Faculty of Medicine and Health School of Medicine Leeds Institute of Medical Education (LIME)
Teaching Space Technician 35 hours per week
This post combines the provision of classroom and teaching support with the production of teaching materials and is ideally suited to someone with an interest in video production and teaching technology. You will work in a small team in the Medical Teaching Centre in the Worsley Building, supporting over 60 classrooms and meeting rooms over 6 floors as well as the centre manages classrooms on various hospital sites around Leeds.
The job requires you to provide excellent customer service by responding to calls for assistance immediately, attending the room and fixing a variety of faults, be it a loose cable, misbehaving hardware, or user error. You will be expected to use your judgement to solve the problem within a couple of minutes or move the class to a spare room in order to minimise the disruption to teaching.
The centre also operates a TV studio and you will be responsible for managing bookings for it and ensuring all equipment within it, including our streaming service is operational. The studio produces a variety of video content for research and teaching purposes within the School of Medicine. Live broadcasts are streamed to local classrooms, and across multiple sites using a commercial streaming service.
As well as classroom and teaching support you will be expected to work as a video editor and one person camera crew, using Adobe Creative Suite to produce professional quality video teaching material. You will use a Canon 5D MKIII and XF105 to shoot the footage before editing and will be expected to have a good understanding of how to correctly light a set and capture audio clearly.
The University of Leeds is committed to providing equal opportunities for all and offers a range of family friendly policies (http://hr.leeds.ac.uk/homepage/4/policies). The University is a charter member of Athena SWAN and holds the Bronze award. The School of Medicine gained the Bronze award in 2013. We are committed to being an inclusive medical school that values all staff, and we are happy to consider job share applications and requests for flexible working arrangements from our employees.
University Grade 5 (£21,605 to £25,023 p.a.) depending on qualifications and experience.
Informal enquiries can be made to Jon Stothard, tel: +44 (0) 113 343 1676, email: [email protected].
If you have any specific enquiries about your online application please contact Rebecca Drake, (+44) (0)113 343 1889, [email protected].
Job Ref: MHIME1039 Closing Date: 8th February 2016 Job Description
Purpose of the post
To provide support for teaching and other approved activities carried out within the Medical Teaching Centre. The appointee will have a good understanding of computers, cameras and audio visual equipment. The appointee will be expected to solve most faults themselves, escalating more complex issues to their supervisor.
They also need to be able to remain calm under pressure. Requests for assistance need to be dealt with immediately and will require the appointee to think quickly and clearly in a room filled with students and a lecturer demanding quick resolution of their problem. Personal initiative will be required to identify potential issues and fix them before they disrupt teaching.
Specific duties and responsibilities
The Teaching Space Technician will provide support for teaching in the follow ways:
Teaching and Classroom Support
Provide technical support and advice to specific users of School and Central Teaching Space including external conferences and high-profile internal University events. Ensure service delivery meets all required and agreed standards. Suggest ways to improve the service. Seek out and report constructive feedback on all issues. Contribute ideas that will improve the policies and procedures used in the department. The provision of video relaying to any or all of the MTC’s teaching rooms. Including live visio n mixing. The provision of lecture capture and lecture streaming, using appropriate platforms such as Ustream. Work unsupervised for part of the day, responsible for securing all MTC rooms. Move furniture such as tables and chairs between classrooms as required. Transportation, set up and control of lighting, sound and camera equipment. Deal with client enquiries, providing excellent customer service, advice and solutions where appropriate and referring to other members of staff as appropriate.
Production of Teaching Materials
Produce videos to a professional standard, ensuring the subject is correctly lit, and audio is correctly captured using a separate audio recorder. Produce digital content in line with University’s production values, adopting branding and visual identity standards Work closely with academics to produce video content, from first meetings, through to storyboarding and editing. Filming may occur in hospital and laboratory environments, involving real medical conditions. Provide support and assistance for multi-media projects to medical students and school of medicine academic staff. Explain the procedures and policies surrounding copyright and patient confidentiality to users of the TV studio. Ability to source, manipulate, embed and stitch digital content in multiple formats (e.g. images, animations, audio, video, slide sets etc.)
Co-ordination of the TV Studio and equipment
Ensure all equipment is carried safely both in the studio and on location shoots. Manage the booking system for the TV studio and location filming. Ensure the studio is tidy and that all equipment works correctly. Ensure all safety certificates are up to date, including undertaking the portable appliance testing each year. (Training is provided). Ensure the studio’s streaming services are operational. Work with little day to day direction outside regular one to one meetings, manage the priorities within TV studio themselves ensuring they align with the service level agreement for the department. Plan routine studio maintenance for a year in advance and monitor progress and timescales against that plan To use the computer-based teaching space booking system (Syllabus+) to book MTC rooms and check the current booking status of rooms.
General
Become a member of various campus wide audio visual groups to obtain and exchange useful information on behalf of MTC Occasionally cover a reception desk, dealing with visitor enquiries, lost property etc and make room bookings onto the University’s timetable software. Undertake health and safety responsibilities commensurate with the role and in line with the University’s Health and Safety Policy. Carry out the duties of the post in accordance with university standards, policies and procedures Proactively engage in continuing professional development to underpin expertise
The job description provides a framework for the role of teaching space technician and should not be regarded as a definitive list of duties which will develop & change over time through natural progression. On the job training will be provided.
Relationships
The appointee with be supervised by the Senior Teaching Space Technician, and line managed by the Medical Teaching Centre Manager.
University Values
All staff are expected to operate in line with the university’s values and standards, which work as an integral part of our strategy and set out the principles of how we work together. More information about the university’s strategy and values is available at http://www.leeds.ac.uk/comms/strategy/
Person Specification
Essential
Relevant experience in the operation and maintenance of media-related, audio visual and production equipment Proven interest in emerging technologies. Proven experience of the production, editing, encoding, exporting and publication of high quality, visually appealing and well-constructed multimedia content Ability to source, manipulate, embed and stitch digital content in multiple formats (e.g. images, animations, audio, video, slide sets etc.) Ability to review and organise and backup footage Ability to proficiently perform tasks using popular software packages such as Adobe Creative Cloud, TunesU, YouTube, Ustream etc Excellent attention to detail, editing and proof-reading abilities Understanding and awareness of accessibility, privacy, intellectual property and copyright issues. Proven experience of successfully delivering outputs to an agreed standard, within defined timescales. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including ability to communicate specialist technological information to a non-technical audience Ability to work flexibly, plan own workload, make decisions about priorities and meet deadlines without compromising accuracy Capable of manual handling of classroom and studio equipment. Able to work independently and as part of a larger team Willingness to undertake appropriate training courses to support service delivery
Desirable
• Knowledge of web design software Experience with the correct use of lighting on a film set Experience with sound recording on a film set. Graphic or VFX experience. Skilled at still photography Understanding of copyright regulations in a medical educational context Further Information
Faculty Information
With more than 6,000 students, 1,500 staff and annual research income topping £50m, the Faculty of Medicine and Health at Leeds is bigger than some universities. Leeds has one of the largest medical and bioscience research bases in the UK, and is an acknowledged world leader in cancer, cardiovascular, psychiatric, genetic and musculo-skeletal research. Treatments developed in Leeds are transforming the lives of people around the world living with conditions such as HIV, TB, diabetes and malaria.
Leeds Institute of Medical Education (LIME)
The Leeds Institute of Medical Education (LIME) is headed by Professor Trudie Roberts and is an Institute within the School of Medicine in the Faculty of Medicine & Health. LIME consists of the following three units:-
The Medical Education Unit (MEU) The Learning and Teaching Unit The Medical Academic Educators Unit (MAEU)
The MEU, which is academically led by Professor Roberts, is involved with conducting and evaluating original research and in the development of innovation and scholarship to inform the continued improvement of medical education at Leeds and uses its expertise to influence medical education policy and practice nationally and internationally. The MEU is also responsible for managing and delivering specific components of the MBChB programme on behalf of the School of Medicine and in delivering the intercalated programme in Medical Education.
The Learning and Teaching unit comprises five administrative teams that together provide support for the management and delivery of the five year MBChB programme together with the School of Medicine’s taught postgraduate and intercalated programmes through responsibility for MBChB admissions, curriculum & quality, examinations & assessments and student records & student support. The teams are the Admissions & Electives Team, the Learning & Teaching Team, the Student Selected Components Team, the Technology Enhanced Learning Team and the Medical Teaching Centre.
The Medical Teaching Centre (MTC) is tasked within the School of Medicine with multi disciplined teaching support. This includes room bookings and timetabling, technical assistance and training for IT and AV, upgrading and maintaining all equipment, operating an equipment hire and medical teaching supply store, production of electronic teaching material in Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and DVD formats, and video relaying to 34 rooms. The MTC is responsible for all School teaching space, over several sites, as well as key communal areas that are heavily used, but not exclusively, by Medicine.
The MTC is also responsible for approximately 45 Central Teaching Space rooms, comprising of a combination of lecture theatres, seminar and tutorial rooms.
Members of staff in the Medical Teaching centre work as a small team dedicated to the support of the approved activities in the Centre, that contribute to the objectives of the School, and its parent body, the Faculty of Medicine and Health. They have frequent contact with staff and students and are expected to be multi-skilled to a reasonable degree and carry out between them AV, IT and clerical activities. The users are mainly academic staff and students but in connection with conference use of the MTC, also a significant number of external clients The MAEU, which is academically led by Dr Jonathan Darling, comprises the clinical academic disciplines of Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology and their related academic and non- academic staff. This Unit is responsible for contributing to the management and delivery of teaching on Year 4 of the MBChB programme by coordinating the teaching in Paediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynaecology. The Unit also provides a taught postgraduate programme, the MSc in Child Health, and undertakes research into childhood obesity.
The School of Medicine
The School of Medicine at the University of Leeds is a major international centre for research and education. Our ambition is to improve health and reduce health inequalities, locally and globally, through excellent scientific research and the translation of that research into healthcare practice, and through the education of future scientific and clinical leaders who will advocate and practise an evidence-based approach. Our major strategic aims are to:
Deliver outstanding research including basic discovery science through to applied health research that makes a significant difference to health. Produce exceptional graduates, clinicians, educators, doctoral and post-doctoral fellows whose learning has been informed and inspired by our research excellence and who will form the next generation of academic and clinical leaders. Develop and support knowledge transfer activities that flow from our academic activities. Create and maintain an efficient and sustainable environment for research and teaching within an organisational culture and management style that enacts and supports the university’s core values of community, inclusiveness, integrity and professionalism.
The School of Medicine is organised into seven Institutes. All are committed to high quality research-led teaching, through their training of postgraduate research students, delivery of postgraduate taught courses, and its leadership in undergraduate teaching. The School works closely with the local NHS, having a number of jointly funded clinical posts to ensure this relationship is effective and strong for both research and student education.
Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM), Director: Professor Mark Kearney LICAMM integrates basic and clinical scientists with a common goal of understanding the mechanisms underpinning common chronic diseases of human health and developing new approaches to treating patients at an individual and population level. At the heart of LICAMMs philosophy is a vibrant multidisciplinary approach to science that provides a platform to deliver internationally competitive translational research and teaching in disorders including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases) our key aim is to improve the lives of our patients and the experience of our students.
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (LIHS) Director: Professor Tim Ensor LIHS delivers problem-driven research that supports decisions about the content or delivery of healthcare. Our interdisciplinary approach incorporates expertise in applied health research designs, health implementation sciences, social sciences, health economics, informatics and statistics, as well as skills in communicating with basic scientists, policy makers, healthcare providers, public and patients. We conduct research at the individual, population and organisational level.
Leeds Institute of Medical Education (LIME) Director: Professor Trudie Roberts LIME provides the administrative support, co-ordination and leadership for the School of Medicine’s undergraduate medical degree, including admissions, curriculum development, assessment, student support and clinical placement liaison. It provides the technology-enhanced learning and innovation support for the School of Medicine. LIME also has a very active scholarship programme of research and innovation in medical education and uses its expertise to influence medical education policy and practice nationally and internationally. To achieve this it works with a range of stakeholders including the academic community, the profession, the public, regulators and policy makers.
The Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology (LICAP) Director: Professor Tim Bishop The Leeds Institute of Cancer Studies and Pathology addresses both laboratory based and clinical research into cancer with a major focus on translational science. LICAP is one of the largest cancer Institutes in the country and has major financial support from the cancer charities. The laboratories and clinical research are all based on the St James’s site with laboratory activities being located in the Wellcome Trust Brenner Building and adjacent buildings while the clinical work is based within Bexley Wing.
Leeds Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Sciences (LIBACS) Director: Professor Philip Hopkins LIBACS undertakes clinically-driven research from the level of the gene through cellular, tissue and organ to clinical trials. Our vision is to develop a sustainable centre of excellence for the advancement of patient care by translating research results into clinical practise and contributing to medical education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Our research interests are encapsulated in 6 clinical themes (Gastrointestinal inflammation & tumorigenesis, Genetic disorders, Infection & immunity, Neuroscience, Perinatal medicine, Perioperative outcomes & technologies) underpinned by 4 generic science technology strands (Animal models, Cell biology, Gene regulations & Genomics). We are based predominantly at the St James’s University Hospital site.
Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM), Director: Professor Paul Emery LIRMM is dedicated to improving diagnosis, therapy, intervention and outcome across the spectrum of rheumatic and musculoskeletal medicine. It boasts a dynamic portfolio of research and education, delivering wide-ranging clinical, translational and basic research across five Sections: Clinical Musculoskeletal Medicine, Experimental Musculoskeletal Medicine, Clinical Biomechanics and Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation Medicine and Orthopaedics. A multi- disciplinary approach is the core of our activities, with significant interdisciplinary links between Experimental and Clinical research. LIRMM’s clinical activities are focussed at Chapel Allerton Hospital, which is also base for our NIHR Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit (LMBRU) and our basic sciences at St James’s University Hospital.
Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research (LICTR) Director: Professor Julia Brown LICTR delivers innovative design, delivery and knowledge transfer in clinical trials research. Our multidisciplinary approach, in collaboration with basic scientists, clinicians, policy makers, healthcare providers, public and patients and University colleagues, delivers internationally competitive research and teaching that makes a significant contribution to the evidence base for healthcare delivery. The Institutes research is conducted through the Clinical Trials Research Unit where we have expertise in design and conduct of complex clinical trials incorporating novel designs to evaluate CTIMPs, complex interventions, diagnostics, medical devices and surgery.
St James’s University Hospital Campus Infrastructure and Facilities (SCIF), Director: Professor Pam Jones This group covers activities that cover School of Medicine functions for Institutes at St James’s University Hospital that span more than one institute including biomedical research facilities, student education, IT, health and safety, estates, seminars, PGR studentships and business support functions. These functions help support the 5 adjacent buildings on the site.
There are 3 Institutes with staff and students at St James’s: LICAP (Leeds Institute of Cancer studies and Pathology), LIBACS (Leeds Institute of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences), LIRMM (Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine). These three institutes are dedicated to basic, translational, clinical and health research integrated with student education.
Additional Information
Terms and Conditions
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Disclosure and Barring Service checks
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check is not required for this position. However, applicants who have unspent convictions must indicate this in the ‘other personal details’ section of the application form and send details to the Recruitment Officer
Disabled Applicants
The post is located on Level 8 of the Worsley Building. Disabled applicants wishing to review access to the building are invited to contact the department direct. Additional information may be sought from the Recruitment Officer, email [email protected] or tel + 44 (0)113 343 1723.
Disabled applicants are not obliged to inform employers of their disability but will still be covered by the Equality Act once their disability becomes known.
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