# Rehabilitation Engineering Technician

**Company**: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Salary**: £34186.00 to £37389.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Rehabilitation Engineering Technician role is based at the wheelchair maintenance facility, near to the wheelchair service. The essential function is to provide a dedicated, efficient, mobile, wheelchair repair and maintenance service to the users of powered and manual wheelchairs as well as specialised posture management equipment prescribed through the contracting services.

The job requires the post holder to use vehicles provided and fuelled by the Rehabilitation Engineering Division, to visit hospitals, special schools, private houses and other establishments as required. The post-holder will need an appropriate driving licence, be able to provide a high level of service to service users in a variety of locations, be flexible, adaptable and supportive in their approach to completing the work required.

The post holder will be available to provide an on-call out-of-hours emergency repair/loan service on a rotation basis (one week in six for the rotation, Monday through to Sunday inclusive).

Main duties of the job:

- Complete decontamination of wheelchairs mobility equipment to the manufacturers technical instructions utilising the specialist equipment provided, ensuring that equipment is ready for storage in as required by the service level agreement.

- Complete specialist refurbishment of wheelchairs and accessories to the manufacturers' technical instructions using specialist processes and hand and powered tools as applicable.

- Accurately record the processes and equipment used in the servicing of medical devices using the documentation and processes within the quality management system.

- Complete the assembly of configured equipment ensuring that documentation, testing, pre-delivery inspection, safety and risk management are carried out, where needed, both at the users place of residence and at the base workshop.

- On a rotational basis to provide an on-call service in response to out-of-hours emergency repair requests.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary: £34,186 to £37,389 a year

- Agenda for Change pay scheme

- Band 4

- Full-time, permanent contract

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## Skills

### Required
- driving licence
- specialist equipment
- quality management system
- manual handling
- communication skills

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