Associate Technician

On Nov 9, 2022

Full Time
Colchester, Southend-on-Sea
Posted 2 years ago
30000 AED / Month

University of Essex

Associate Technician

If you have administrative experience and an understanding of Health and Safety requirements, then this could be the job for you.

As Associate Technician, you will provide administrative support and lab support for HSC at Southend or Colchester (or both). HSC students spend part of their studies practicing their clinical skills in simulated conditions in the skills labs before and during undertaking clinical placements.

This position can be based at either our Southend or Colchester campus on a full-time basis with part-time hours being considered also.

Duties of the Role

This is a varied role that provides administrative support and lab support for the School of Health and Social Care and in this role, you will:

Take responsibility for ensuring that labs are maintained to the standard
Maintain the skills labs, ensuring the labs are clean, laundry is changed, and that equipment and educational materials are in safe working order for use
Keep an inventory of equipment and supplies, order equipment and supplies
Prepare equipment for classes and clinical examinations, organise, and prepare rooms for meetings, examinations, presentations, and teaching

About you

To be successful, you will need to have:

HNC or equivalent experience
Good literacy and numeracy skills
An understanding of Health and Safety requirements and procedures
Excellent communication skills

The School

Organised health and social care is one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century, made possible by the vision and dedication of the professionals who staff it.

We prepare our students to join that inspirational workforce as a caring, compassionate and competent professional who shares our commitment to improving lives. We offer courses across undergraduate, Masters and research degree level, as well as Continuing Professional Development for those enhancing their skills.

We are at the forefront of preparing people to solve real-life issues in health and society, offering courses that both commissioners and employers believe in. People are at the heart of all we do. We work in partnership with people from all walks of life, who offer us their expertise and experience, making us a team of people who truly understand what is needed from health and social care professionals – now and in the future.

This position will sit within the professional services team and our professional services staff are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the department, supporting the delivery of our teaching and our research.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the School during their exciting time of growth, with increasing student numbers.

Please use the ‘Apply’ button to read further information about this role including the full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role. You will also find details of how to make your application here.

Our website http://www.essex.ac.uk contains more information about the University of Essex. If you have a disability and would like information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk.

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.ac.uk.

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