Clinical Technologist - Band 6

The Methodist Church in Britain; Wollaton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Learning and development programs

Job summary

The Lincolnshire Electronic Assistive Technology Service, run by Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust, seeks a Clinical Technologist to fit, configure, and maintain assistive devices in patients’ homes. You will work with therapists across three counties, ensuring safe operation and ongoing support.

You will train patients and carers, conduct risk assessments, and contribute to service development, with hybrid working and essential driving.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics, or equivalent experience.
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting.
• Willingness to drive across the service locality (East Midlands).

Responsibilities

• Take part in multidisciplinary assessment of patients with complex disabilities, selecting and configuring equipment to test abilities.
• Assemble, install and commission electronic assistive equipment in patients' homes or for mobile use.
• Provide ongoing support, including reviewing prescriptions and adjusting equipment.
• Investigate and prioritise breakdown reports and liaise with manufacturers and wheelchair staff.
• Train patients and carers in installed systems and produce written instructions.
• Carry out risk assessments and report incidents.
• Keep records, documentation and service history; procure equipment and oversee safety testing.
• Deliver workshops and train staff; contribute to service development and publicise the service.

Skills

Healthcare experience

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Degree in STEM or equivalent experience

Tools

iOS & Android devices

Windows

macOS

Job description

This Clinical Technologist post sits in the Lincolnshire Electronic Assistive Technology Service, run by Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust for adults and children with complex physical or communication disabilities. The work centres on fitting, configuring and maintaining communication devices and environmental control equipment in patients' homes, alongside training patients and carers. It is multidisciplinary, working with speech and language therapists and occupational therapists across three counties, and driving is essential. A STEM degree or equivalent experience is needed, plus healthcare experience.

What the job involves

• Take part in multidisciplinary assessment of patients with complex physical disabilities, selecting and configuring equipment to test physical, cognitive and sensory abilities
• Assemble, install and commission electronic assistive equipment in patients' homes or for mobile use
• Provide ongoing support, including reviewing prescriptions and making adjustments as patient needs change
• Investigate and prioritise breakdown reports, make repairs or arrange manufacturer repair, and liaise with manufacturers, suppliers and wheelchair staff
• Train patients and carers in the installed systems, customise written instructions and advise householders of hazards found
• Carry out individual risk assessments when installing or reviewing equipment, and report incidents
• Keep clinical records, technical file documentation, system configuration copies and equipment service history
• Procure equipment, supervise acceptance and electrical safety testing, and oversee decontamination and reissue of used equipment
• Take part in the out-of-hours call rota and decommission equipment from the homes of deceased patients
• Develop written procedures for commissioning, maintenance and refurbishment, and contribute to service development
• Deliver workshops, support trainees, and train staff within and outside the department
• Publicise the service through presentations and liaison, and take responsibility for own training needs

What's required

Qualifications

• Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics, or equivalent experience

Experience

• Experience of working in a healthcare setting
• Experience of Environmental Control systems and their applications

Skills & knowledge

• Knowledge of iOS and Android devices, Windows and Apple Mac OS
• Knowledge of communications technologies and their domestic and personal applications

Checks & eligibility

• Able and willing to drive across the service locality (East Midlands)

Nice to have

• Safe use of power tools and hand tools
• Experience of commissioning and maintaining Environmental Control and Alternative and Augmentative Communication systems
• Experience of working in the NHS

What's offered

• Flexible working options such as part-time, compressed hours, job shares and hybrid working, subject to service needs
• Access to learning and development, including an earn while you learn apprenticeship programme