Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Administrative Technician to join the Communication Aid Service East of England (CASEE) for a Band 3 permanent part-time post. The post is for 21 hours (0.56 WTE) per week, with flexible working pattern available for the right candidate, e.g. 10am-2pm 5 days per week or similar. 

CASEE is one of 14 regional specialised Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Services commissioned by NHS England to provide a consistent, equitable AAC Service across England and is managed within the CUH Speech and Language Therapy Service.

Our service works closely with local therapy teams to provide a service to children and adults who are eligible for a specialised AAC assessment across the six counties of the East of England.

This is an opportunity to join our specialist multi-professional team comprising Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Advisory Teacher, Rehabilitation Engineer/Healthcare Scientist, technical team and administrative support team. For further information about the service please visit: Communication Aid Service East of England (CASEE) | CUH 

Whilst AAC or assistive technology skills and experience is desirable, we welcome applications from people who have an interest in AAC and who are committed to quickly develop the necessary specialist knowledge and skills.

Individual personal development needs will be identified and supported.

Main duties of the job

To provide professional and efficient technical and administrative support to the CASEE team. 

Main responsibilities include supporting the CASEE team with equipment management, resources and administrative tasks relating to equipment. This includes: storing and keeping a record of equipment in the CASEE office, maintaining the CUH medical equipment database (e-Quip); ensuring equipment returned is decontaminated and cleared; liaising with the medical equipment library, ensuring equipment is ready for visits and supporting the team with resources and administrative tasks. 

You will also support the team with programming of vocabulary on communication aids and will, alongside clinicians, create communication books and other low-tech resources using a variety of software packages.

You  will provide general administrative support for the team as required.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.