Technician (Clinical)

Salary: Grade 6 £27,131 – £30,502 per annum pro rata together with NEST pension

Contract: Permanent  Position. Full-time / Part-time 28 hours per week (80 FTE)

Location: This position will be a multi-site role that will require the successful candidate to work in an agile manner.

To deliver its sustainable top 30 ambition Swansea University needs a professional services workforce with the differentiated skills necessary to ensure that it can deliver excellence through efficient and effective systems and processes that harness innovations in technology.

The Faculty of Medicine, Health & Life Science draws together a wide range of healthcare disciplines, including Graduate Entry Medicine, Physician Associates, Nursing, Midwifery, Social Care, Social Policy and Psychology. We are the largest provider of health care education in Wales, providing an exciting and dynamic environment in which to study and further an academic or professional career. Our mission is to conduct high quality international research that meets the needs of the people of south-west Wales and beyond.

The Technical Team provides support for a wide range of services/facilities, which includes Desktop/Server & AV support, Simulation, Clinical Skills, Virtual Reality, Research, etc.  This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled individual to join a highly successful and motivated Technical Team that delivers exceptional support to its end users, which will involve working closely with technical team colleagues, professional services staff, academic staff and students. 

The Technician (Clinical) within the Faculty is responsible for supporting and maintaining the Faculties Teaching and/or Research facilities and associated processes; ensuring the faculty has a resilient, compliant and fit for purpose technical environment equipped to deliver the business needs efficiently and effectively.

The Technician (Clinical) will work closely with Faculty’s staff members, and colleagues within other Professional Services Units/Faculties, to ensure the effective day to day running of their respective environment; inclusive of Faculty specific equipment, consumables and other systems required to deliver the Faculty’s teaching and research endeavours. This will be achieved by engaging with a network of individuals inclusive of the Faculty Technical team, other University staff and suppliers.

Promoting the values and behaviours of the university, enhancing efficiency, effectiveness, quality, sustainability and inclusivity within the faculty, the post holder will put our students, staff, collaborators and community at the heart of the University, helping to deliver a culture and outcomes that we can all be proud of.

The successful candidate will have a good level of education to A Level standard preferably in a Science subject and/or Level 4 qualification in a Science discipline and/or evidence of equivalent experience and qualifications commensurate with the roles and responsibilities of the job. It is essential to have proficient IT skills, as well as the flexibility and willingness to gain new skills for specialist software/hardware, additional training and support will be provided as required. Experience of working within Higher Education to deliver a first-class service to a wide variety of customers and the ability to communicate in Welsh are desirable.

The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic and national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation.