The Becoming Simulation Faculty programme supports multi professional educators, practitioners, technicians and managers from higher education institutions and NHS organisations who want to design and deliver simulation and immersive learning.
NHSE TEL has been investigating a wide variety of Simulation and Immersive technologies and approaches which will improve healthcare training, whilst also enabling trainees to have a “hands-on” experience. However, these new approaches require new skills for faculty members.
The programme is designed support colleagues across healthcare organisations as they explore the basics of teaching with simulation and immersive learning approaches, and to provide a platform on which further local training can be based. After completing the programme, colleagues will have a recognised credential that they can carry with them as they might move from one organisation to another.
The Core Course of Becoming Simulation Faculty consists of 6 eLearning topics and a face to face workshop which have been authored by a multi professional group of experts. The eLearning topics will be released in their entirety by early 2024, with the face to face workshops taking place later in 2024.
Topic 1: Introduction to Simulation Based Education (SBE)
This topic introduces the course and key aspects of the theory and practice of Simulation Based Education (SBE), focusing on principles and purpose of SBL and the breadth of use across health and care education and clinical practise.
The learning outcomes for this topic are:
This topic introduces key educational theories and practice and how they help us make the most of SBE.
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This topic introduces key aspects of creating a simulated learning environment, including creating and delivering scenarios.
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This topic introduces candidates to debriefing and feedback in SBE. It describes the role of debriefing, identifies debriefing models, and introduces practice debriefing ahead of the accompanying workshop.
The learning outcomes for this topic are:
This topic introduces the science and practice of Human Factors and Ergonomics (HFE) and describes how specific HFE tools and techniques might help enhance the design, delivery, and benefit of simulation-based practice in different contexts.
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This topic introduces the wide range of individual roles and responsibilities involved in planning, developing, and delivering SBE, including the management of a simulation programme or centre.
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On completion of the Core Course of Becoming Simulation Faculty, learners will attend a full day
workshop to enhance their learning, practice new skills, and complete the programme.
The workshop will offer an experiential learning opportunity to extend and consolidate the knowledge from the elearning topics within the core course, and focus on some key skills and behaviours that are important for new simulation faculty to discuss or rehearse together
The learning outcomes for the workshop are:
A series of more specialised or advanced courses is planned for development during 2024. Please contact england.simimmtech@nhs.net if you are interested in contributing to this programme in an editorial or authoring capacity.
Emma Broughton | Emma Connolly | Nicola Calthorpe | Christine Walker |
Chris Sadler | Alastair Graham | Vivek Murthy | Karen Johns |
Anita Bignell | Liz Mills | Sarah Bettles | Ashok Kumar |
Beth Tennent | Stuart Barton | Carol Ward | Matthew Fletcher |
Helen Higham | Andrew Burke | Jessica McPherson | Christopher Leng |
Katherine Jameison | Amanda Cosgrave | Sally Tilsley | Fiona Poyner |
Lucy Brock | Kevin Macglashan | Biju Jose | Mohamed Elriedy |
Colette Laws-Chapman | Helen Batty | Ruth Scally | Matthew Whallett |
Diego Olmo-Ferrer | Claire Aubrey | Phillips Katherine | Jennifer Baker |
Andy buttery | Karen Parks | Charlotte Bates | Karishma Mann |
Alan Platt | Liz Underhill | Joseph Wheeler | Joanne Rainsley |
Amanda Miller | Mark Hatch | Ismail Hassan | Elisabeth Hawkins |
Hannah Barnard | Lucy Mottram | Habib Haider | Christina Walker |
Mem Van Beek | Suzanne Heywood-Everett | Maryanne Miller | Saiqa Akhtar |
Victoria Waller | Julie Rastall | Jonathan Wright | Hemali Kanji |
Jenny Tucker | Rathinavel Shanmugam | Laura Jones | Shashi Prasad |
Kate Larkin | Rohit Mittal | Shedene Bogle | Thomas Wright |
Samantha Bell | Narasimha Rao | Sardar Khan | Sandra Navas |
Joanne Bellerby |
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