Rehabilitation Engineer

Ajmhealthcare; Dudley; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee Assistance Programme

Blue Light Discount Card

NHS Pension Contributions

Sick pay provision with continuous/cre

Job summary

AJM Healthcare is recruiting a qualified Rehabilitation Engineer to join our integrated clinical team. You will conduct assessments for NHS wheelchair users across various settings, managing a caseload with diverse mobility and seating needs, while ensuring excellent customer experience.

You will work under clinical leads, uphold best practices, and collaborate with customer service, logistics and the broader clinical team. A UK driving license and professional registration are required.

Qualifications

• Qualified, registered Rehabilitation Engineer with engineering background
• Hold a HNC, HND or degree in engineering or equivalent
• Registration with RCT or AHCS and a full UK driving license required
• Experience in wheelchair services and clinical settings is desirable

Responsibilities

• Hold, prioritise and organise own caseload of service users with complex needs
• Provide high-quality assessment and prescription for manual and powered wheelchairs, seating and buggies
• Work within clinical standards and guidelines while promoting best practice
• Provide clinical and technical advice to team members
• Demonstrate competence in the wheelchair services field with theoretical knowledge
• Supervise and allocate work to rehabilitation assistants and rehabilitation engineering technicians

Skills

Caseload management

Wheelchair assessment

Clinical guidelines

Team collaboration

Supervision

Education

Engineering degree

HNC/HND

Registration with RCT/AHCS

Job description

AJM Healthcare

Role: Rehabilitation Engineer

Benefits: 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays with accrual to 29 and 33 days with continuous service, Employee Assistance Programme, Blue Light Discount Card, NHS Pension Contributions*, Company sick pay provision with continuous service.

AJM Healthcare is a leading provider of wheelchair & community equipment services to the NHS and the Private Sector. We have over 35 years’ experience in these sectors and see ourselves as innovators helping increase independence, offering choice and personalisation, while delivering better outcomes. Our team provide a caring, user-centric and holistic approach that is tailored to each individual.

What we are looking for:

We are seeking to recruit a qualified, registered Rehabilitation Engineer to join our integrated clinical team. You will be conducting assessments with our NHS Wheelchair users in various settings within the surrounding areas ensuring outstanding customer experience is maintained throughout. You will showcase an empathic and resilient approach when faced with challenging situations with the ability to work collaboratively with our customer service, logistics, and the wider clinical teams. You will be responsible for managing your own caseload of patients with a range of permanent wheelchair mobility, postural, and pressure relief needs. You will ensure best practice is maintained throughout whilst receiving professional guidance from the Clinical and Service Leads.

Key Responsibilities:

• Hold, p rioritise, plan and organise your own caseload of service users, some of whom will have complex needs
• Provide high quality, service user focused assessment and prescription of manual wheelchairs, powered wheelchairs, buggies and seating
• Work within professional standards and clinical guidelines whilst promoting best practice and undertaking all aspects of clinical and technical duties
• Provide clinical and technical advice to other members of the team
• Possess competence within the specialism of wheelchair services, underpinned by background theoretical knowledge and experience
• Supervise and allocate work to rehabilitation assistants and rehabilitation engineering technicians

To be considered for the role, you must hold a HNC, HND or degree in engineering or equivalent, must hold registration with either RCT or AHCS and hold a manual full UK driving license.

Closing Date: 28th August 2026

This position is working within a regulated environment and will therefore be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Cost will be covered by the Company.

*Continuationof the NHS Pension Scheme is only available to the successful candidates who has been a member of this scheme within the last 12 months and subject to NHS Pensions T&Cs.

AJM Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer who is committed to equality in the workplace and does not discriminate based on race, gender, religion, marital status, age, physical or mental disabilities, medical condition. AJM will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. Please note, during certain high volume recruitment times, AJM may wish to limit the overall number of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.