leadership and Collaborative Working
To ensure that they are up to date with any new developments, recommendations or guidelines and are competent in the skills that they are expected to provide.To act at all times in a professional manner in accordance with the NMC/MMC Code of Professional Conduct

Service Development, Quality and Improvement
Research and source new equipment & procedures Contribute to the development and maintenance of the Simulation page on the Milton Keynes intranet site.

Please refer to the attached job description for further information

Person Specification
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

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address
UnderGrad Placement Tariff (Uni of Oxford) (Dept)
Milton Keynes
MK6 5LD
United Kingdom

Employer's website
https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/working-at-mkuh (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Head of Medical Education
Nicola Cornish
Nicola.Cornish@mkuh.nhs.uk