Band 5 Trainee Rehabilitation Engineer

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Trainee Rehabilitation Engineer (Clinical Technologist) to undertake the IPEM Clinical Technologist Training Scheme. The successful applicant will be based with Warwickshire Wheelchair Service, with training placements primarily in Leamington Spa and Nuneaton, West Midlands.

Upon completion, eligibility to join the Register for Clinical Technologists is gained.

Qualifications

• Formal training pathway via IPEM Clinical Technologist Training Scheme.

Responsibilities

• The role is patient facing and requires hands-on use of hand tools to adjust and fit equipment.
• Participate in CPD and Clinical Supervision programme.
• Grow the clinical capacity of Wheelchair Services across the West Midlands.

Education

Mechanical or medical engineering degree

Job description

Position Overview

The Adult and Specialist Rehabilitation Division of BCHC is looking to recruit a Trainee Rehabilitation Engineer (Clinical Technologist). The successful applicant will undertake the IPEM Clinical Technologist Training Scheme with the intention of meeting the requirements of the Register of Clinical Technologists or the Academy of Healthcare Science Register.

The position we are recruiting to is that of a Trainee Rehabilitation Engineer to based with predominantly Warwickshire Wheelchair Service. You will already have suitable qualifications such as a mechanical or medical engineering degree or alternative qualifications with relevant experience to be eligible to join the IPEM Clinical Technologist Training Scheme

We require a trainee Rehabilitation Engineer (healthcare science practitioner / clinical tecnologist) to undergo a formal training programme to become a qualified member of our Rehabilitation Engineering team to support our future staff needs

The position is patient facing and very hands on with respect to using hand tools to adjust and fit equipment. You will be required you to build a portfolio of evidence throughout the 2 year scheme which together with observed practice will be assessed by IPEM Moderators.

The Rehabilitation Engineer Service is based in Selly Oak, Birmingham however the training placement is primarily based at Warwickshire Wheelchair Service (Leamington Spa and Nuneaton). However, some placements and learning opportunities will be based at other locations, generally within the West Midlands. The aim of this post being to grow the clinical capacity at these Wheelchair Services

Upon successful completion of the Training Scheme you wil be eligible to join the Register for Clinical Technologists allowing you to apply for qualified Rehabilitation Engineer positions within our service.

As part of of a Rehabilitation Engineering Team of over 25 staff you will participate in an active CPD and Clinical Supervision programme.

IMPORTANT

Be Part of Our Team

Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (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, parents and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehabilitation 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 better care and healthier communities,

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Carl Crump Job title: Rehabilitation Engineer Service Lead Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0121 466 3103