The Rehabilitation Engineer Service within our Trust's Adult and Specialist Rehabilitation Division of BCHC is looking to recruit a qualified and registered Clinical Technologist, Healthcare Science Practitioner or Clinical Scientist with significant experience to a Senior Rehabilitation Engineer post with particular responsibilities regarding Healthcare Science training at Associate, Practitioner and Scientist levels. The post is being advertised at this time as fulltime i.e. 37.5 hours but other hours will be considered.
The successful candidate will be based within one of the 12 Wheelchair Services within the West Midlands. The RE Service is based at West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre 91 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6JA.
We will be asking shortlisted candidates to complete a presentation regarding the training of healthcare science staff within the field of Rehabilitation Engineering and how they would deal with a trainee experiencing problems whilst training.
Main duties of the job
We require a Senior Rehabilitation Engineer with significant experience in the subject field together with line management. They will:
1. Support the training of healthcare science staff at Associate, Practitioner and Scientist level within the field of Rehabilitation Engineering.
2. Create innovative and safe solutions to meet the assessed clinical needs of wheelchair users. These solutions will take into account relevant legislation and follow our ISO13485:2016 QMS.
3. Line manage Rehabilitation Engineers and support staff.
4. As part of a Rehabilitation Engineering Team of over 25 staff, you will participate in an active CPD and Clinical Supervision programme.
About us
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.
Job responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications / training
* BSc / BEng in Mechanical / Rehabilitation Engineering, Engineering / Science or equivalent e.g. IEng / IIPEM (or equivalent).
* Masters equivalent needed (or equivalent).
Experience
* Relevant experience working within wheelchair services.
* Relevant experience of training and supervision within Rehabilitation Engineering.
* The ability to work within an ISO13485 Quality System.
Skills/knowledge
* Good Communication Skills. Ability to express themselves clearly both orally and in writing.
* Ability to relate to people with disabilities and show empathy.
* PC Skills.
* Extensive knowledge of Wheelchairs and Seating.
* RCT Registered / HPCP Registered.
* Knowledge of the Medical Device Regulations.
* Highly self-motivated.
* Very Flexible.
* Work with minimal supervision.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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