Healthcare Skills Technician (Part - time)

Bournemouth University; Bournemouth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking a part-time Healthcare Skills Technician to support practical teaching and research in healthcare. Responsibilities include setting up classes, maintaining equipment, and ensuring health and safety compliance. The ideal candidate will have experience in a manual handling environment, strong communication skills, and a commitment to a safe learning environment. Opportunities for professional development are offered, and flexibility in working patterns is required.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Supportive working conditions

Qualifications

• Experience working in a manual handling environment.
• Awareness of health and safety requirements.
• Experience supporting skills or laboratory environments, particularly in education or healthcare is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support practical teaching, learning, and research activities across healthcare skills areas.
• Set up and clear practical classes, maintain and repair equipment.
• Manage consumables and inventories, and support simulation and learning technologies.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Good IT skills

Job description

About the role

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

Contact [e-mail].

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’s Points 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.

About the department

Bournemouth University is seeking a Healthcare Skills Technician (Grade 3) to join our established and supportive technician team within the Faculty of Health, Environment & Medical Sciences (HEMS). This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the delivery of high‑quality, simulation‑based education for healthcare students.

About us

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.