Technical Officer (PMC - Technical Department) in Cardiff

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focused on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future.

We are a values-driven organisation and our goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

• We are kind and caring
• We are respectful
• We have trust and integrity
• We take personal responsibility

Job overview:

• 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 as required 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.

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.

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated.