Healthcare Skills Technician (Part - time)
Bournemouth University - Administration and Co-ordination, Laboratory, Clinical and Technical
| Location: | Bournemouth |
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| Salary: | £25,249 to £26,093 per annum (pro rata) with progression opportunities to £28,031 |
| Hours: | Part Time |
| Contract Type: | Permanent |
| Placed On: | 22nd December 2025 |
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| Closes: | 19th January 2026 |
| Job Ref: | 574 |
Working closely with academic staff, students, and technical colleagues, you will support practical teaching, learning, and research activities across healthcare skills areas. Your responsibilities will include setting up and clearing practical classes, maintaining, and repairing equipment, managing consumables and inventories, and supporting the use of simulation and learning technologies.
You will also contribute to health and safety compliance, first-line equipment maintenance, and the ongoing development and efficient operation of skills rooms across the faculty.
This post is offered at 0.6 FTE, with example working patterns including mornings Monday to Friday or three full days per week. Some flexibility will be required to meet operational needs.
About You
You will be an approachable and organised individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently. You will have experience working in a manual handling environment and a strong awareness of health and safety requirements. Experience supporting skills or laboratory environments, particularly within education or healthcare, would be advantageous.
You will be willing to engage with new technologies, adapt to changing priorities, and work across campuses when required.
Key Requirements
- Experience working in a manual handling environment
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and organisational skills
- Good IT skills, including use of databases and standard office software
- Ability to undertake manual handling duties safely
- Commitment to maintaining a safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environment
What We Offer
- A supportive and collaborative team environment
- Opportunities to work with modern healthcare simulation facilities
- Professional development and training opportunities
- A role that directly supports the education of future healthcare professionals
For further information about this role, please contact cwilson@bournemouth.ac.uk.
This position is available part-time for 22.2 hours per week (0.6 FTE).
This position does not meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route within the UK Visa and Immigration service’sPoints Based System. Therefore, BU will not be able to sponsor individuals who require permission to work to carry out this position. For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/your-job.
Bournemouth University’s vision is worldwide recognition as a leading university for inspiring learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society through the fusion of education, research and practice. Our highly skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the globe, who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives and experiences that help to build our global learning community.
BU values and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We seek a diverse community through attracting, developing and retaining staff from different backgrounds to contribute to inspirational learning, advancing knowledge and enriching society. To support and enable our staff to achieve a balance between work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
A job description for this position is available at the top of this page. If you require this in a different format, please contact us at hrvacancies@bournemouth.ac.uk.
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