Education and training services

Tender description

The provider will: 1) Deliver education and training on the NES Mobile Skills Units (for 2019/20 as per calendar schedule — Appendix 1) and ensure education meets the requirements of the CSMEN Quality Assurance frameworks (Appendix 2) with appropriate evaluation of courses; 2) Deliver accredited emergency care courses primarily but not exclusively for doctors, nurses and paramedics delivered as close to rural populations as possible using local facilities; 3) Collaborate in CS MEN prioritized relevant research activities for example into skills decay; 4) Participate as the voice of CS MEN with relevant pre-hospital care education and training organisations e.g. Scottish Trauma Network; 5) Actively participate in the CS MEN group meetings to promote a national approach to simulation based education; 6) Ensure all facilitators delivering education meet national outcomes framework for simulation based education. The educational services provided must be: — evidence based, — linked to standard operating procedures (for remote and rural locations) and meet the CS MEN’s quality assurance system, — linked to nationally agreed guidelines used by all clinical organisations involved in the delivery of pre-hospital care in Scotland — provide opportunities for integrated training between organisations whenever possible, — regularly evaluated. The successful provider will: — be an effective member and active contributor to the NES Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network Group and attend 4-6 meetings per year in Dundee, — demonstrate effective partnership working and collaboration with the other members of the NES Clinical Skills Managed Educational Network Group.