Clinical Skills Resource Centre Assistant Technician

This new full-time post covering a secondment is available from 01/05/2026 until 04/12/2026 on a fixed-term basis.

The primary function of this role is to provide technical support for the teaching activities of the Clinical and Biomedical Sciences within the Clinical Skills Resource Centre (CSRC) and simulated Nursing ward at the Heavitree hospital site.

The role holder will work in conjunction with teaching staff and other members of the Technical Strategy and Operations team in delivering a safe and efficient working environment for teaching of undergraduate students. The Clinical Skills Assistant Technician will work with the Technical Operations Manager to oversee and organise the BMBS and Nursing programme requirements as well as other programmes that use the CSRC ad hoc. The role holder will guide and work with another Clinical Skills Assistant Technician to provide essential hands-on support for the practical skills-based learning of undergraduate students within the simulated Nursing Ward and Clinical Skills Resource Centre.

The CSRC Technical Strategy and Operations team work on a rota basis to cover teaching and allow time for set up for the following day. The rota times can vary but will be between 8am – 7pm. The post is full-time (1.0 FTE), rota hours covering 36.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday.

We are looking for an individual with exceptional communication and time management skills, who will provide professional technical support to staff and postgraduate students in an education environment consisting of a simulated Hospital setting. You must be able to work independently, using your initiative to tackle any problems, whilst having the confidence to work collaboratively with technical staff in the Clinical Skills Resource Centre plus other teams within the Medical School and across the University.

This role requires movement of some larger pieces of medical equipment meaning a good use of manual handling. Training and support will be provided.

We provide full specialist training and, for the right candidate an opportunity for further training or working towards a Professional Registration.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role by clicking the 'apply' button.

Benefits:

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 39 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Please contact Nikki Lee, n.j.lee2@exeter.ac.uk

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. If you are a migrant worker, you will need to ensure you have a visa which permits the right to work in the UK. Further details can be found on the Home Office website - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas. If you are an existing Skilled Worker visa holder, we may be able to sponsor and will review the transitional arrangements - https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/certificate-of-sponsorship-before-4-april-2024 

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