Clinical Skills and Simulation - Apprentice Technician

The Faculty of Health, Science and Technology are recruiting an Apprentice Assistant Technician. We are a passionate and vibrant community of staff and students, brought together by a fascination with the living world and a desire to understand and care for human beings.

We have a long-standing reputation for the high quality of our teaching and research, and for fostering a warm and supportive environment in which to learn. We provide foundation, undergraduate, post-qualifying, postgraduate and research study opportunities across four departments.

Healthcare simulation is a fusion of healthcare and technology. Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) is a rapidly expanding area of higher education and includes many new technologies that can enhance learning platforms, as well as new modalities such as Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence. This apprenticeship provides an opportunity to support quality simulation education experiences as part of a high performing team. The work you do will allow healthcare professionals to enhance their individual and team performance, improving patient safety and patient outcomes.

View the facility here. We would welcome you to an informal tour of our facilities during the application process. To book this in, please email skills_lab_equipment@brookes.ac.uk.

Hear from some of the team about their apprenticeship experience here.

What will the apprentice be doing?

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.

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

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.

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

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.

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