Override SimpleSearch Paging

I prefer the paging of pdoPage vs. SimpleSearch so I was curious if it's possible to override the SS paging templates with those used by pdoPage?

I have a custom pdoPage pset (@pdoPagination) that works nicely elsewhere and is "attached" to both the SimpleSearch and SimpleSearchForm elements but doesn't display despite using the correct [[+page.nav]] placeholder in place of SS [[+paging]] .

Is there a compatibility issue with SS or am I overlooking something obvious?