Specialist Simulation/AV Technician

Job 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• 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

Experience

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Experience of stock taking / managing replenishment

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of MS Office applications
• Knowledge of video creation / editing or willingness to work towards

Skills

Essential

• 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

Other

Essential

• 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.

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)