Employer: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Employer type: NHS
Site: ALAS Posture & Mobility Centre
Town: Treforest
Salary: £35,922 - £43,257 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing date: 29/09/2024 23:59
Medical Technical Officer
Band 6
WHO WE ARE:
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future.
We are a values-driven organisation and our goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients, and their families and carers, our values are:
* We are kind and caring
* We are respectful
* We have trust and integrity
* We take personal responsibility
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic person to join the Medical Technical Team within the Posture and Mobility Service, ALAS. The post will be based out of the PMC in Treforest, covering work within the South West Wales community.
The role of the Medical Technical Officer is to carry out assessments of an individual’s clinical, postural, and pressure needs and to visit users at home/schools to assess for, prescribe, deliver, fit, and adapt or modify mobility equipment.
The successful candidate will be registered/eligible to register as a Healthcare Science Practitioner or Clinical Technologist with significant experience in a medical and technical or engineering environment. Knowledge and understanding of postural assessment and biomechanics is essential, as is experience in the design, manufacture, and management of specialised assistive technology specified to meet clinical needs.
Experience with wheelchairs, particularly in fitting and adjustment, and an understanding of seating and anatomy would be advantageous. The successful candidate must be willing to undertake lone working and driving across a large geographical area, for which ALAS vans are provided.
Main Duties of the Job
Brief duties of the role include:
* Manage a varied caseload of adults with complex postural needs, using evidence-based/client-centered principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions in primary and secondary care settings, including home visits and community facilities.
* Carry out assessments of patients referred for posture, pressure, and specialised mobility equipment to meet service user’s complex postural and mobility needs and associated clinical conditions.
* Triage and prioritise referrals in a timely manner and make technical decisions based on referral information demonstrating a high level of clinical reasoning skills.
* Use a wide range of appropriate tools to fit and adjust equipment and employ safe manual handling techniques when moving heavy/awkward equipment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered/eligible to register as a Healthcare Science Practitioner or Clinical Technologist (e.g., accredited vocational degree or equivalent).
* Postgraduate diploma or equivalent (e.g., specialist knowledge of specialised assistive technology assessment/prescription/provision).
* Having or working towards a higher degree.
Experience
* Significant experience in a medical and technical or engineering environment.
* Experience working with clinical staff and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
* Experience within a quality system and participating in audits.
* Experience in wheelchair/seating/standardised assessment and lone working.
* Experience working with service-users with life-threatening conditions.
Skills
* Good organisation and time management.
* Clinical reasoning.
* Clinical experience with individuals with complex needs within a social setting.
* Experience of postural management.
* Dexterity to operate hand tools.
Special Knowledge
* Knowledge and understanding of postural assessment and biomechanics.
* Design, manufacture, and management of specialised assistive technology specified to meet clinical need.
* Clinical/Quality audit.
* Wheelchair accreditation.
* Understanding of pressure wounds and management.
Personal Qualities
* Enthusiastic and committed approach.
* Adaptable with coping skills.
* Good team worker.
* Good at problem solving.
Other
* Car driver / Full driving license.
Managing Your Application
We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated.
Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment-related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route.
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