Audiovisual and Equipment Technician

Job summary

Are you a team player, dynamic and looking for a varied role? Do you have expertise in audio visual, videoconferencing, and IT related systems? We are recruiting and expanding the Audiovisual Team which is embedded within the Education Campus Team at MFT.

We are looking for an enthusiastic person to join our friendly team to provide an efficient and support service to a fantastic multi-disciplinary team across MFT. You must have good attention to detail together with the ability to prioritise your own work to meet deadlines. You will have good interpersonal skills liaising with medical and nursing staff as well as other colleagues across multiple Divisions.

The post holder will provide a diverse and innovative range of support, on all AV and related IT systems applications and other necessary equipment to aid learning, teaching, and administration. The role will be to prepare the educational spaces by providing AV and IT operational management services to users.

The role includes the installation, commissioning, and relocation of new technical equipment in line with advances in technology.

Immediate start available pending pre-employment checks.

Main duties of the job

-Take personal responsibility in maintaining professional competence.

-Keeping abreast of AV developments to maintain a level of technical competence and technical awareness appropriate to current duties.

-Developing new knowledge and competences in line with departmental requirements.

-Ensuring all activities are carried out within a quality framework and meet regulatory requirements.

-Produce technical material (e.g. graphics, slides and promotional material).

-Produce guidelines and standard operating procedures for the safe and proper use of AV equipment and related IT systems throughout the department.

-Carry out all work in accordance with departmental quality policies and procedures.

-Produce video and audio recordings and post-process.

-Assist in the installation of new hardware and follow safety guidelines to ensure personal safety and the safety of service users.

-Responsible for setting up rooms and ensure that the rooms are returned to the original configuration following use.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.