Senior Teaching Technician

An exciting opportunity to join the Technical Services department at Glenside campus, UWE Bristol.  This role will be supporting the School of Health and Social Wellbeing, primarily Nursing (all fields) and Midwifery students due to cohort size, along with our other healthcare students including Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Radiography, Physicians Associates and Paramedic Science. 

This is a practical role, that is primarily student facing, you will report to the Technical Manager and be working with technical and academic colleagues to support and deliver clinical skills practical sessions, mandatory training and simulation activity, planning and preparation. As well as facilitating practical learning you will be helping to lesson plan, investigate and purchase equipment and simulation aids and assist with stock control and equipment maintenance. 

UWE Bristol is a proud member of the Science Councils Technician Commitment.

You’ll be a registered healthcare professional, with an excellent clinical skills set, up to date knowledge in this area and recent clinical experience. 

You will be a team player and a clear communicator. You will have a passion for practical teaching and will have experience mentoring students, learners or colleagues.  You will be able to think creatively and enjoy working with others to create a positive learning experience for our students. 

This post is based at our Glenside Campus. 

We offer a wide range of employee benefits. 

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability. 

If you are interested in this post and would like an opportunity to have an informal chat to staff from the team, we would like to invite you in for an Open Afternoon at Glenside Campus, 2pm – 4pm in 1F017, on Tuesday 18^th February.

You will be able to meet team members, see our fantastic facilities and some of the equipment used to help teach practical skills sessions. We look forward to meeting you. 

Please contact Lauren Davis, 01173 88261 or lauren3.davis@uwe.ac.uk  or Verna Tompkins, 01173281728 or verna.tompkins@uwe.ac.uk to register your interest and book a place.

This is a full time, permanent post working 37 hours per week.

If you wish to work part time, due to the nature of the role and the requirement to have 5 days per week covered, we must be able to appoint two part time people both able to work either 2.5 days per week, or 2 days one week then 3 days the following week, in this recruitment round. If we are unable to do this the appointable candidate will only be offered full time hours. 

This role is campus based for all of your time with the opportunity on occasions to work from home with prior agreement from the Technical Manager. 

Salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience. 

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. If you do not have current right to work in the UK you may wish to explore other visa options. 

UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

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