# Rehabilitation Engineering Technician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rehabilitation-engineering-technician/64bb9cc5-cbb3-4782-85b6-b600fc23dd5e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/rehabilitation-engineering-technician/64bb9cc5-cbb3-4782-85b6-b600fc23dd5e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Bracknell - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Administrative and IT - **Grade:** Band 4 - **Salary:** £29,812 - £32,715 per annum (Incl. of HCAS) - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-07T16:21:24.914Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Berkshire/Maidenhead/Berkshire_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Wheelchair/Wheelchair-v8138128 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8138128?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.berkshirehealthcare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Are you interested in rehabilitation and mechanical engineering and wish to have the opportunity to have a strong work life balance? If so, we have the ideal role for you! Our Wheelchair Service are looking to recruit a Wheelchair Rehabilitation Technician.  We will offer excellent in-service training, one to one clinical development and regular peer support with in-service training offered by our supportive team to ensure you achieve your competencies. This role would suit someone with experience or keen interest in mechanical engineering, excellent communication skills, a team player who will enjoy working in a dynamic and evolving service and above all has a passion for supporting patients with complex needs. As part of your role, you will be working alongside a specialist team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Technicians and Rehabilitation Engineer, supported by a great administration team. We are a well-established and welcoming team that would love to have you join. East Berkshire Specialist Wheelchair Service provides wheelchairs and specialist seating to a broad range of people (adults and children) including those with complex disabilities from our newly renovated location at 3 Abell Gardens in Maidenhead. We work on a Monday through Friday basis, with no on call or weekend work so that you can have a fantastic work life balance. We apologise that we cannot offer sponsorship for this role. ### Main duties of the job - Providing technical support on wheelchair across multi-disciplinary team in clinic and in the patient’s home - Setting up, delivering and handing over manual wheelchair equipment, accessories to clients as directed by Therapists and Engineers. - Carrying out selective mechanical and software modifications to wheelchairs - Managing stock in line with therapists, patients and clinical requirements - Providing support in the moving and handling of patients and equipment - Working with patients, relatives and carers within a multi-disciplinary team and in partnership with professionals in health, social care, education and charities as well as with specialist providers and technicians ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The  “must haves” for you to be considered for this role: - Interest and experience in mechanical engineering - Passion for excellence - Can do attitude - Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed. We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to call: Magdalena Nowak on 07554415446 or email: \[email protected\] who’ll be delighted to help. Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible. ## Person Specification ### Previous Experience **Essential** - Experience of working as wheelchair technician and/ or mechanical engineering experience - Experience stock control systems **Desirable** - Experience of delivering health and safety training ### Additional requirements **Essential** - Excellent verbal and written skills - Car driver and licence holder - Use of own car for work purposes ### Knowledge, Skills & Abilities **Essential** - Proficient IT skills using Microsoft Office software packages - Demonstrates ability to self-manage workload and complexity in order to operate effectively - Ability to demonstrate tact, diplomacy and empathy when working with patients, relatives and carers **Desirable** - Experience of using BEST software ### Education/Qualifications/Training **Essential** - NVQ level 3 in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience **Desirable** - Knowledge and experience of adjustment and repair or wheelchairs ### Continuous Professional Development **Essential** - Evidence of continual professional development ## Documents - [working for us (pdf, 604.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10436412) - [help with your application guide (pdf, 256.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2285) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 620.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10437295) - [value based recruitment behaviour framework (pdf, 453.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10437296) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.