Rehabilitation Engineer Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Cabinet d'avocats Cristina Vannier; Chesham Bois; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a qualified, registered Rehabilitation Engineer to join the Buckinghamshire Wheelchair service. You will be conducting assessments with Wheelchair users in the Wheelchair Service clinic and various settings within the surrounding areas. You will demonstrate an empathic and resilient approach when faced with challenging situations with the ability to work collaboratively with the clinical team, and other professionals and agencies. You will be responsible for managing your own caseload of patients with a range of permanent wheelchair mobility, postural, and pressure relief needs.

Provide and develop rehabilitation engineering services in the provision of wheelchairs, seating and equipment management. This will include the assessment, review, analysis, costing, prescription, delivery (handover) and follow-up of standard and bespoke solutions.

Provide clinical and technical capacity for patients with a range of permanent wheelchair mobility, postural and pressure relief needs.

Provide clinical-technical advice and support to wheelchair therapy staff, technicians, and administrative colleagues in wheelchair services and monitor work from contracted suppliers.

Mentor and support Rehabilitation Engineer Apprentice.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

1. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
2. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
3. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

1. We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
2. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
3. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

1. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
2. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
3. Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on quoting the vacancy reference number.

This advert closes on Thursday 3 Apr 2025.