Clinical Skills Technician in Preston

About the role:

When you work for the University of Lancashire, you’ll be part of a thriving community of talent that’s united in a common commitment to transform lives. We do this by delivering an outstanding educational experience and creating prosperity and opportunity in the communities we serve. Whatever your role, you’ll be playing a vital part in helping us achieve our vision.

We are looking for a Clinical Support Technician to join our Technical Services team who provide support to a wide variety of workshops and clinical facilities at our Preston campus. The successful candidate will primarily be focused on supporting undergraduate classes and research within our state of the art clinical facilities based in Preston. Duties will include the set up and preparation of clinical laboratories, workshops and apparatus, and providing day to day technical support and advice to staff and to students.

About you:

The successful candidate will have experience in a customer-facing technical support role, with strong communication skills, both written and verbal. The role holder will require recent experience in preparing, supporting, and clearing clinical skills environments, including physiotherapy, nursing, and midwifery simulation and teaching sessions. You will also need experience in carrying out risk assessments and working in line with relevant Health & Safety policies and procedures.

An Level 3 qualification, such as A Levels or BTEC in a Science subject, or appropriate equivalent experiential learning in a related discipline is required for this role.

Use of AI in applications:

We want to understand your genuine interest in the role and artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application. However, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience and the written elements of your application should accurately reflect your own communication style. Applications that rely too heavily on AI tools can appear generic and lack the detail we need to assess your skills and experience.

What we can offer you:

We have a fantastic package of rewards and lifestyle benefits – from an attractive annual leave entitlement to access to a comprehensive employee benefits platform which includes a 24/7 online GP.

Our people are our most important asset. We’ll encourage you to make the most of your talents and continually develop your skills and knowledge. As well as realising your career ambitions, you’ll be making a positive difference to other people’s lives.

About us:

We are proud to be a diverse, multicultural university. We are committed to building a truly inclusive culture where diversity is championed. Applications are particularly welcomed from individuals who will support the diversification within the University and support its development of a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all.

The University is committed to providing a safe environment to study, work and visit, protecting children, young people and adults at risk from harm and abuse. Our safeguarding policy and safer recruitment procedure outlines our approach, alongside other internal policies, procedures and guidance which can be found on our Safeguarding page.

Applicants applying for roles in regulated activity and that are listed as an exception under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 will be required to disclose any spent and unspent convictions and undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check at the appropriate level, the University will only ask an applicant to make an application for a DBS check if they are legally entitled to.