Clinical Skills & Simulation Technician - AR/VR Support

The Full-time starting salary is normally £27,991.00 per annum with progression available in post to £30,425.00 per annum.

Grade: S5

Birmingham City University is a leading modern university, in one of the UK’s largest thriving cities. The Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences has an outstanding reputation for the education and training of health and education professionals, assisted by first rate facilities and placement opportunities. 

This post is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Technician to an existing Clinical skills and simulation team supporting faculty staff and students involved in courses for the health and social care professions. The role will focus on providing technical support for teaching that involves virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies, assisting staff with set-up, troubleshooting and general hardware and software aspects. Additional duties include technical support for all clinical simulation areas including, but not limited to, clinic/ward/room preparation, clean up, maintenance of human patient simulators, maintaining inventories of assets and maintaining storage areas. and other duties as assigned by the Skills Team Leader.   

This is a great opportunity to be part of a committed and friendly technical team within a dynamic forward-thinking University. We are keen to receive applications from candidates with some experience in supporting AR/VR technologies who are motivated and able to use their own initiative and demonstrate the team ethic of ‘Excellence in Practice’. 

Experience in a simulation-related role or an equivalent combination of education/experience in a clinical/technical role is desirable. The minimum qualifications include BTEC, HND, NVQ (level 3 or above) or equivalent with a minimum of GSCE maths and English language or equivalent. 

The role requires a strong understanding of applied workplace health & safety, excellent communication skills and a proactive attitude to assisting staff and students with support requirements. 

As part of your application, please ensure you fully complete every section of the online application form explaining clearly in your responses how your skills and experience match the requirements of this role. 

Our facilities are located in a beautiful, leafy campus in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, next door to the Botanical Gardens with excellent transport connections. Birmingham City University offers attractive benefits which include up to 32 days annual holiday, a staff rewards scheme and a pension scheme. 

For further information please contact Dr Mohammed Tasab, Head of Technical Services, Faculty of Health, Education & Life Sciences, Mohammed.Tasab@bcu.ac.uk

Please do not send separate CVs or applications to this email address. Applications can only be submitted online.

Birmingham City University is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all sections of the community.

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JOB DESCRIPTION

The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so, and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly.

At the heart of our Strategy for 2030 and Beyond, it is our mission to enable our students to transform their lives and to achieve their potential. Through our education and research, and the roles our graduates go on to play in the world, we not only support individuals to transform their lives, but we also play a part in transforming society.

Located in the centre of the UK’s second city, we are a university with a long heritage of innovation and of making, dating back to our origins in 1843 when we were founded as the Birmingham Government School of Design.

Our heritage of making through innovation and its application through knowledge exchange, and of creative research and practice, today finds it expression in our STEAM agenda, in our research and enterprise, and in our commitment to challenge-based learning. Working across disciplines, and delivering impactful research and enterprise, interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the continuing transformation of our academic portfolio.