Job summary
- Main area
- 317 NMPCE - RREMS
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week)
- Job ref
- 317-2025-20-18-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- 317 Trustwide
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/06/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Technologist - Rehabilitation Engineering Technician
Band 5
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
RREMS is now seeking a suitably qualified, capable and motivated engineer or technologist to join our team to assist in the delivery of our services.
Based from offices at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle and James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, the Regional Rehabilitation Engineering Mobility Service (RREMS), works in collaboration with twelve regional wheelchair service providers across the north-east of England and North Cumbria in both clinical and community settings, providing rehabilitation engineering expertise, delivering technical advice and solutions relating to the specialist field of posture and wheeled mobility. RREMS also arranges and manages the region wide, wheelchair repair and refurbishment contract and equipment provision framework.
- Interview date: 16 June 2025
- 37 hours 30 minutes /week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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Main duties of the job
RREMS Clinical Technologists activities include:
- Clinical and community based rehabilitation engineering support.
- Assessment, specification and provision of wheeled mobility equipment.
- Modification of wheeled mobility and posture equipment to meet individual need, inclusive of associated risk assessment and management.
- Medical device adverse incident investigation and management.
- Mobility equipment product development and evaluation in conjunction with a range of providers.
- Training provision to healthcare professional teams and individuals, patient’s family members and care staff.
- Quality control monitoring of wheelchair repair, maintenance and refurbishment contract activities undertaken by our appointed repair agent
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will be educated to a minimum HNC / HND level in an appropriate engineering discipline, with demonstrable experience in mechanical and / or electromechanical engineering, gained from completion of a recognised engineering or technical apprenticeship or training course. In addition, if not already registered or eligible for registration, the post holder will be required to complete the IPEM Clinical Technologist Training Scheme, resulting in professional registration as a Clinical Technologist with either the RCT or AHCS.
This is a demanding but rewarding role requiring excellent technical awareness, communication, planning, organisational and interpersonal skills. Experience in the application of a range of IT packages (Microsoft Office, Databases, 2D / 3D CAD Modelling) is essential, as is a full valid UK driving licence, as considerable travelling is involved on a day to day basis.
Main responsibilities include:
- Providing the technical aspects of RREMS.
- Ensuring the safe introduction, delivery / handover of manufactured / modified products into clinical, domestic and educational establishments.
- Providing both verbal and clear written instruction regarding its safe use.
- Working in collaboration with the appointed repair agent to monitor and report on performance activities relating to maintenance, repairs and refurbishment of manual and powered wheelchairs.
- Compliance with all relevant legislative and other national and local requirements.
- Safe and efficient operation of all engineering / scientific equipment on which you have been trained.
- Reporting of adverse incidents to appropriate organisational establishments.
- Carry out powered wheelchair environmental risk and accessibility assessments.
- Undertake other duties and responsibilities within the scope of RREMS to meet the changing needs and circumstances of the service.
- Contribute to research and development projects.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- HNC / HND or equivalent in an appropriate engineering discipline with relevant experience.
- The post holder must be registered as a Clinical Technologist with RCT or AHCS or working towards registration
- The post holder must hold a full, valid driving licence.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- In depth relevant knowledge gained via a recognised apprenticeship, training scheme, experience or short courses.
- Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology relevant to area of work.
- Basic knowledge of clinical hazards and infection control.
- Good knowledge of IT software packages (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, 2D / 3D CAD) and experience of applying them.
- Good knowledge of safe moving and handling techniques in both clinical and non-clinical environment.
- Specialist knowledge and skills in medical or scientific equipment relevant to working area.
- Basic knowledge of Health & Safety procedures regarding mechanical devices e.g. Aids for Living.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the regulations surrounding the construction and testing of technical equipment.
- Ability to communicate engineering advice to all staff groups, patients or their carer’s
- Experience preferably of disability aids Experience working with clients with complex physical needs
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Literacy, numeracy and accuracy of a high order.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to communicate engineering advice to all staff groups, patients or their carer’s.
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
- Martin Hirst
- Job title
- Head of Service - RREMS
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07715994271
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