Technical Officer (Electrical/Programming Bias)

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is recruiting for a Rehabilitation Engineer / MTO to join the Posture and Mobility Service. The role involves hands-on support to help service users remain mobile, independent and safe, with regular travel to homes for driving assessments and equipment setup.

You will work with clinicians and multidisciplinary teams to assess patients, configure powered mobility equipment, and provide technical advice to ensure safe provision across a wide range of needs.

Qualifications

• Experience with powered mobility equipment and related safety standards.
• Ability to carry out home visits and mobility assessments.
• Strong teamwork and communication with clinical staff.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, configure, program, and adjust powered mobility equipment including motors, actuators, batteries, and control modules.
• Work with specialist controls (e.g. head controls) and perform electrical diagnostics and component replacement per safety standards.
• Support clinicians with patient assessments for wheelchairs and postural equipment during home visits.
• Carry out home environment assessments to determine suitability for powered wheelchairs and liaise with local authorities for adaptations.
• Order equipment, maintain records, and support incident reporting per regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to deliver person-centred care.
• Provide technical support and advice to ensure the safe provision of mobility equipment.
• Assist with equipment setup, fitting, and mobility driving assessments.
• Maintain accurate records and follow departmental procedures and manufacturer guidance.

Skills

Powered mobility knowledge

Electrical diagnostics

Home visits

Team collaboration

Tools

Diagnostics equipment

Control modules programming

Head controls hardware

Job description

Join our Posture and Mobility Service in a varied, hands-on role supporting people to remain mobile, independent, and safe. The role includes regular travel to service users’ homes to carry out driving assessments, equipment setup, and support in real-world environments.

Technical And Safety Responsibilities

• Carry out inspection, configuration, programming, and adjustment of powered mobility equipment, including motors, actuators, batteries, and control modules. A key part of the role is working with specialist controls (e.g. head controls), as well as completing electrical diagnostics and component replacement in line with manufacturer guidance and safety standards.

Clinical Support And Assessment

• Support registered clinicians with patient assessments for wheelchairs and postural equipment. This includes home visits, mobility driving assessments, and carrying out home environment assessments to determine suitability for powered wheelchairs, including liaison with local authorities regarding required adaptations.

Administrative And Reporting Duties

• Order equipment, maintain accurate records, and support incident reporting in line with departmental and regulatory requirements.

Collaborative Working

• Work closely with multidisciplinary teams and external partners across health and social care to support coordinated, person-centred care.
• Carry out electrical work on powered mobility equipment within competence, including component replacement, diagnostics, programming, and setup of specialist controls (e.g. head controls), escalating where required.
• Provide technical support and advice to the service to ensure the safe and effective provision of mobility equipment for service users with a wide range of needs.
• Assist registered clinicians with the assessment of patients requiring posture, pressure, and specialist mobility equipment, including support with equipment setup, fitting, and mobility driving assessments.
• Undertake home environment assessments to determine suitability for powered wheelchairs, including identifying access issues and liaising with local authorities and partner services regarding required adaptations.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to safe working practices by following departmental procedures and manufacturer guidance.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Josh Williams Job title: Rehabilitation Engineer / MTO Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01443 661747