Band 4 Technician | Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Technician to join the technical services team within the Access to Communication and Technology Service. The post-holder will work within three areas relating to Electronic Assistive Technology (EAT): people with severe physical disabilities who may need Environmental Control (EC) or computer access and people with communication and language difficulties who may need Alternative & Augmentative Communication (AAC). The post holder will report to the Senior Technician for daily duties and will be expected to manage their own workload.

Responsibilities

• Configure and install new equipment, repair existing equipment, mounting devices to wheelchairs and perform the annual maintenance including statutory electrical PAT testing, generally in domiciliary settings throughout the West Midlands (ie patient’s homes).
• Deliver/collect equipment as well as occasional development of new devices and/or solutions.
• Establish effective working relations with the ACT Team – Clinical, Technical, Stock and Admin staff; Patients, their carers and families; Assistive technology providers; Other departments; External organisations such as Higher Education providers, professional bodies and other stakeholders.
• Work within the ACT Technical Service, a team of technical staff that support the clinical team in delivering solutions to clients.

Qualifications and Skills

• Have a good standard of education to GCSE level, including Maths and English.
• Have a HNC Electronics or Engineering (or equivalent) or relevant experience.
• Need to work independently and travel widely within the West Midlands region and therefore being a car driver is essential.

Additional Information

• To join our team you should be highly driven and enthusiastic to work with us.
• The post holder will be expected to manage their own workload and may need to work independently and travel across the West Midlands.
• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully, including full details of all referees with business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services in people\\\’s homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, services for people with learning disabilities, the internationally recognised West Midlands Rehab Centre and one of Europe’s leading Dental Hospitals and School of Dentistry. We deliver all of this with a commitment to integrated, personalised care that is rooted in our local communities. We have an ambition to deliver outstanding, integrated care as one of the key NHS providers in the West Midlands.

If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.

For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

About the Service

Access to Communication and Technology is a specialist electronic assistive technology service, based at the West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 6JA. We are a service made up of clinicians (Occupational Therapist, Speech and Language Therapists, Health Care Scientists and Assistant Practitioners), technicians, stock, Clinical support Staff and administration staff providing specialist assessment, set up, provision and maintenance of electronic assistive technology to meet the needs of children and adults who require Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Environmental Control (EC).

We are a friendly, enthusiastic, experienced, and supportive team who work collaboratively as part of a national network of similar services, all funded by NHS England.

This advert closes on Thursday 6 Nov 2025.