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Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Our simulation centre

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Simulated learning scenarios provide invaluable opportunities to observe, develop and test how healthcare professionals work together and interact with their environment and equipment.

When you work with us, we’ll support your professional and personal development with a comprehensive training programme in our purpose-built simulation centre. 

You’ll also develop your clinical and personal skills with our point-of-care training programme –bringing scenario-based learning to your workplace. 

Each room is equipped ergonomically to mimic a realistic environment.

 

Simulation room 1                 Simulation suite - Rooms_06

This room is used as a consulting room, maternity room, paediatric/neonatal bay or dental suite. Capacity: 8 people

Equipment:

  • simom
  • siman essential
  • sim newby prem baby
  • dental chair

 

Control room 1
Simulation suite - Rooms_04

Faculty viewing room incorporating:

  • technician control of manikins
  • live link to debrief room 1
  • telephone link from simulation room.

 


Debrief room 1

Simulation suite - Rooms_05

  • Audio visual viewing of simulation room 1 and observation monitor on TV screens.
  • Video playback with ability to identify aspects of performance or practice. 
  • White boards for participants viewing to complete learning points for discussion within the debrief, allowing for non-judgemental peer review feedback. 

 

Simulation room 2

Simulation suite - Rooms_03 

The larger of our simulation rooms, this is used for training relating to ITU, wards, emergency department, paediatrics, theatres and pre-hospital. Capacity: 15 people

Equipment:

  • siman3 g
  • siman essential
  • sim junior
  • sim baby

 

Control room 2

 Simulation suite - Rooms_01

 

Faculty viewing room incorporating:

  • technician control of manikins
  • live link to debrief room 1,
  • telephone link from simulation room.

 

Debrief room 2

Simulation suite - Rooms_02

  • Audio visual viewing of simulation room 2 and observation monitor on TV screens.
  • Video playback with ability to identify aspects of performance or practice. 
  • White boards for participants viewing to complete learning points for discussion within the debrief, allowing for non-judgemental peer review feedback. 

 

In situ - point of care (PoC) simulation QI team

Point-of-care simulation (POC sim) brings the training room to your area of work, allowing you and your colleagues:

  • to simulate emergency events in a realistic manner
  • to put into practice the skills more often taught in the classroom on the ‘shop floor’
  • with the colleagues you’ll be working with when the real events occur

The simulations take no more than 10 minutes. We’ll give you an immediate hot debrief and reinforce your learning with a written report.

Skills equipment

  • 2 chest and CVC USS trainers
  • 1 LP and epidural trainer
  • laparscopic simulator for general and gynae surgery.
  • cardiac abdominal and obstetric ultrasound scan trainer
  • obstetric vaginal scanner
  • fast scanner for cardio resp, trauma and intensive care
  • 2 mobile cameras for filming training in the hospital.

 

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