A Simulation Technician plans, prepares and delivers simulation-based healthcare training to medical students before they start working with real patients
Simulations – creating a model or replica of how something works in real life – are great tools for teaching people. The NHS uses them to help people learn, rehearse, and perfect patient care.
There are different forms of simulations, including IT equipment, audio visual equipment, models of the human body, and other mechanical and electronic devices. You could be the technician who makes these simulations as real as possible, helping train NHS staff to carry out healthcare tasks to the required standard.
NHS simulation departments are busy environments that will present you with interesting challenges.
Initially you’ll support senior colleagues then, with experience, will have the opportunity to become a supervisor yourself.
There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.
But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:
Options available after GCSEs:
Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.
You’ll work in a team with a range of specialists, developing a mix of skills for the different simulations you produce. Some will be simple simulations while others will be highly complex, requiring great thought and ingenuity to determine how you can best mirror reality.
