Join Our Award-Winning Team at Maudsley Learning
Are you a dynamic and passionate psychiatrist with a flair for education and innovation? We’re seeking a Specialty Doctor to lead our nationally recognised Simulation-Based Education (SBE) programme at Maudsley Learning, part of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM).
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of mental health education through immersive, experiential learning—including cutting-edge technologies like VR360. You’ll lead a multidisciplinary team, oversee high-impact training programmes, and contribute to national and international educational excellence.
What We’re Looking For:
1. GMC registration and MRCPsych (or equivalent)
2. Substantial experience in simulation-based and medical education
3. Proven leadership in multidisciplinary environments
4. Strong communication, project management, and stakeholder engagement skills
5. Passion for innovation in mental health education
Why Join Us?
1. Be part of a globally respected mental health organisation
2. Work with award-winning teams and cutting-edge educational tools
3. Access professional development and academic research opportunities
4. Help shape the future of mental health training across sectors
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Be part of something extraordinary. Help us improve lives through world-class mental health education.
The main duties of the post-holder will be to work with the Maudsley Learning team to:
1. Provide strategic clinical leadership, management, and oversight for all SBE and experiential learning activities, including designing, developing, and delivering education and training courses.
2. Provide Quality Assurance (QA) oversight for all educational outputs, including research, evaluation, and publication.
3. Lead the faculty and simulation team to support ML’s commercial activities, working with the Director of Operations and business support teams on sales, marketing, proposals, and tenders.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to become lead for the Trust’s national award-winning simulation training team and join the senior leadership of Maudsley Learning.
Our multi-professional team provides a high-performing, fast-paced, yet supportive environment where the post-holder will be supported to develop professionally and contribute to the mission of Maudsley Learning.
It would suit an enthusiastic and dynamic psychiatry specialist grade who is passionate about education and training, and understands the value of immersive, experiential simulation training.
The post-holder will lead our internal faculty in developing and delivering mental health-focused, multidisciplinary training courses using SBE and experiential learning technologies, including VR360. They will also ensure strategic alignment of the SBE programme with local and national objectives, including quality assurance oversight.
The post reports to the Director of Operations and works with a multidisciplinary team including medical education fellows, nurse tutors, SMEs, SBE technicians, TEL media producers, researchers, mental health actors, and business support teams. The goal is to deliver our full schedule of commissioned SBE and mental health education programmes.
This role requires excellent organizational skills to support smooth course delivery while maintaining high standards. It offers a unique, permanent opportunity within a dedicated team committed to improving lives through mental health education and training.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Provide strategic clinical leadership for all simulation and experiential learning activities.
2. Oversee the design, delivery, and quality assurance of SBE courses.
3. Lead and develop a high-performing faculty team.
4. Collaborate on commercial education projects, proposals, and tenders.
5. Represent Maudsley Learning at national and international events.
This advert closes on Monday 18 Aug 2025.
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