Job summary
- Main area
- Upholstery
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 050-ACS022-0126
- Employer
- Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Posture and Mobility Service, Bryn-Y-Neuadd Hospital
- Town
- Llanfairfechan
- Salary
- £27,898 - £30,615 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Upholstery Technician
Band 4
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme. We also offer a number of family-friendly benefits, including work-life balance policies.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for one Band 4 Clinical Upholstery Technician to join the Posture and Mobility Service at our Posture and Mobility building in Bryn y Neuadd Hospital, Llanfairfechan. The service covers a wide geographical area in North and Mid Wales.
The work will be based in the workshop areas and will involve the manufacture of custom seating covers, other medical devices and the adaptation of mobility equipment. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team consisting of clinical, technical and administrative staff.
Main duties of the job
The key objectives of the post are:
- Manufacturing covers and accessories for custom medical devices, and modifying off-the-shelf equipment to suit the patients’ needs.
- Creating patterns to create the covers – iDigit is used to digitise the patterns once the paper ones have been made.
- Supporting clinicians and offering advice on methods of manufacture and fabrics.
This post offers an opportunity for the successful candidate to develop their upholstery skills and will require adaptability to meet a wide variety of clinical and technical requirements.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales . Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Skills and Attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to interpret written and diagrammatic information used to specify work
- Able to identify problems and seek out the appropriate colleague to help resolve them
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Able to communicate with colleagues to overcome challenges as a team
- Able to initiate, undertake, and complete work within time constraints and to deadlines; including reprioritising own work where needed
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrable empathy, to envisage the needs of the equipment end user, and adapt & develop upholstery designs as required
- Welsh Language Skills are desirable - levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- BTEC/SCOTVEC or City & Guilds to Diploma Level in Upholstery & Soft Furnishings or equivalent work experience/qualification
- Working knowledge of physical properties of a range of upholstery materials
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience in working in a sewing or upholstery environment
- Demonstrable experience working with sewing machinery
Desirable criteria
- Experience of manufacturing Custom Made Medical Devices
- Experience of manufacturing items within a Quality Management System.
- Experience of working with wheelchair and/or prosthetic users
- Experience of working with digital drawing or patterning software
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alys Evans
- Job title
- Workshop Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03000 852819
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