Technical Officer (Electrical/Programming Bias)

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking a Technical Officer (Electrical/Programming Bias) to support the Posture and Mobility Service, performing electrical diagnostics, configuration, and programming of powered mobility equipment during home visits.

You will assist clinicians with patient assessments, manage equipment orders, maintain records, and work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe, person-centred mobility solutions for service users in the community.

Qualifications

• Practical hands-on electrical experience in a medical technical or engineering environment.
• Experience in wheelchair/ seating and carrying out adjustments.
• Understanding of engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Carry out electrical work on powered mobility equipment within competence, including component replacement, diagnostics, programming, and setup of specialist controls (e.g. head controls).
• 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.

Skills

Attention to detail

Hand dexterity

Full driving licence

Education

Electrical/Engineering Diploma

Degree

First Aid

IT Qualification

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

Go back Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Technical Officer (Electrical/Programming Bias)

The closing date is 29 September 2026

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

About us

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.

Other

• Full driving licence

Skills & Attributes

• Work under pressure or in challenging situations


• Good hand dexterity / Ability to safely use hand tools

Experience

• Practical hands-on electrical experience in a medical technical or engineering environment


• Working autonomously or as part of a multi-disciplinary teams (MDT)


• Understanding of engineering principles


• Experience in wheelchair/ seating and carrying out adjustments


• Taking part in audits & calibration of equipment.


• Working with service-users with life-threatening conditions


• Supervising others


• Postural management

Qualifications

• A level or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent in health/ technical or engineering subject


• Skills, knowledge and experience to its equivalency


• Degree


• First Aid


• IT Qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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