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Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Band 7 Senior Rehabilitation Engineer

The closing date is 14 December 2025

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Job summary

**This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested**

The Rehabilitation Engineer Service is based within our Trust's Adult and Specialist Rehabilitation Division of BCHC . We supply Rehabilitation Engineering resource to Wheelchair Services within the West Midlands

The Senior Rehabilitation Engineer will be primarily based at Worcester Wheelchair Service Crown Lane, Wychbold, WR9 0BX. They could be expected to provide Rehabilitation Engineer activity within Herefordshire Wheelchair Services

Main duties of the job

The Senior Rehabilitation Engineer will have significant experience in the subject field together with line management of Band 6 Rehabilitation Engineers / Trainees. They will:-

Undertake assessment of postural and mobility needs for service users of wheelchair services

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

Line manage Rehabilitation Engineers, trainees and support staff

As part of of a Rehabilitation Engineering Team of over 25 staff you will participate in an active CPD and Clinical Supervision programme.

About us

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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.

Details

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-7612006-ASR

Job locations

West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre

91 Oak Tree Lane

Selly Oak Birmingham

B29 6JA


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

  • BSc / BEng in Mechanical / Rehabilitation Engineering. Engineering / Science or equivalent e.g. IEng / IIPEM (or equivalent)
  • Masters equivalent needed (or equivalent)
  • Registered with RCT / AHCS (Practitioner) or HCPC (Clinical Scientist)

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience working within wheelchairs services

Desirable

  • The ability to work within an ISO13485 Quality System

Skills/knowledge

Essential

  • 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
  • Knowledge of the Medical Device Regulations

Personal qualities

Essential

  • Highly self motivated
  • Very Flexible
  • Work with minimal supervision
Person Specification

Qualifications / training

Essential

  • BSc / BEng in Mechanical / Rehabilitation Engineering. Engineering / Science or equivalent e.g. IEng / IIPEM (or equivalent)
  • Masters equivalent needed (or equivalent)
  • Registered with RCT / AHCS (Practitioner) or HCPC (Clinical Scientist)

Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience working within wheelchairs services

Desirable

  • The ability to work within an ISO13485 Quality System

Skills/knowledge

Essential

  • 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
  • Knowledge of the Medical Device Regulations

Personal qualities

Essential

  • 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre

91 Oak Tree Lane

Selly Oak Birmingham

B29 6JA


Employer's website

https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT

Address

West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre

91 Oak Tree Lane

Selly Oak Birmingham

B29 6JA


Employer's website

https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Rehabilitation Engineer Service Lead

Carl Crump

carl.crump1@nhs.net

01214663103

Details

Date posted

01 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

820-7612006-ASR

Job locations

West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre

91 Oak Tree Lane

Selly Oak Birmingham

B29 6JA


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