Job summary
North Bristol NHS Trust is seeking an Apprentice Clinical Simulation Technician to join our innovative SimSpace team within the Postgraduate Medical Education department. This exciting role offers the opportunity to support cutting-edge simulation-based education for medical staff and allied health professionals.
To be eligible for this Level 3 Education Technician Assistant (Simulation Based Technician) apprenticeship you must:
- be over the age of 16- have lived in the UK/EEA for the past 3 years- have the right to work and reside in the UK- not hold the same or equivalent qualification- hold GCSE Maths and English at a mimum of Grade C/4 or Level 2 Functional Skills, and be able to evidence the certificates before the role is offered
Main duties of the job
- Participate in simulation sessions and courses:
- Set up scenarios using high-fidelity mannequins and equipment
- Operate simulators during training sessions
- Potentially act in scenarios if required
- Equipment management and maintenance:
- Assist in maintaining all simulation-related equipment
- Set up and take down equipment for teaching sessions
- Operate audio-visual equipment and video recording systems
- Diagnose minor faults and recommend solutions for equipment performance
- Resource management:
- Help order consumables and training equipment
- Monitor and replenish training course scenario boxes, medical and resuscitation trolleys
- Manage a 'training equipment loan service' across the trust
- Technical support and training:
- Provide advice and training on simulation equipment use to internal and external users
- Assist in designing and adapting equipment for simulations and skills training
- Administrative duties:
- Support course booking and record-keeping
- Produce documents and resources for simulation activities
- Manage medical gas supplies within Trust policies
- Customer service:
- Provide excellent service during phone, face-to-face, and digital communications
- Liaise with course directors, team members, and faculty
- Apprenticeship responsibilities:
- Attend sessions with the training provider as required
- Complete work in accordance with the learning plan to ensure timely apprenticeship completion
About us
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead.
We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialties.
Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
We commit to treating each patient as an individual with respect and dignity, aiming to deliver excellent clinical outcomes and a first-class experience for everyone who uses our services.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals.
We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Bristol has been voted the best place to live in the UK, with vibrant local Music, Arts and Restaurants with a wide range of shopping areas.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The apprenticeship you will complete will be theLevel 3 Education Technician Assistant (Simulation Based Technician)and through blended delivery of online and on-site mentor support, you will work towards learning the skills, knowledge and behaviours of the apprenticeship standard. Some of the outcomes include:
- How to prepare the safe learning environment for teaching and training activities
- How to collate data, documentation and resources such as room usage, student footfall, inventories of equipment or experimental data in order to support and enhance teaching, learning or research activity.
- How to facilitate the delivery of training sessions using simulated practice and learning such as clinical skills scenarios
- Undertake the scenario coding (programming) and subsequent operation of human patient simulators, part task trainers and other modes of simulation.
- Supporting academics, educators and researchers by identifying problems (with equipment, procedures, processes, experiments, creative activities) and offering design solutions (modifications)
- The underpinning principles of the role of simulation, how to design clinical skills training programmes including programme aims, learning outcomes, teaching plans, and how learning outcomes link to assessment.
- How to interpret learning outcomes and their relevance to programming and running of scenarios using various modes of simulation
Job description
Job responsibilities
The apprenticeship you will complete will be theLevel 3 Education Technician Assistant (Simulation Based Technician)and through blended delivery of online and on-site mentor support, you will work towards learning the skills, knowledge and behaviours of the apprenticeship standard. Some of the outcomes include:
- How to prepare the safe learning environment for teaching and training activities
- How to collate data, documentation and resources such as room usage, student footfall, inventories of equipment or experimental data in order to support and enhance teaching, learning or research activity.
- How to facilitate the delivery of training sessions using simulated practice and learning such as clinical skills scenarios
- Undertake the scenario coding (programming) and subsequent operation of human patient simulators, part task trainers and other modes of simulation.
- Supporting academics, educators and researchers by identifying problems (with equipment, procedures, processes, experiments, creative activities) and offering design solutions (modifications)
- The underpinning principles of the role of simulation, how to design clinical skills training programmes including programme aims, learning outcomes, teaching plans, and how learning outcomes link to assessment.
- How to interpret learning outcomes and their relevance to programming and running of scenarios using various modes of simulation
Person Specification
Shortlisting criteria
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English at Grade C/4 or Level 2 Functional Skills
- Computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office software
- Good communication skills and telephone manner
- Willingness to learn new skills
Desirable
- Adaptability and creativity towards problem solving
- Experience of working in a hospital environment
Person Specification
Shortlisting criteria
Essential
- GCSE Maths and English at Grade C/4 or Level 2 Functional Skills
- Computer literacy and familiarity with Microsoft Office software
- Good communication skills and telephone manner
- Willingness to learn new skills
Desirable
- Adaptability and creativity towards problem solving
- Experience of working in a hospital environment
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
