Clinical Technologist - Band 6

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust; Horsington; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid work model

Job summary

The Lincolnshire Electronic Assistive Technology (EATS) Service within Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Technologist to support assessments and equip patients with environmental controls and communication devices.

You will assemble, install and commission electronic assistive equipment in patients' homes or for mobile use, provide training and ongoing support, and contribute to service development to maintain high quality care.

Qualifications

• Participation in multidisciplinary clinical assessments for patients with complex physical disabilities.
• Assemble, install and commission electronic assistive equipment in patients' homes or for mobile use.
• Provide ongoing support through training and maintenance of equipment.
• Contribute to development of processes to ensure delivery of a high quality electronic assistive technology service.
• Engage in ongoing training and development of the service and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• To participate in, and support, the multidisciplinary clinical assessment of patients with complex physical disabilities.
• To assemble, install and commission electronic assistive equipment in patients' homes or for mobile use, to address individual needs for safety, security, communication, environment and access to electronic information systems.
• To provide on-going support for patients by providing training, maintaining equipment in good working order and by making any adjustments necessary to meet changing needs.
• To take an integral part in the development of processes to ensure delivery of a high quality electronic assistive technology service.
• To participate in ongoing training and development of the service, yourself and your colleagues.

Job description

The Lincolnshire Electronic Assistive Technology (EATS) Service provides a specialist service for adults and children with complex physical and/or communication disabilities. Members of the multidisciplinary team carry out assessments, make recommendations and provide equipment and systems which aim to promote independence, participation and improve quality of life. Along with communication devices, the Service provides assessment, provision and maintenance of Environmental Controls (EC) equipment and Advanced Computer Access to Lincolnshire. Leicestershire and Northamptonshire residents., To participate in, and support, the multidisciplinary clinical assessment of patients with complex physical disabilities.

• To participate in, and support, the multidisciplinary clinical assessment of patients with complex physical disabilities.
• To assemble, install and commission electronic assistive equipment in patients' homes or for mobile use, to address individual needs for safety, security, communication, environment and access to electronic information systems.
• To provide on-going support for patients by providing training, maintaining equipment in good working order and by making any adjustments necessary to meet changing needs.
• To take an integral part in the development of processes to ensure delivery of a high quality electronic assistive technology service.
• To participate in ongoing training and development of the service, yourself and your colleagues.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and caring Clinical Technologist to join our multi-disciplinary team of Clinical Technologists, Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills in a friendly, busy service that covers the East Midlands area.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.