Job summary
- Main area
- Rehabilitation Engineer
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 179-7693357-I-A
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Disability Resource Centre
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Rehabilitation Engineer
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
We are excited to be advertising for a Rehabilitation Engineer to work within Suffolk Wheelchair Service, to work alongside our Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist and Rehabilitation Engineering colleagues. This is a rare opportunity for either an experienced Rehabilitation Engineer/ Clinical Engineer or someone looking for a development opportunity starting as a B6 and working towards a B7.
The role is at Suffolk Wheelchair Service, based in a community setting at The Disability Resource Centre, Bury St. Edmunds. The role requires the applicant to work countywide across West and East Suffolk and due to the rural location will require a suitable method of travel to access the locality.
The role requires regular quality visits to the Approved Repairer located in Ipswich. There is a dedicated Admin Team for the service.
You will need to travel, so you must either hold a full, current driving licence and have access to personal transport or meet the mobility requirements of the role through other reasonable and suitable means.
You will be required to undertake comprehensive assessments of adults and children with a variety of physical, cognitive and/or learning disabilities who use manual wheelchairs, powerchairs and special postural management systems.
We work in clinics, schools, care settings, hospitals and patients homes to provide appropriate mobility and seating solutions.
Main duties of the job
• To provide a highly specialist assessment relating to mobility and function in cases of varying complexity. Assessments will be undertaken at a wheelchair clinic, patient’s home, hospital, school or any other appropriate community location.
• To be responsible, in conjunction with other members of the multi-disciplinary team or as a lone worker, for prescribing appropriate equipment from a wide range of options – manual and powered wheelchairs, special seating, accessories and pressure relieving cushions.
• To be responsible for the design and manufacture of bespoke equipment solutions where a commercial alternative is not available, in line with medical device regulations.
• To be active in the prevention and / or treatment of pressure ulcers through the prescription of appropriate seating and / or cushioning, and the provision of specialist advice to patients, carers and other professionals.
• To provide specialist engineering advice and support to colleagues.
• To assess for and prescribe special seating systems to accommodate highly complex postural needs and prevent deformity such as correction and / or prevention of contractures, deformities and other associated health problems.
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see Job Description for full details.
You will be required to undertake comprehensive assessments of adults and children with a variety of physical, cognitive and/or learning disabilities who use manual wheelchairs, powerchairs and special postural management systems.
We work in clinics, schools, care settings, hospitals and patients homes to provide appropriate mobility and seating solutions.
For further information contact Mary-Jane Vingoe, Wheelchair Service Clinical Lead on 01473 351805 option 2 and option 2 or [email protected]
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in engineering or equivalent
- • Register of Clinical Technologists as a Rehabilitation Engineer (RCT)
- • The Academy of Healthcare Science as a Rehabilitation / Clinical Engineer (ACHS)
- • The Health and Care Professions Council as a Clinical Scientist (HCPC).
- Current full UK Driving Licence
Desirable criteria
- Membership of IPEM
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience of working in a wheelchair or seating service, working in line with service eligibility criteria.
- Experience of working with a quality management system.
- Knowledge of current medical device legislation.
- Knowledge and experience of risk assessment and risk management
- Ability to keep accurate clinical records and produce complex wheelchair prescriptions.
- Self-motivated and committed to continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working with children
- Experience of supervising and training other staff
- Knowledge of electronics
- Experience of moving and handling dependent people.
- Experience of CAD software
- Up to date knowledge of relevant wheelchair products available to the NHS
- Experience of contributing to research programmes
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills-verbal and written.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to take sensitive yet rational decisions in line with eligibility criteria
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to contribute to service improvement and organisational development.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to think laterally
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Must work within defined professional scope and collaborate appropriately without encroaching on the responsibilities of other team members
- Able to cope under pressure in a demanding work environment
- Ability to travel to all required locations to carry out post
Desirable criteria
- Flexible approach to working duties
- Able to demonstrate good listening skills, patience and kindness.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mary Jane Vingoe
- Job title
- Clinical Lead, Wheelchair Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01473351805
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