Job summary
- Main area
- Simulation
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Apprenticeship: 18 months
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (20% training)
- Job ref
- 151-KMC114
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Frimely
- Salary
- £25,768 per annum incl HCAS (Annex 21)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Trainee Simulation Technician
Band 2
Job overview
This is an exciting apprenticeship post, primarily based in the Centre Simulation Suite, which will combine communication, technical, IT and administrative skills.
You will be primarily required to help provide effective and efficient support to the Simulation Faculty. You can be expected to communicate with the Education & Development Team members and other facilitators, under the mentorship of the Learning and Simulation technologist, who is also based in the PGEC. In addition there will be activities outside the sim suite, such as supporting ‘in-situ’ simulation, which takes place in wards and other areas of the hospital, run by The Simulation Fellow.
You will undertake your apprenticeship with Hampshire Hospitals, who are delighted to be able to offer a Level 3 Apprenticeship aimed at providing the knowledge and skills required to develop your career in Simulation Based Education. This national programme will be delivered remotely over 18-24 months and includes specialty modules designed to give Simulation Technicians the theoretical, as well as practical, knowledge of their role and beyond.
The program offers 20% off the job study time, within normal working week.
Main duties of the job
- To support the facilitation of simulation-based education
- To support faculty and the service in the development, operation and review of simulation-based education
- To setup, maintain and troubleshoot the equipment, manikins, technology and models within the service
- To support the Education Directorate with simulation, technology enhanced learning, video/teleconference and training equipment and manikins to enable facilitation of education and training
Working for our organisation
Visa Sponsorship:
This position is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already hold the right to work in the UK for the full duration of the contract.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- To setup and maintain the simulation suite, teaching rooms and equipment ready for education and training sessions
- To provide moulage, creation of props and modification of manikins, equipment and the environment to increase fidelity within simulation
- To promote excellent communication skills both verbally and written
- To provide administrative support to the Directorate, service and faculty/facilitators to ensure that accurate records are recorded, kept up-to-date and available for audit, reports and verification
- To support the faculty/facilitators to ensure the smooth running of sessions/courses
- To ensure that the Trust’s values are upheld and adhered to at all times
- To engage with the identified learning, training and development required for the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good basic level of education specifically including 3 GCSEs Grade C or above
Skills
Essential criteria
- Motivation and willingness to undertake the apprenticeship
- Communication skills, both written and verbal with the ability to explain technical issues clearly and concisely to a non-technical audience
- Computer literacy including being competent in the use of Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
- Logical, analytical and numerate
- Ability to work on own initiative with practical problem solving skills.
- Able to work flexibly and reliably with a “can do” approach
- Organisational and administrative skills
- Enthusiasm
Desirable criteria
- Willingness to actively participate in scenarios (minor acting skill required)
- Previous use of audio-visual equipment
- Understanding of the Healthcare Environment
- Customer Services experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- IT skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Peter woodford
- Job title
- Head of Simulation
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07887966131
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