Clinical Skills and Simulation- Apprentice Technician
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford (OX3 0FL)
Closes on Thursday 30 July 2026
Posted on 23 June 2026
Contents
Summary
As an apprentice, you will be working alongside knowledgeable and experienced technicians and educators who offer courses to a variety of healthcare students. It is expected that with training you will gain experience in recreating the clinical areas to ensure an immersive and realistic simulation as part of a bigger team.
- Wage
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£27,126 a year
- Training course
- Education technician (he assistant technician and simulation-based technician) (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday with occasional weekends
Usual work patterns: 07:30 -15:30 or 09:30-17:30
Total hours per week: 37
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 2 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
As an apprentice, you will be working alongside knowledgeable and experienced technicians and educators who offer courses to a variety of healthcare students. It is expected that with training you will gain experience in recreating the clinical areas to ensure an immersive and realistic simulation as part of a bigger team. This could include deploying part task trainers, undertaking the scenario programming and subsequent operation of human patient simulators.
Where you'll work
Marston Road site
Jack Straw’s Lane
Marston
Oxford
OX3 0FL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Training course
Education technician (he assistant technician and simulation-based technician) (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Identify, prepare and lay out/set up relevant required materials/ equipment /machinery /tools using relevant protocols/Standard Operating Procedures for the purposes of teaching, learning or research activities within their area of responsibility.
- Clearing up materials/ equipment /machinery /tools using relevant protocols and Standard Operating Procedures specific to clearing up.
- Work safely, complying with relevant Health and Safety and local regulations or policies and protocols, escalating issues where relevant.
- Demonstrate or facilitate and supervise the use of materials/ equipment /machinery /tools and equipment to meet the needs of the audience
- Respond to specific enquiries about appropriate protocols and Standard Operating Procedures, basic techniques and equipment and their safe use and being able to escalate to senior technical colleagues when further clarification is required
- Manufacture, construct or assemble both standard and bespoke components and demonstrate how these components integrate into larger teaching, learning and research systems and equipment.
- Use creative thinking and problem solving to build on existing or new ideas in the teaching, learning or research environment based on expertise and context.
- Monitor and deliver key activities such as reactive maintenance and where required repair of equipment, safety compliance, infection control during a practical class and completing accurate records in relation to the activity.
- Identifying the needs and then fulfil the needs of a person or group requiring information, documentation or resource - such as a student unsure of a piece of equipment during a laboratory, studio or workshop teaching session.
- Carry out basic repairs in line with specified protocols/Standard Operating Procedures and keep accurate records where appropriate. Refer more complex or critical repairs where appropriate.
- Planning, monitoring and maintaining appropriate stocks of materials and equipment including budgeting and costing as required.
- Prepare documentation and materials for all types of wider teaching or learning or research activities and events as required.
- Communicate with key stakeholders (such as students, academics, clinicians or research staff, the general public, businesses, professional services staff and technical colleagues) using a range of techniques such as email, visual posters, verbal instructions to support teaching, research, wider activities.
- Use and apply current and emerging technologies and techniques such as microscopy, 3D printing, robotics, use of lasers or light to create a range of images, automated screen printing, or virtual reality to support teaching, learning and research.
- Working at times under time pressure to raise and resolve areas of concern such as malfunctioning equipment, always working safely and to best practice.
- Being able to adapt to changing priorities related to both their own work and to the organisation, showing the flexibility to maintain high standards in a changing environment.
- Organising own work and achieving required results within deadlines.
- Apply safe working practices such as manual handling, risk assessments and infection control audits.
- Facilitate, support and participate in internal or external events such as conferences, exhibitions, public engagements and open days.
- Evaluate the delivery of demonstrations or facilitation for relevant activities such as setting up bespoke equipment for a practical demonstration by getting feedback from students, colleagues and make changes to practise as identified and appropriate.
- Undertake data collection, data analysis, data presentation and date storage, in line with legislation, local policies and procedures, such as room usage, student footfall, inventories of equipment or experimental data.
- Use of IT technologies such as management information systems
- HE only: Deliver end to end equipment and resource management processes in order to identify the resource needs for their area of responsibility for higher education teaching and research activities.
- HE only: Provide technical support for higher education activities such as experiments and demonstrations
- HE only: Attention to detail when collating or producing information for higher education activities such as teaching and research.
- SBE only: Identify, prepare, and apply the relevant moulage/special effects make-up to achieve the required results
- SBE only: Demonstrates scenario coding (programming and running of scenarios using the appropriate hardware and software)
- Identify, prepare and lay out/set up relevant required materials/ equipment /machinery /tools using relevant protocols/Standard Operating Procedures for the purposes of teaching, learning or research activities within their area of responsibility.
- Clearing up materials/ equipment /machinery /tools using relevant protocols and Standard Operating Procedures specific to clearing up.
- Work safely, complying with relevant Health and Safety and local regulations or policies and protocols, escalating issues where relevant.
- Demonstrate or facilitate and supervise the use of materials/ equipment /machinery /tools and equipment to meet the needs of the audience
- Respond to specific enquiries about appropriate protocols and Standard Operating Procedures, basic techniques and equipment and their safe use and being able to escalate to senior technical colleagues when further clarification is required
- Manufacture, construct or assemble both standard and bespoke components and demonstrate how these components integrate into larger teaching, learning and research systems and equipment.
- Use creative thinking and problem solving to build on existing or new ideas in the teaching, learning or research environment based on expertise and context.
- Monitor and deliver key activities such as reactive maintenance and where required repair of equipment, safety compliance, infection control during a practical class and completing accurate records in relation to the activity.
- Identifying the needs and then fulfil the needs of a person or group requiring information, documentation or resource - such as a student unsure of a piece of equipment during a laboratory, studio or workshop teaching session.
- Carry out basic repairs in line with specified protocols/Standard Operating Procedures and keep accurate records where appropriate. Refer more complex or critical repairs where appropriate.
- Planning, monitoring and maintaining appropriate stocks of materials and equipment including budgeting and costing as required.
- Prepare documentation and materials for all types of wider teaching or learning or research activities and events as required.
- Communicate with key stakeholders (such as students, academics, clinicians or research staff, the general public, businesses, professional services staff and technical colleagues) using a range of techniques such as email, visual posters, verbal instructions to support teaching, research, wider activities.
- Use and apply current and emerging technologies and techniques such as microscopy, 3D printing, robotics, use of lasers or light to create a range of images, automated screen printing, or virtual reality to support teaching, learning and research.
- Working at times under time pressure to raise and resolve areas of concern such as malfunctioning equipment, always working safely and to best practice.
- Being able to adapt to changing priorities related to both their own work and to the organisation, showing the flexibility to maintain high standards in a changing environment.
- Organising own work and achieving required results within deadlines.
- Apply safe working practices such as manual handling, risk assessments and infection control audits.
- Facilitate, support and participate in internal or external events such as conferences, exhibitions, public engagements and open days.
- Evaluate the delivery of demonstrations or facilitation for relevant activities such as setting up bespoke equipment for a practical demonstration by getting feedback from students, colleagues and make changes to practise as identified and appropriate.
- Undertake data collection, data analysis, data presentation and date storage, in line with legislation, local policies and procedures, such as room usage, student footfall, inventories of equipment or experimental data.
- Use of IT technologies such as management information systems
Training schedule
Distance learning, College attendance, and successful completion of these studies is an essential requirement of this Apprenticeship.
You will complete a 24-month programme delivered via in-house training, remote training and coaching provided by Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. You will be paired with a Buddy in your first week who will support you through your training. You will complete a Simulation Technician Level 3 Education Technician Apprenticeship over the 2-year duration. On completion of the course, you will be eligible to apply for RSciTech.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade Grade 4-9)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- digital literacy
- Technical Skills
- Time Management
About this employer
Oxford Brookes University is distinctive in nature. We are a modern and forward thinking institution rooted in, and connected to a city with a rich history of culture and learning. We are a globally recognised University focused on providing high-quality teaching, delivering impactful research and an excellent student experience. Our vision is simple: “shape tomorrow through our unique blend of the modern and the traditional, by embracing diversity, seeking out the new and excelling in education and research.” Our people are at the heart of the University - our excellence in teaching, research and knowledge exchange depends on the engagement, capability and wellbeing of our people. We strive to create and encourage an environment where people have the opportunity to develop, progress and thrive. In acknowledgment of our commitment to gender equality and progression, we proudly hold the Athena SWAN Bronze award, a testament to our unwavering dedication to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all. Join us at Oxford Brookes University, where every step forward is a leap toward a brighter tomorrow.
https://www.brookes.ac.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
25 days paid annual leave, rising with service, plus bank holidays and university concessionary days, option to purchase up to 5 days leave, a generous Local Government Pension Scheme, cycle to work scheme, generous family friendly policies
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Successful completion of this apprenticeship will provide you with a solid foundation for a career in delivering and managing skilled technical support in teaching, learning and research environments. Achievement of the level 3 qualification will also allow the apprentice to gain registration as a RSciTech (Registered Science Technician) with the Science Council.
On successful completion of the 2-year apprenticeship there may be an opportunity to progress your career with Oxford Brookes University. This will be reviewed and discussed with you towards the end of your apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
skills_lab_equipment@brookes.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038548.
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Closes on Thursday 30 July 2026
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