# Education Simulation Technician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/education-simulation-technician/2d58b9d3-3c14-4749-b973-da74cf258a96 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/education-simulation-technician/2d58b9d3-3c14-4749-b973-da74cf258a96.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Preston - **Region:** North West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Salary:** £15,600 Apprenticeship minimum wage - **Contract type:** Apprenticeship: 2 years - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-14T11:21:16.032Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Preston/Lancashire_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Education_SimulationTechnician/Education_SimulationTechnician-v7962359 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7962359?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lancsteachinghospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Education Simulation Technician Apprentice to join our Resuscitation and Simulation team. This is an excellent opportunity to support the delivery of high‑quality simulation and resuscitation education for clinical staff, learners, and partner organisations. This apprenticeship provides a structured entry into a career in simulation technology. You will earn while you learn, gaining recognised qualifications alongside hands‑on experience in a busy, innovative service. Working with experienced technicians, educators, and clinicians, you will develop practical, technical, and professional skills that support clinical education and patient safety. On successful completion, there may be opportunities to progress into a substantive Band 4 role. The role involves preparing, operating, maintaining, and developing simulation and clinical skills equipment for high‑ and low‑fidelity simulation, resuscitation training, and in‑situ learning. You will help ensure sessions run safely and to a high standard. Applicants will be supported throughout the recruitment process by the Recruitment Team and The King’s Trust. Incomplete applications are unlikely to be shortlisted. Please note: Applicants must have been resident in the UK for three years or more. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will develop their skills to support the planning and delivery of simulation‑based education by setting up and maintaining learning environments, responding to equipment issues, and working closely with educators, clinicians, and partner organisations. You will contribute to mandatory and specialist training delivery, including Basic Life Support, and support innovation, service development, and effective use of resources across the Trust and partner institutions. This role requires strong organisational skills, practical and technical expertise learned through experience in the departments, and the ability to work collaboratively within a busy education environment. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Prepare, set up, operate, and dismantle simulation and clinical skills equipment for teaching sessions, including preparation of medical meats. - Support the delivery of low, medium, and high‑fidelity simulation and resuscitation training, including in‑situ simulation. - Maintain, clean, repair, and safely store simulation equipment and clinical skills mannequins. - Act as a subject matter expert for simulation equipment, providing advice and guidance to educators, faculty, and learners. - Deliver Basic Life Support (BLS) training and assessments in line with Trust standards. - Support scenario development, moulage, and enhancement of realism in simulation sessions. - Maintain safe learning environments, including compliance with health and safety, COSHH, safe storage and disposal of medical meats, and infection prevention guidance. - Manage stock control, equipment inventory, ordering, and record keeping to support service delivery and income generation. - Support administrative processes, data entry, and the use of education and learning management systems. - Work collaboratively with Trust departments and external partners to share resources and support service improvement. - Participate in events, open days, and promotional activities where required. - Maintain personal competence through training, appraisal, and professional development. For further details of the role and full responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached to this advert. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Good IT skills with experience of processing, recording, storing and retrieving data using computerized and manual systems. - Experience of working or dealing with the Public - Experience of working within established procedures and to set timescales **Desirable** - Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology - Experience of administration in a training and development function - IT/Technical/engineering experience - Experience of working with PC, Mac & iOS based operating systems ### Qualifications & Education **Essential** - 5 GCSEs at grade C (5) or above or equivalent including maths and English **Desirable** - GCSE or equivalent in science subject ## Documents - [apprentice jd (pdf, 456.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10255868) - [what we can offer you (pdf, 6.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2464) - [creating your best application (pdf, 6.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2433) - [education simulation technician (pdf, 464.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10255869) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.