Senior Technician (Paramedicine) (REDEPLOYEE APPLICANTS ONLY)

City St George's, University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

City St George’s, University of London is seeking a Senior Technician to support Paramedicine teaching and simulation facilities. You will set up, maintain and operate clinical skills labs and immersive ambulance/home/projection-based spaces, working closely with academic staff and students to deliver high-quality technical services.

The role requires hands-on, on-site work every day, strong technical and organisational skills, and the ability to supervise a small team while delivering excellent

Qualifications

• Experience supporting simulation facilities or immersive learning environments.
• Experience in educational, healthcare or training settings.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical problems and work independently.
• Ability to supervise technicians and lead a small team.
• Strong customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operation of clinical skills and simulation environments for Paramedicine education.
• Prepare and maintain equipment, teaching areas, and resources safely.
• Provide technical guidance to students and staff and assist with immersive simulations.
• Supervise technicians, manage stock and maintenance records.
• Contribute to service improvements while ensuring health and safety compliance.
• Provide additional support to Physiotherapy and Occupational Health programmes when required.

Skills

Technical skills

Communication

Troubleshooting

Team leadership

Organisational skills

Tools

Simulation equipment

Job description

Please note: This role is only open to redeployee applicants at City St George's. Applications from individuals who are not redeployee applicants will not be considered at this time.

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

Background

The Senior Technician plays a key role in supporting innovative teaching and learning across Paramedicine programmes within the School of Health and Medical Sciences. The postholder supports the setup, maintenance and operation of clinical skills and simulation facilities, including immersive simulated environments such as ambulance simulations, home care settings and projection-enabled teaching spaces. Working closely with academic staff and students, they provide expert technical support, contribute to scenario-based learning, supervise technicians, and help deliver an outstanding student experience through high-quality technical and simulation services.

Responsibilities

Support the day-to-day operation of clinical skills and simulated learning environments supporting Paramedicine education, including ambulance, home and projection-based simulation spaces. Ensure equipment, teaching areas and resources are prepared, maintained and operated safely and effectively. Provide technical support and guidance to students and academic staff, assist with the delivery of immersive simulation scenarios, and troubleshoot equipment issues. Supervise technicians, manage stock and maintenance records, and contribute to service improvements while ensuring compliance with health, safety and regulatory requirements. When required by the Technical Manager, the post-holder will also provide support to the Physiotherapy and Occupational Health programmes. This is a hands-on technical post requiring on-site working every day.

Person Specification

The successful candidate will have excellent technical and organisational skills, with experience supporting simulation facilities, immersive learning environments or specialist equipment in an educational, healthcare or training setting. They will be an effective communicator who can build positive relationships with students, staff and stakeholders while delivering a high standard of customer service. The ability to troubleshoot technical problems, work independently, manage competing priorities and lead a small team is essential. Experience supporting Paramedicine based scenario-based learning environments would be highly advantageous.

Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 11 October 2026 at 11:59pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place from 2nd November

The selection process will involve an interview. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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