Audiovisual and Equipment Technician

Manchester, England, United Kingdom

8/8/2025

This post holder will be a key member of the AV team which is part of the wider Education Campus Team. Based in the Education and Research Centre (ERC), at Wythenshawe Hospital the post holder will have a cross-site role rotating between Oxford Road Campus (ORC), North Manchester General Hospital (NMGH) and the Education and Research Centre at Wythenshawe Hospital (ERC). The role of Audiovisual and Equipment Technician will be to prepare the educational spaces (lecture theatres, meeting rooms, skills labs, simulation areas etc.) by providing an AV and IT support service to users at Wythenshawe and other education and training facilities across MFT. This will include supporting and dealing with day-to-day AV, IT and other equipment, resolving technical issues that may arise, and the deployment, storage and monitoring of AV and other equipment.

Equipment will include AV and IT plus all items of furniture (tables and chairs), beds, wheelchairs, trolleys, moving and handling equipment, flip charts etc.

The post holder will need a broad range of knowledge in dealing with AV equipment and related IT systems.

The post holder will assist in the daily operational duties of the Education Campus to support teaching, exams/ formal assessments, events, and conferences. The post-holder will also be responsible for preparing, and restoring the layout of teaching spaces/rooms, as required, including any equipment required by users.

• 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 instructional material 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 sound recording/editing. Installation and operation of video camera recording equipment.
• Responsible for room setups and resets inline guidance.
  
  

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & 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 30,000 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Matt Hampson Job title: Education Campus Manager/AV Lead Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 0161-291-5761

For Further Information, Informal Visits/discussions, Please Contact

Matt Hampson

Education Campus Manager/AV Lead

Manchester University Foundation Trust

Email - [email protected]

Telephone - 0161 291 5761