Technical Instructor; Registered Nurse Mental Health

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We have an exciting opportunity for a dynamic and enthusiastic Technical Instructor to join our Clinical Skills and Simulation Technician Team in the area of Mental Health Nursing. This position is perfect for a newly qualified nurse seeking to transition into an educational environment. The successful candidate will play a vital role in delivering clinical skills and simulation-based training, maintaining high-quality simulation equipment, and supporting learners as they develop essential clinical competencies.

If youre enthusiastic, eager to share your expertise, and ready to take your career in a new direction, this is your chance to join a forward-thinking team dedicated to improving patient care through education.

As a key member of our team, you will deliver exceptional technical support to both internal and external stakeholders. Working closely with academic staff and fellow technicians, youll plan, prepare, deliver, and evaluate engaging clinical and professional skills sessions, as well as simulation-based activities across a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate health and social care courses.

Your responsibilities will include demonstrating and maintaining specialist equipment, ensuring everything is in optimal condition for teaching and learning. In addition, youll provide a comprehensive programme of skills instruction that empowers learners to develop confidence and competence in real-world clinical practice.

The College of Health and Science brings together a diverse range of healthcare disciplines, including Nursing, Midwifery, Social Care, Paramedic Science, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Medicine, Physician Associate, Diagnostic Radiography, and Dietetics. At the University of Worcester, we are committed to advancing healthcare education through innovative, simulation-based training. Our mission is to strengthen clinical skills and enhance simulation-based learning to improve patient outcomes by delivering high-quality, authentic educational experiences.

In addition, we provide technical instructor support for healthcare courses delivered at our Dudley campus, ensuring consistency and excellence across all learning environments.

Teaching and learning:

1. Work with academic colleagues, plan, deliver and evaluate clinical and professional skills sessions and simulation related activities across a range of undergraduate and / or postgraduate health and social care courses, drawing on own area(s) of expertise.

2. Design and develop teaching material across a range of modules and courses at a range of levels.

3. Work with academic staff, act as a module tutor, coordinating activities, resources, and assessment.

4. Provide skilled assistance and technical guidance to students, academic and research staff in the use of clinical skills and simulation equipment and teaching resources.

5. Under the direction of academic staff devise and deliver workshops and / or simulation instruction, preparing and running clinical simulation scenarios and contributing to workshops.

6. Take responsibility for the day-to-day operation of specified skills and simulation rooms.

7. Undertake technical work as directed in conjunction with student projects, advising students on relevant operations and techniques, observing safety precautions at all times.

8. Provide general health and safety supervision of students using equipment and working in healthcare simulation and teaching spaces, ensuring safe methods of working in accordance with statutory and University requirements.

9. Be responsible, in partnership with academic staff, for the coordination and scheduling of teaching with due regard to the availability of staff and equipment. This will require you to understand requirements and ensure sessions are scheduled to meet needs, liaising with the University timetabling teams as required.

10. Prepare facilities in advance of scheduled teaching and ensure that all waste is dealt with promptly and the facilities reset for other users at the end of the sessions.

11. Contributes to the induction and on-the-job training and development of technical and academic staff.

Service Development and Improvement:

12. Contribute to the development of opportunities for curriculum enhancing activities relating to professional practice, including but not limited to industry visits and placements.

13. Contribute to planning and implementation of strategic areas such as student recruitment, marketing, quality assurance and student retention.

14. Make recommendations to the Head of Simulation and Skills-Based Education for improvements to enhance the experience for students and staff.

15. Supervise the day-to-day activities of a…