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Audio visual (AV) technicians set up equipment for training events and meetings. They may engineer sound, presentation images and lighting.
There are no set entry requirements. Employers expect audiovisual technicians to have experience, which many AV technicians get through voluntary work. This could be through helping with events at school or college or through a youth group or at local community events. By spending time with experienced AV technicians you can pick up the skills and experience you need. It may be possible to gain this sort of experience through a relevant apprenticeship. Although employers do not always ask for qualifications, a relevant qualification may help eg a degree in sound, light and live event technology or audio and visual media, an HND in audio visual technology, a BTEC in creative media. When you join the NHS as an audiovisual technician you will get the training you need including an introduction to the department and the equipment.AV technicians working in the NHS are paid on the Agenda for Change (AfC) pay system. Salaries will vary, depending on the role - please check individual job vacancies for details. As a simulation centre technician, for example, you could be on AfC band 4. With further training and experience, you could apply for more senior positions. Audiovisual technicians in the NHS work standard hours of around 37.5 a week. They may work shifts including early starts and evenings. Terms and conditions will usually be different for AV technicians working outside of the NHS.AV technicians need to be keen to present events to a high standard, physically fit for lifting, climbing ladders, etc, interested in keeping up to date with technology, able to pay attention to detail and to be flexible and adaptable. They also need good technical skills, problem-solving skills, customer service skills, organisational skills and communication skills.With experience, AV technicians can become senior technicians, supervising a team of technicians. AV technicians progress by working on larger events and by keeping up to date with new technology and software. -
Team leaders in NHS 111 manage a team of service advisers, health advisers, and other support staff. They provide real-time performance management, visible and accessible leadership, and coaching to staff in the team in face-to-face and virtual environments.
Training for team leaders could include qualifications at level 4 and 5, for example a higher apprenticeship; leadership, mentoring and coaching; and support skills.Team leaders work agreed hours per week which may be on a shift pattern basis. Shifts cover 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year so work patterns may include evenings, nights, early starts, weekends and bank holidays. Terms and conditions may vary from provider to provider. The team leader role will usually be Skills for Health level 4, dependent on the provider.Team leaders need a knowledge of clinical decision support systems with the ability to coach others, and to be able to demonstrate working knowledge of: recruitment, performance management, communication skills, dispute resolution, disciplinary and grievance processes.You could progress to become a clinical adviser (level 5) or clinical lead (level 6) or to the levels above this, after graduating with an appropriate degree in a healthcare profession.