Job summary
- Main area
- Technical
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37.5)
- Job ref
- 820-7460899-ASR-A
- Employer
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre
- Town
- Selly Oak Birmingham
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 4 Technician
Band 4
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Technician to join the technical services team within the Access to Communication and Technology Service.
The post-holder will work within three areas relating to Electronic Assistive Technology (EAT): people with severe physical disabilities who may need Environmental Control (EC) or computer access and people with communication and language difficulties who may need Alternative & Augmentative Communication (AAC)
The post holder will:
Have a good standard of education to GCSE level, including Maths and English
Have a HNC Electronics or Engineering (or equivalent) or relevant experience.
Need to work independently and travel widely within the West Midlands region and therefore being a car driver is essential.
Do you have the skills required to join our team? We are looking for a highly driven Technician who is enthusiastic and motivated to work with us!
Main duties of the job
The post will be working in the ACT Technical Service, a team of technical staff that support the clinical team in delivering solutions to clients. The post holder will report to the Senior Technician for their daily duties however the post holder will be expected to manage their own workload.
The primary role for this post is to configure and install new equipment , repair existing equipment, mounting devices to wheelchairs and perform the annual maintenance including statutory electrical PAT testing, generally in domiciliary settings throughout the West Midlands (ie patient’s homes). There will also be a requirement to deliver/collect equipment as well as occasional development of new devices and/or solutions.
To establish effective working relation with the following:
- ACT Team – Clinical, Technical, Stock and Admin staff
- Patients, their carers and families
- Assistive technology providers
- Other departments
- External organisations such as Higher Education providers, professional bodies and other stakeholders
Working for our organisation
IMPORTANT
- Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process
- Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully. Please particularly ensure that you provide full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address
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 and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab 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 best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification
Access to Communication and Technology is a specialist electronic assistive technology service, which is based at the West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6JA. We are a service made up of clinicians (Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapists, Health Care Scientists and assistant Practitioners), technicians, stock, Clinical support Staff and administration staff providing specialist assessment, set up, provision and maintenance of electronic assistive technology to meet the needs of children and adults who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Environmental Control (EC).
We are a friendly, enthusiastic, experienced, and supportive team who work collaboratively as part of a national network of similar services, all funded by NHS England.
Person specification
Qualifications / training
Essential criteria
- Good standard of education to GCSE level, including Maths and English
- HNC Electronics or Engineering (or equivalent) or relevant experience.
Desirable criteria
- City and Guilds 2377 PAT Testing Qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in a technical service offering support to clients with equipment.
Desirable criteria
- Worked within an Assistive Technology Setting
- Relevant experience of delivering Planned Preventative Maintenance.
- Relevant experience of testing in clinical environment.
Skills/knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to relate to people with a disability or those caring for a person with disability and show empathy.
- Good communication skills
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office software
- Able to use hand and power tools for general equipment maintenance. Including soldering
Desirable criteria
- Able to understand electronic circuit diagrams.
- Relevant experience of product design and development.
- Ability to Test equipment in a range of settings and physical environments which may be challenging or difficult.
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Self motivated
- Work with minimal supervision
- Well organised
- Good communication
- Able to work independently with the ability to plan time and workload
Other job requirements
Essential criteria
- Full Driving Licence
- Willing and able to drive own car for visits as necessary
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kevin McGrath
- Job title
- Technical Services Lead, ACT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0121 466 3050
- Additional information
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