North Nottinghamshire B7 Rehabilitation Engineer
Ross Care
Mansfield, NG18 5QJ
Salary
£49,387 to £56,515
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
Due to expansion of our current service have an exciting opportunity for a Rehabilitation Engineer to join our friendly and supportive Wheelchair Serv...
Provide specialist assessments of mobility, posture, and function for service users with complex, long-term needs, informing tailored wheelchair and seating solutions.
Work collaboratively with service users, carers, and multidisciplinary teams to deliver holistic, person-centred care, valuing individual goals and lived experience.
Provide expert technical advice within the Wheelchair service, applying engineering principles to support clinical decisions, optimise posture, and enhance quality of life.
Contribute to quality assurance and continuous improvement, ensuring safe, effective, and efficient service delivery in line with best practice.
Assess, design, and recommend bespoke equipment adaptations, producing clear technical specifications and drawings to support safe implementation.
Prepare, issue, and set up powered wheelchairs, demonstrate controls, ensure suitability, and confirm safe operation at handover. You will provide clear guidance to service users and carers to promote confidence and independence in use.
Support pressure ulcer prevention and management through specialist seating and advice to service users and professionals.
Contribute to medical device management, including maintenance, repairs, and quality control.
Maintain safe clinical environments, adhere to infection control and health and safety standards, and uphold safeguarding responsibilities.
Safely handle equipment in line with manual handling guidelines.
To provide support to
the Wheelchair Service, working with children
and adults who have health, mobility, postural and social needs. The post
holder will be based at the Wheelchair Service centres but will travel, to other locations. This may include schools, hospitals, care
homes and/or Service Users homes. There may be a need for occasional travel
to other Ross Care sites.
The Wheelchair Service
provided by Ross Care, on behalf of the NHS, has a responsibility to ensure
that all eligible Service Users receive the wheelchair equipment they require
to meet their clinical mobility needs as assessed by the clinical team. The
post holder will support the delivery of a safe, caring, responsive,
Effective and well-led Wheelchair Service by
Providing
clinical and technical input to the Wheelchair Service, working closely with Service
Users, their families and carers and the multi-disciplinary teams supporting Service
Users.
Working
under the direction of the Clinical Lead to achieve contractual standards of
performance and excellent personalised customer service.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Work
positively with colleagues to maintain effective relationships within the
team and with services such as the repair and maintenance service.
Report
to and work collaboratively with the Clinical Lead, demonstrating an
understanding of demand and capacity and efficient ways of working, to ensure
provision of an effective clinical service that meets contractual obligations
within eligibility criteria and available budget.
Supervise
junior team members, where appropriate, as directed by Clinical Lead
providing opportunities for reflection on clinical and technical practice, in
consultation with the Clinical Director and access to technical expertise as
necessary.
Identify
areas for service development and participate in implementing developments.
Support
development/review of policies and standard operating procedures.
Attend
and support clinics in community/school settings.
Communicate
effectively with Service User groups and with other stakeholders (e.g. Service
Users and their families, health professionals etc.)to
facilitate joint working, where appropriate, attend meetings as requested
by the Clinical Lead.
Facilitate
sensitive discussion of contentious outcomes with Service Users, carers,
relatives, Wheelchair Service staff and other professional colleagues.
Facilitate
effective communication with Service Users who have communication
difficulties of any kind.
At
all times, comply with controls assurance standards for wheelchairs.
Identify
and report any areas of concern to service and senior managers.
Work
as an autonomous practitioner, managing a caseload of complex Service Users.
Develop
in-depth knowledge of mobility equipment and provide advice and guidance to
other clinical team members.
Demonstrate
clinical and technical competence, effectiveness and best practice in key
Areas of clinical service delivery
Clinical interventions, including assessment
of mobility, posture and pressure care needs, prescription, review, and
handover/set up of prescribed equipment, demonstrating evidence of service
user involvement and collaboration in care planning.
Adjustments to, and appropriate modifications
of, mobility equipment and accessories, following statutory and medical
device regulations.
Production of engineering drawings and
manufacturing instructions for proposed modifications or adaptations.
Assembly and programming of complex powered
wheelchair control systems.
Assembly and
adjustment of modular/complex seating on all suitable wheelbases.
Documentation, ensuring compliance with agreed
record keeping systems and standards.
Caseload management.
Awareness
of and compliance with medical device management, including management of
incidents as directed by Clinical Lead.
Identify
and prescribe appropriate equipment from an agreed product range to meet the Service
Users clinical needs and their agreed aims & objectives.
Ensure
that Personal Wheelchair Budgets (PWB) are offered when Service Users are
eligible.
Ensure
that Outcome measures are implemented in assessments, working with the Service
User to achieve their desired outcomes, including MDT collaborative working
where appropriate.
We operate across 40 regions in England and Wales,
supporting over 400,000 wheelchair users each year and covering 45% of the
population. We take great pride in the role we play in making a real difference
in the lives of those who matter most - our patients and their families.
Culture and Values
Ross Care are a values-led organisation where people come
first and whilst demand can often be high, our commitment to delivering
high-quality care never wavers.
We foster an environment where every team member is
included, supported and empowered to contribute ideas and shape how we deliver
services.
Career Development and Support
We provide a mature career pathway designed to help you grow
with us and clinical supervision and CPD opportunities are embedded at all
levels. We offer opportunity, structure, encouragement and excellent line
management support.
We offer a wide range of learning opportunities, including
apprenticeships and training programmes. Many of our team members progress into
new roles within the organisation, thanks to our strong grow your own culture.
Our Commitment to Sustainability
We take our environmental responsibilities seriously -
tracking our carbon footprint, setting measurable targets, and continuously
seeking new ways to reduce environmental impact.
Additional
Essential
- The post holder will work within all policies, procedures and budgets set by Ross Care
- The post holder will act at all times in the best interest of Ross Care
- The post holder must accept responsibility for ensuring that the policies and procedures relating to Health & Safety in the workplace are adhered to at all times
- The post holder must respect the confidentiality of data stored electronically or by other means in line with the Data Protection Act
- The post holder will not disclose any confidential information acquired through official duties unless they have received official permission to do so
Qualifications
Essential
- Clinical Technologist or Clinical Scientist registration
- Enhanced DBS Clearance
Desirable
- Member of IPEM
Knowledge and skills
Essential
- Demonstrate strategies for organising own workload
- Demonstrate a flexible and adaptable approach to working, in order to meet competing priorities
- Demonstrate skill development and critical analysis of skill gaps
- Confident in the use of computers with knowledge and experience of Microsoft Office
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal; positive interpersonal skills with an ability to communicate appropriately with colleagues, other professionals, carers and Service Users
- Ability to communicate sensitive information in written and verbal forms to Service Users, other professionals and in-house staff
- Effective strategies to cope with a variety of distressing situations, including challenging behaviour from Service Users
- Ability to work under pressure
- Demonstrate understanding of risk assessment and management within the healthcare environment
- Demonstrate an understanding of health and safety responsibilities and compliance
- Demonstrate an understanding of clinical governance requirements
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of moving and handling techniques and procedures
- Understanding of information governance and data protection issues
- Demonstrate an understanding of managing diversity within the local populations and workforce
- Understanding of multi-cultural issues
- Full driving licence and a willingness to drive Ross Care/own vehicles.
- An ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions, such as weather, exposure to unpleasant environments, bodily fluids, pets and other unspecified hazards
Desirable
- Knowledge of legal issues (e.g. data protection, child protection, safeguarding of children and adults at risk of harm, health and safety, adults, human rights etc)
- Knowledge of a range of manual and powered wheelchairs, postural supports and accessories
- Knowledge of a range of medical conditions (e.g. respiratory, neuro, orthopaedic), their management and implications for wheelchair prescription or other intervention
- Demonstrate strategies for involving Service Users and carers in clinical decisions, ensuring all feedback is acknowledged
Experience
Essential
- Experience in mechanical or electrical engineering sector
Desirable
- Experience of working with patients with long-term and deteriorating medical conditions
- Member of relevant special interest group
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
17 August 2026
Last checked
19 August 2026
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