Senior Teaching Technician

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Technical Services team at UWE Bristol’s Glenside Campus.

As a key member of our student-facing team, you’ll work closely with technical and academic colleagues to support and deliver high-quality clinical skills sessions, mandatory training, and simulation-based learning.

What You’ll Do:

• Support the delivery of clinical skills and simulation sessions across a range of healthcare programmes.
• Manage and maintain clinical equipment, including stock control and procurement of simulation aids.
• Collaborate with academic staff to ensure sessions are well-prepared and aligned with curriculum needs. Assist in lesson planning and the development of engaging, practical learning experiences.

About you

We’re looking for a registered healthcare professional with:

• Strong and current clinical skills.
• Recent experience in a healthcare setting.
• A passion for teaching and mentoring students or colleagues.

If you would like to visit campus and chat with us about the role and meet some of the technical team, we have open afternoons on the following dates:

• 08/07/26 – 2pm-4pm
• 17/07/26 – 2pm-4pm

If you would like to attend, or if these dates are not convenient please contact:

lauren3.davis@uwe.ac.uk or verna.tompkins@uwe.ac.uk

Where is this role based?

This post is based at our Glenside Campus

Why UWE Bristol?

We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with 38,000 students and 4,000 staff from right across the globe.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits as well as retail savings, onsite nursery and opportunities for training and personal development.

We also provide a tailored professional programme to support our academic colleagues

Add your individuality to ours

UWE Bristol recognises the power of a truly diverse university community.

We are proud to be part of a dynamic, multicultural city that celebrates diversity, we’re always looking for talented people from all backgrounds to join us.

We particularly encourage applications from global majority candidates as we are currently under-represented in this area, however all appointments are made strictly on individual merit.

As a Disability Confident employer we welcome applications from those who identify as having a disability.

Further information

If you would like to speak to us to find out more about this role please contact

Lauren Davis on 0117 328 8261 or lauren3.davis@uwe.ac.uk, or

Verna Tompkins on 0117 328 81728 or verna.tompkins@uwe.ac.uk

This is a full-time, permanent post, working 37 hours per week.

This post is not available on a job share basis.

UWE Bristol is a campus-based University and it is vital to our success and the delivery of an outstanding experience for our students that our campuses are dynamic and vibrant places to learn and spend time. This role is therefore campus based for all of your time, with the opportunity to work from home on occasions with prior agreement from the Technical manager.

Right to Work in the UK

The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK.

We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route.

We may be able to endorse international candidates without current right to work in the UK to obtain a Global Talent Visa (Academic and Research route) to take up this post.

Please note that UWE Bristol does not cover any visa or health surcharge costs.

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