Technical Officer (PMC - Technical Department)

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Pontypridd; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health organization in the UK is seeking a Technical Officer for the Technical Department. In this role, you will provide technical support and advice for the effective provision of mobility equipment to service users. You will assist registered clinicians in assessments and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have relevant engineering qualifications and experience in servicing medical equipment. This position involves collaborative work across health and social care sectors.

Qualifications

• Registration at EngTech, Register of Clinical Technologists or HCPC Practitioner required.
• Sufficient experience in servicing electronic/electrical equipment.
• Experience maintaining a wide range of medical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support for mobility equipment provision.
• Assist clinicians in assessing patients for mobility equipment.
• Conduct home visits and ensure compliance with safety standards.

Skills

General IT skills

Using hand tools and craft skills

Complex problem solving

Technical report writing and communication

Education

OND/HNC/HND or BSc qualification in a relevant engineering subject

Job description

Technical Officer (PMC - Technical Department)

The closing date is 17 December 2025

Clinical Support and Assessment: Assist registered clinicians in assessing patients for wheelchairs and postural accessories, including conducting home visits and mobility driving tests.

Technical and Safety Responsibilities: Perform equipment inspections, tool calibrations, and ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Administrative and Reporting Duties: Order equipment, maintain accurate records, and support incident reporting in line with departmental and regulatory policies.

Collaborative Working: Engage with multidisciplinary teams and external partners across health and social care sectors to support integrated service delivery.

Main duties of the job

To provide technical support and advice to the department to ensure effective and efficient provision of mobility equipment to service users who have a range of impairments and require mobility or prosthetic equipment.

To assist registered clinicians during the assessments of patients referred for posture, pressure, and specialised mobility equipment to meet service users' complex postural and mobility needs and associated conditions, and to support the environmental assessment and fitting of equipment under the guidance of a registered clinician.

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.

Qualifications

• OND/HNC/HND or BSc qualification in a relevant engineering subject
• Able to meet the requirements for registration at EngTech, Register of Clinical Technologists or HCPC Practitioner

Experience

• Have sufficient experience of servicing of electronic/electrical equipment.
• Some experience in applying workshop technology to patient-critical equipment and techniques in healthcare
• Experience of maintaining a wide range of medical equipment.

Skills

• General IT skills, working with databases.
• Using hand tools and craft skills.
• Complex problem solving, using a logical process approach
• Technical report writing and communication

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.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board