Rehabilitation Engineer Technician

Job summary

We are seeking a Band 4 Rehabilitation Engineering Technician to be part of our clinical team, working in a variety of settings across the county, assessing for, planning, fabricating, assembling or modifying manual and powered wheelchairs, seating and accessories for clients of all ages with a wide range of disabilities.

You will contribute to risk management in your own practice area, as well as supporting risk management within the Warehouse and Clinical practice. You will work closely with our Admin team and the Warehouse and Repairs team in a variety of activities, including quality management and audit.

You will report to our existing Rehabilitation Engineers, receiving regular supervision and professional guidance to ensure best practice and compliance with MDR and Trust Policies within the service.

This is a varied and challenging but rewarding full-time post in a supportive and welcoming integrated Wheelchair Service. Please see the job description for more details.

Main duties of the job

You will work autonomously (on your own or jointly with different clinicians) or with support from our existing Rehabilitation Engineers, combining engineering, medical device regulations and clinical knowledge to optimise the outcome for the client. This may be face-to-face with the client or in the workshop preparing equipment for individual clients or for stock.

You will be expected to manage your own caseload and be proactive in contributing to management of the service workload in an efficient and effective way to meet service KPIs. You will document clinical and technical activity on our database, maintaining and managing the clinical and asset records according to NHS standards.

You will be working with the Wheelchair Service Team (Clinical, Administrative, Warehouse and Repairs Team) across both sites, Acorn Building, St Leonards Hospital site and also at Unit F2, Marabout Industrial Estate, Dorchester.

As a service and organisation we promote and encourage training, which can be inhouse, external or Trust organised.

Employment in this post requires an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, which the Trust will cover the cost of. Applicants who subscribe to the DBS update service are able to present a valid DBS certificate instead of requiring a new check.

About us

At Dorset HealthCare we're on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We're a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.

We do things differently here - it's one of the reasons the CQC rated us 'outstanding' in 2019. It's also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you're looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, vibrant urban locations, thriving seaside spots, or among the rolling hills of Dorset, there are lots of ways you can make a difference in our communities.

Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future, we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We're an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.

Working with us you'll be part of a strong team, challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don't know. And you'll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.