# Senior Assistant Clinical Technologist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- **Town:** Cardiff
- **Region:** Cardiff
- **Country:** Wales
- **Profession:** Health science services
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £26,813 - £27,890 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 7.30-8.00am until 4.00-4.30pm)
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-06T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-03T14:00:53.188Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cardiff/Cardiff/Cardiff_Vale_University_Health_Board/Healthcare_Scientists/Healthcare_Scientists-v8149819
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8149819?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://cavuhb.nhs.wales

## Job Content

### Job overview

Are you keen and enthusiastic, can you be relied upon to support clinical staff working in a front line patient environment? - Then you may be who we are looking for to fill a full time vacancy arising in our Logistics Team.

A cheerful disposition and good interpersonal skills are essential as direct contact with clients, customers and suppliers is expected.  You should have a good basic education to NVQ level 3, with some computer skills and hold a full driving licence.  Current technical knowledge is not essential, but you must be willing and have the aptitude to undertake any necessary training provided.

### Main duties of the job

Carrying out a range of routine and some non-routine technical work involving the commissioning, repair and servicing of medical equipment.

Transporting medical equipment between the Clinical Engineering base and user locations.

Participating in a maintenance programme for community equipment and liaising with patients in their homes.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Welsh language skills are desirable

## Person Specification

### Skills

**Essential**

- Able to lift medium weights and move wheeled equipment
- Able to plan work, and exercise own initiative
- Capable of using computer databases and spreadsheets to record and manage work

**Desirable**

- Technical skills

### Clinical

**Essential**

- Basic level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure
- Basic knowledge of safety issues as they apply to medical equipment such as electrical, mechanical and contamination hazards

**Desirable**

- Basic knowledge of anatomy and physiology

### Experience

**Essential**

- Vehicle driving experience
- Working in a workshop or similar settings
- Dealing with customers and the public
- Driving license

**Desirable**

- Practical working with tools
- Dealing with patients

### Managerial

**Essential**

- Planning work, liaising with customers
- Working without direct supervision

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Good level of general education

**Desirable**

- Electrical or mechanical engineering qualification

## Documents

- [jdps (pdf, 944.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10449415)
- [oh form - ig ffurflen (docx, 100.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10449416)
- [guidance notes for applicants nov25 (pdf, 322.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2843)
- [nwssp recruitment services privacy notice (pdf, 404.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1630)
- [croeso i fwrdd iechyd prifysgol caerdydd a’r fro (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2422)
- [welcome to cardiff and vale university health board (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2421)

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