Laboratory Manager - Clinical Skills and Simulation

University of Hertfordshire; Ayot Green; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Hertfordshire’s HML School seeks a Laboratory Manager - Clinical Skills and Simulation to lead the technical team and oversee teaching spaces in Health areas. You will support students across Adult, Child, Mental Health and other nursing disciplines, assisting practical classes, projects, workshops, and short courses.

You will manage maintenance, operation and procurement of specialist equipment, ensure health and safety compliance, and provide expert advice on new capital

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical simulation in a technical role.
• Experience managing technical staff.
• Experience managing resources.
• Educated to HND/Degree/NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in a relevant science subject.
• Strong health and safety knowledge in a clinical or clinical simulation context.
• Able to communicate with students, external contacts, and academic/technical colleagues.
• Methodical, detail-oriented, reliable, and able to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical team and oversee teaching spaces in Health areas.
• Support students in practical classes, projects, workshops, short courses, and consultancy work.
• Manage maintenance and operation of teaching/research equipment and teaching spaces.
• Oversee procurement, storage, usage and reporting of specialist equipment; advise on new capital equipment purchases.
• Advise on health and safety; ensure compliance with regulations and codes of practice.

Skills

Clinical simulation

Team management

Resource management

Communication

IT skills

Numeracy

Timekeeping

Education

HND/Degree/NVQ Level 4 in a relevant science subject

Job description

You will manage the technical team and teaching spaces relating to Health areas of the HML School. You will work directly with students, supporting practical classes, student project work, workshops, short courses, as well as supporting consultancy and contract work. The Laboratory Manager - Clinical Skills and Simulation will manage the maintenance and operation of the teaching/research equipment and teaching spaces in the Health areas. You will also manage the procurement, storage, usage and reporting of specialist equipment, and will offer expert advice on the purchase of new capital equipment and consumables.

You will advise on health and safety within the area, and ensure that legislation and regulation are complied with, local codes of practice are followed, and relevant records are kept. The successful applicant will support students studying Adult, Child, Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing and Midwifery, Paramedic Science, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Radiography, Radiotherapy and Social Work.

Experience of working in clinical simulation in a technical role, experience of managing or supervising technical staff and experience of managing resources is essential. You will also have experience in managing healthy and safety in a clinical or clinical simulation context. You will be able to able to communicate with external contacts, students at all levels, and with academic and technical colleagues and have the ability to act independently and as part of a team. You will have a methodical approach and attention to detail with the ability to follow detailed instructions comprehensively and be flexible, adaptable and reliable. A proactive approach, and an ability to work to deadlines is essential as are highly competent IT skills, good numeracy skills and good timekeeping., You will be educated with a minimum of a HND/Degree/NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in a relevant science subject or equivalent in-service experience and education.