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Site: West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, Town: Birmingham (could be at sites throughout West Midlands) Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum, Salary period: Yearly, Closing: 10/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
The Adult and Specialist Rehabilitation Division of BCHC is looking to recruit a Trainee Rehabilitation Engineer (Clinical Technologist). The successful applicant will undertake the IPEM Clinical Technologist Training Scheme with the intention of meeting the requirements of the Register of Clinical Technologists or the Academy of Healthcare Science Register.
The position we are recruiting to is that of a Trainee Rehabilitation Engineer based across Worcestershire and Herefordshire Wheelchair Services. You will already have suitable qualifications such as a mechanical or medical engineering degree or alternative qualifications with relevant experience to be eligible to join the IPEM Clinical Technologist Training Scheme.
Main duties of the job
We require a trainee Rehabilitation Engineer (healthcare science practitioner / clinical technologist) to undergo a formal training programme to become a qualified member of our Rehabilitation Engineering team to support our future staff needs.
The position is patient-facing and very hands-on with respect to using hand tools to adjust and fit equipment. You will be required to build a portfolio of evidence throughout the 2-year scheme which together with observed practice will be assessed by IPEM Moderators.
The Rehabilitation Engineer Service is based in Selly Oak, Birmingham; however, the training placement is primarily based at Worcestershire and Herefordshire Wheelchair Services currently based at Crown Lane, Wychbold, WR9 0BX and Ruckhall Lane, Belmont, Hereford HR2 9RP respectively. However, some placements and learning opportunities will be based at other locations, generally within the West Midlands. The aim of this post is to grow the clinical capacity at these Wheelchair Services.
Upon successful completion of the Training Scheme, you will be eligible to join the Register for Clinical Technologists allowing you to apply for qualified Rehabilitation Engineer positions within our service.
As part of a Rehabilitation Engineering Team of over 25 staff, you will participate in an active CPD and Clinical Supervision programme.
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Be Part of Our Team...
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for better care and healthier communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Complete an approved training plan identified in the Rehabilitation Engineer Training scheme, to enable registration with the Register for Clinical Technologists / Health Professions Council as a Clinical Technologist (Rehabilitation Engineer).
Clinical work experience may take place at hospitals, clinics, schools, other institutions and on domiciliary visits. This is a patient-facing role.
Use of tools to carry out the adjustment of mechanical and electrical equipment.
Use IT equipment to write reports and use email. Specialist use of IT equipment required using a computer-aided drawing system, a stability assessment system, and pressure measuring equipment and wheelchair programming tools.
Person specification
Qualification
* Engineering / Science Degree (BSc / BEng)
* Degree in Mechanical or Biomechanical Engineering
Experience
* The ability to work within an ISO9001 Quality System
* Experience working with people with disabilities, wheelchairs and/or seating desirable
Skills
* Good Communication Skills. Ability to express themselves clearly both orally and in writing.
* Ability to analyse simple engineering problems.
* Ability to relate to people with disabilities and show empathy.
* Ability to analyse simple biomechanical problems.
* Knowledge of Wheelchairs and Seating.
Personal Qualities
* Very Flexible, Positive, energetic, enthusiastic in outlook and able to set a good example. Ability to manage under pressure; work to tight deadlines, evidencing excellent time management. Able to work independently or as part of a team.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long-term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification. We encourage applicants to submit their applications and to request any reasonable adjustments where required.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC is an advocate of diversity and strives to mirror the community we serve as much as possible.
We are committed to and actively promote equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals from all areas of the community who meet the specific criteria are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage/civil partnerships.
Promoting Workforce Equality
In response to data held by BCHC which demonstrates that individuals from particular protected characteristics are under-represented, BCHC is striving to redress these imbalances. In order to do this, the Trust is committed to the employment and career development of individuals with these protected characteristics. As part of this commitment and given this under-representation, the Trust guarantees an interview to any applicants from under-represented groups for positions at Band 8a and above whose application meets the essential criteria for the post as detailed on the Person Specification.
The Trust is currently under-represented in terms of people who identify as Black, Minority Ethnic (BME) and welcomes applicants from these communities. Selection will be on the basis of merit. In order to ensure the diversity of our workforce and understand the differing needs of our communities, the Trust is committed to the principles of Positive Action.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and, where possible (given our range of services and community settings) dependent upon the requirements associated with the role, will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible. This may include hybrid patterns of working to enable colleagues to request the flexibility of a mixture of home/base working.
In accordance with the NHS People Promise, the Trust is committed to facilitating a healthy work/life balance that is essential to health and wellbeing and to making BCHC a ‘Great Place to Work’. We will be happy to discuss and consider all requests relating to working patterns and hours at your interview so please do ask!
Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements.
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers.
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees.
* Flexible working where possible.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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