Band 4 Technician

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS FT; Metchley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS Trust is looking for a Technician to join their technical services team in Metchley. The role involves configuring and installing electronic assistive technology for clients with physical disabilities. Applicants should have relevant experience, a good standard of education, and a driving license. The position requires independent work and travel across the West Midlands. Competitive compensation and support in a collaborative environment offered.

Qualifications

• GCSE level in Maths and English required.
• Experience in a technical service supporting clients with equipment.
• Must have full driving license.

Responsibilities

• Configure and install new equipment for clients.
• Repair existing equipment and perform maintenance tasks.
• Travel widely within the West Midlands region.

Skills

Ability to relate to people with disabilities

Competent in Microsoft Office

Use of hand and power tools

Understanding of electronic circuit diagrams

Product design and development

Ability to test equipment

Self-motivated

Good communication

Well organized

Education

Good standard of education to GCSE level

HNC in Electronics or Engineering

City and Guilds 2377 PAT Testing Qualification

Job description

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 an 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, mount devices to wheelchairs and perform the annual maintenance including statutory electrical PAT testing, generally in domiciliary settings throughout the West Midlands (i.e., patients\' 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 relations with the following:

• ACT Team - Clinical, Technical, Stock and Admin staff
• Patients, their carers and families
• External organisations such as Higher Education providers, professional bodies and other stakeholders

About us

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.

Job 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

• Good standard of education to GCSE level, including Maths and English
• HNC Electronics or Engineering (or equivalent) or relevant experience.
• City and Guilds 2377 PAT Testing Qualification

Experience

• Relevant experience in a technical service offering support to clients with equipment.
• Worked within an Assistive Technology Setting
• Relevant experience of delivering Planned Preventative Maintenance.
• Relevant experience of testing in clinical environment.

Skills/knowledge

• Ability to relate to people with a disability or those caring for a person with disability and show empathy.
• Competent in the use of Microsoft Office software
• Able to use hand and power tools for general equipment maintenance, including soldering
• 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.
• 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

• Full Driving Licence
• Willing and able to drive own car for visits as necessary

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.