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Requirements
The ideal candidate is a registered healthcare professional with strong clinical skills and recent experience in a healthcare setting. A passion for teaching and excellent communication skills are essential.
Job Description
Are you a passionate healthcare professional looking to inspire healthcare students? 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. This is a hands-on role that involves planning, preparation, and facilitation of practical teaching activities.
What You’ll Do:
UWE Bristol is proud to be a signatory of the Science Council’s Technician Commitment, recognising the vital role of technical staff in higher education.
About You
We’re looking for a registered healthcare professional with:
We are looking forward to meeting you – 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:
If these dates are not convenient for you, please contact Lauren Davis or Verna Tompkins to arrange a separate time to visit.
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our Glenside Campus which is set within beautiful grounds in Stapleton, just three miles north east of Bristol City Centre.
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. Based in vibrant Bristol , our ambitions are to make a positive difference to our planet, transforming futures through actions and solving real world challenges.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, very generous annual leave and career average pension schemes 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 in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.
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. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our stimulating and supportive community where we’ll help you thrive.
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 email: lauren3.davis @uwe.ac.uk / Verna Tompkins on 0117 328 81728 or email: verna.tompkins@uwe.ac.uk
Shortlisting is expected to be completed within 2 weeks of the closing date depending on application volumes. We aim to give candidates at least a week's notice to attend interview.
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.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
Right to Work in the UK
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of this right, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.
We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible. If you do not qualify or have no current right to work in the UK you may wish to explore other visa options .
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.
Advice to applicants
We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about this opportunity please complete our application form as soon as possible.
Tell us how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.
Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.
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. This is a hands-on role that involves planning, preparation, and facilitation of practical teaching activities.
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.
UWE Bristol is proud to be a signatory of the Science Council’s Technician Commitment, recognising the vital role of technical staff in higher education.
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.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- A creative and proactive approach to supporting student learning.
We are looking forward to meeting you – 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 these dates are not convenient for you, please contact Lauren Davis or Verna Tompkins to arrange a separate time to visit.
Where is this role based?
This post is based at our Glenside Campus which is set within beautiful grounds in Stapleton, just three miles north east of Bristol City Centre.
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. Based in vibrant Bristol , our ambitions are to make a positive difference to our planet, transforming futures through actions and solving real world challenges.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits including progressive pay rates, very generous annual leave and career average pension schemes 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 in delivering the highest in professional teaching standards.
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. Our people are our strength, and diversity enhances our creativity and leads to better decision-making and problem-solving. Bring your talent and ambition to our stimulating and supportive community where we’ll help you thrive.
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 email: lauren3.davis @uwe.ac.uk / Verna Tompkins on 0117 328 81728 or email: verna.tompkins@uwe.ac.uk
Shortlisting is expected to be completed within 2 weeks of the closing date depending on application volumes. We aim to give candidates at least a week's notice to attend interview.
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.
To ensure fairness and equity all salary offers will be made in line with the University's salary assessment guidelines and will be based on your relevant skills and experience.
Right to Work in the UK
The University has a legal responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to work in the UK. You will therefore be required to provide evidence of this right, please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist for information on which documents are acceptable.
We may be able to sponsor qualifying candidates for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. Please read our Skilled Worker Guidance to assess if you will be eligible. If you do not qualify or have no current right to work in the UK you may wish to explore other visa options .
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.
Advice to applicants
We’d love to hear from you - if you are excited about this opportunity please complete our application form as soon as possible.
Tell us how your skills and experience relate to the requirements of this role by describing how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria listed in the Person Specification section of the Job Description, and include specific examples wherever possible.
Once we have completed shortlisting we will let you know the outcome of your application by email, so please check your inbox for updates.
Skills
Clinical SkillsTeachingMentoringCommunicationTeamworkPlanningPreparationFacilitationCollaborationCreativityProactivity