NHS
Specialist Simulation/AV Technician
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Job Description
- Req#: C9287-25-0898?language=en&page=102&sort=publicationDateDesc
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent qualifications to include English and Mathematics at Grade C or above
- NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification
- Evidence of having undertaken continuous professional development
- Demonstrable experience of having worked within an educational / NHS environment
- Experience of working with mannequins or part task trainers within an educational setting
- Experience of Simulation / AV Technical components and their application within Education
- Experience of leadership and creating a positive team culture
- Experience of stock taking / managing replenishment
- Knowledge of MS Office applications
- Knowledge of video creation / editing or willingness to work towards
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and build effective relationships.
- Application of discretion in handling sensitive / confidential information
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to work flexibility
- Consistently high attention to detail and quality of work.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds
- Committed to providing a high quality clinical education service
- Ability to work well in a small team, with good interpersonal skills and supportive attitude to colleagues well-being understanding the use of empathy and sensitivity where required
- Can utilise own autonomy within their scope of practise
- Willingness to work flexibly at all LUFHT sites where required.
- Ability and willingness to undertake and successfully achieve further training as required for the role.
- Educated to GCSE level or equivalent qualifications to include English and Mathematics at Grade C or above
- NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification
- Evidence of having undertaken continuous professional development
- Demonstrable experience of having worked within an educational / NHS environment
- Experience of working with mannequins or part task trainers within an educational setting
- Experience of Simulation / AV Technical components and their application within Education
- Experience of leadership and creating a positive team culture
- Experience of stock taking / managing replenishment
- Knowledge of MS Office applications
- Knowledge of video creation / editing or willingness to work towards
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and build effective relationships.
- Application of discretion in handling sensitive / confidential information
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Ability to work flexibility
- Consistently high attention to detail and quality of work.
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with people from a wide range of personal and professional backgrounds
- Committed to providing a high quality clinical education service
- Ability to work well in a small team, with good interpersonal skills and supportive attitude to colleagues well-being understanding the use of empathy and sensitivity where required
- Can utilise own autonomy within their scope of practise
- Willingness to work flexibly at all LUFHT sites where required.
- Ability and willingness to undertake and successfully achieve further training as required for the role.
Job summary
Working within the Clinical Education Team, the post holder will provide specialist AV and Simulation skills contributing towards the department's educational activities within Simulation, Clinical Skills and Resuscitation.
Main duties of the job
Post holders will support the Clinical Leads & Educators to deliver a high quality education service across the Trust through the application of their specialist knowledge and skills, offering assistance and advice within their scope of practise to staff both internal and external to the department whilst being overseen by the Specialist Technician Team Leader. The post holder will work within the Clinical Skills, Resuscitation, Simulation and Surgical Simulation services.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
To hear more about our achievements click herehttps://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf
Follow us on Social Media:
Facebook - Liverpool University Hospitals Careers
Instagram - @LUHFTcareers
Twitter - @LUHFTcareers
Details
Date posted
23 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£26,530 to £29,114 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
287-CEF-93-25-A
Job locations
Aintree, Royal and Broadgreen Hospital
Longmoor Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
v Support the education management team in ensuring the smooth running of courses across educational pathway.
v To present a positive image of education to all users and promoting it as a first class venue for learning and education, identifying and implementing service improvements in conjunction with the education senior management team.
v Support the Clinical Education Department by setting up for courses, conferences and meetings that are held across the Trusts education function.
v Provide support to the Rotational Technicians with stock management, control and ordering to ensure that stock levels across the department remain adequate.
v Take a leadership role in the administration of the Trust-wide room booking system across the educational pathway, ensuring that rooms are fit for purpose and ready for use, under the guidance of the Specialist Technician Team Leader.
v Liaise with different departments across the organisation as applicable to understand their AV requirements, providing guidance and assistance to support educational services.
v Provide first line technical expertise for computer based multimedia systems and their components.
v In conjunction with the Rotational Technicians, ensure that AV / Simulation kit / part task trainers are fit for purpose and in full working order, providing maintenance where required. Ensure reporting of any major faults to the Specialist Technician Team Leader as applicable.
v Ensure classrooms are ready for educational delivery, with particular focus on ensuring that both high fidelity Simulation equipment & bespoke audio-visual equipment is functional ready to use.
v Assist with the transfer of equipment across the department / wider organisation including pre-course set up where required.
v Assist leaners or patients at large educational events such as ALS / LOCAS giving directions, escorting across the site or any other appropriate task.
v On a daily basis, provide leadership for all technical elements of all courses, ensuring safe and efficient use of range of equipment and supplies including low, medium and high fidelity full body patient simulators, IT and audio visual equipment.
v Have a full working knowledge of the role of a Simulation Technician including prepare equipment for training such as the application of moulage to give the illusion of injury and performing the role of the controller during Simulated teaching scenarios.
v The post holder should be able to perform all associated roles and responsibilities of the Rotational Technicians to ensure good resilience and mentorship within the department.
v Have a good knowledge of the Health and safety legislation regarding AV equipment, providing advice on how the Trust can abide by this.
v Through training, knowledge and experience provide video creation / editing functions as required by Clinical Education to ensure high quality clinical videos can supplement new / existing education.
v Support the organisation to develop and deliver conference facilities
v Assist the Specialist Technician Team Leader with the development and upkeep of the departments intranet / social pages.
Job responsibilities
v Support the education management team in ensuring the smooth running of courses across educational pathway.
v To present a positive image of education to all users and promoting it as a first class venue for learning and education, identifying and implementing service improvements in conjunction with the education senior management team.
v Support the Clinical Education Department by setting up for courses, conferences and meetings that are held across the Trusts education function.
v Provide support to the Rotational Technicians with stock management, control and ordering to ensure that stock levels across the department remain adequate.
v Take a leadership role in the administration of the Trust-wide room booking system across the educational pathway, ensuring that rooms are fit for purpose and ready for use, under the guidance of the Specialist Technician Team Leader.
v Liaise with different departments across the organisation as applicable to understand their AV requirements, providing guidance and assistance to support educational services.
v Provide first line technical expertise for computer based multimedia systems and their components.
v In conjunction with the Rotational Technicians, ensure that AV / Simulation kit / part task trainers are fit for purpose and in full working order, providing maintenance where required. Ensure reporting of any major faults to the Specialist Technician Team Leader as applicable.
v Ensure classrooms are ready for educational delivery, with particular focus on ensuring that both high fidelity Simulation equipment & bespoke audio-visual equipment is functional ready to use.
v Assist with the transfer of equipment across the department / wider organisation including pre-course set up where required.
v Assist leaners or patients at large educational events such as ALS / LOCAS giving directions, escorting across the site or any other appropriate task.
v On a daily basis, provide leadership for all technical elements of all courses, ensuring safe and efficient use of range of equipment and supplies including low, medium and high fidelity full body patient simulators, IT and audio visual equipment.
v Have a full working knowledge of the role of a Simulation Technician including prepare equipment for training such as the application of moulage to give the illusion of injury and performing the role of the controller during Simulated teaching scenarios.
v The post holder should be able to perform all associated roles and responsibilities of the Rotational Technicians to ensure good resilience and mentorship within the department.
v Have a good knowledge of the Health and safety legislation regarding AV equipment, providing advice on how the Trust can abide by this.
v Through training, knowledge and experience provide video creation / editing functions as required by Clinical Education to ensure high quality clinical videos can supplement new / existing education.
v Support the organisation to develop and deliver conference facilities
v Assist the Specialist Technician Team Leader with the development and upkeep of the departments intranet / social pages.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Skills
Essential
Other
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge
Essential
Skills
Essential
Other
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Aintree, Royal and Broadgreen Hospital
Longmoor Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
Employer's website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Aintree, Royal and Broadgreen Hospital
Longmoor Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
Employer's website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.
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