Clinical Skills and Simulation Support Assistant

Job summary

Main duties of the job

Simulation & Technical Support Prepare, set up, operate, and troubleshoot simulation equipment, manikins, task trainers, audiovisual systems, and immersive technology. Maintain, clean, and safely store equipment, reporting faults promptly. Assist with developing and testing new simulation scenarios and digital resources. Clinical Skills Teaching Support Prepare clinical skills rooms, equipment, and materials for teaching sessions. Provide hands on support during training, including setting up stations, replenishing consumables, and assisting educators. Ensure training environments are safe, organised, and effective for learning. Operational & Administrative Duties Support the scheduling and coordination of simulation and clinical skills sessions. Maintain accurate records of equipment use, stock levels, and consumables, ordering replacements when needed. Assist with booking systems, attendance registers, and learner documentation. Contribute to session evaluation by gathering feedback and supporting quality improvement. Collaboration & Communication Work closely with educators, clinicians, and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality training. Provide clear communication to learners and staff about session requirements. Participate in team meetings, service development, and ongoing improvement of the simulation service.

Job responsibilities

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.