Environmental Controls Technician

Job overview

We have an new and exciting, permanent, 3 day (22.5hour) opportunity for someone to join the Norfolk & Suffolk Environmental Controls multi-disciplinary team based at the Colman Centre, Norwich, as a Band 5 Clinical Technician. We are looking for a passionate, caring and innovative Clinical Technician to join our friendly and dynamic team. The post holder will help support our patients with profound physical disabilities to use electronic assistive technology, enabling them to live with a degree of independence in their homes. You will be joining a specialist, knowledgeable and supportive team striving to meet our patients needs in the Norfolk and Suffolk areas.

Main duties of the job

This post will be part of the Norfolk and Suffolk Environmental Controls clinical team. The post holder will give technical expertise and support to the team which provides electronic assistive technology equipment to children and adults with complex physical disabilities. They will be required to provide installation, configuration, repair and maintenance to a wide range of specialist devices and accessories, often within the patients’ homes.

Main duties of the job

• To provide technical support, training and guidance to patient’s and professionals as required.
• To install, maintain and repair specialist Environmental Controls equipment appropriately to meet patient’s need.
• To be responsible for management of the Norfolk and Suffolk Environmental Controls equipment.
• To understand the technical aspects of how environmental controls can interface with computers, wheelchairs and Alternative and Augmentative Communication systems, nurse call systems, etc. and to work with other agencies to enable interfacing when required.
• To work autonomously as the only Environmental Controls Clinical Technician for the team and within the Trust.
• To keep abreast of clinical and technical developments in environmental controls, including commercially available technology.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Clinical Technician job description and person specification for further information.