Job summary

Join our Posture and Mobility Service in a varied, hands-on role supporting people to remain mobile, independent, and safe. The role includes regular travel to service users' homes to carry out driving assessments, equipment setup, and support in real-world environments.

Technical and Safety Responsibilities:Carry out inspection, configuration, programming, and adjustment of powered mobility equipment, including motors, actuators, batteries, and control modules. A key part of the role is working with specialist controls (e.g. head controls), as well as completing electrical diagnostics and component replacement in line with manufacturer guidance and safety standards.

Clinical Support and Assessment:Support registered clinicians with patient assessments for wheelchairs and postural equipment. This includes home visits, mobility driving assessments, and carrying out home environment assessments to determine suitability for powered wheelchairs, including liaison with local authorities regarding required adaptations.

Administrative and Reporting Duties:Order equipment, maintain accurate records, and support incident reporting in line with departmental and regulatory requirements.

Collaborative Working:Work closely with multidisciplinary teams and external partners across health and social care to support coordinated, person-centred care.

Main duties of the job

Carry out electrical work on powered mobility equipment within competence, including component replacement, diagnostics, programming, and setup of specialist controls (e.g. head controls), escalating where required.

Provide technical support and advice to the service to ensure the safe and effective provision of mobility equipment for service users with a wide range of needs.

Assist registered clinicians with the assessment of patients requiring posture, pressure, and specialist mobility equipment, including support with equipment setup, fitting, and mobility driving assessments.

Undertake home environment assessments to determine suitability for powered wheelchairs, including identifying access issues and liaising with local authorities and partner services regarding required adaptations.

Maintain accurate records and contribute to safe working practices by following departmental procedures and manufacturer guidance.

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

About us

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Details

Date posted

15 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£32,557 to £39,631 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

001-HS041-0926

Job locations

Posture & Mobility Centre

Unit 1, Taffs Fall Road

Pontypridd

CF37 5TT

United Kingdom

Job description

Job 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.

Job description Job 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.

Person Specification

Other

Essential

• Full driving licence

Skills & Attributes

Essential

• Communication skills
• Work under pressure or in challenging situations
• Problem solver
• Good hand dexterity / Ability to safely use hand tools

Experience

Essential

• Practical hands-on electrical experience in a medical technical or engineering environment
• Working autonomously or as part of a multi-disciplinary teams (MDT)
• Understanding of engineering principles

Desirable

• Experience in wheelchair/ seating and carrying out adjustments
• Taking part in audits & calibration of equipment.
• Working with service-users with life-threatening conditions
• Supervising others
• Postural management

Qualifications

Essential

• A level or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent in health/ technical or engineering subject
• Skills, knowledge and experience to its equivalency

Desirable

• Degree
• First Aid
• IT Qualification

Person Specification Other Essential Full driving licence Skills & Attributes Essential Communication skills Work under pressure or in challenging situations Problem solver Good hand dexterity / Ability to safely use hand tools Experience Essential Practical hands-on electrical experience in a medical technical or engineering environment Working autonomously or as part of a multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) Understanding of engineering principles Desirable Experience in wheelchair/ seating and carrying out adjustments Taking part in audits & calibration of equipment. Working with service-users with life-threatening conditions Supervising others Postural management Qualifications Essential A level or BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or equivalent in health/ technical or engineering subject Skills, knowledge and experience to its equivalency Desirable Degree First Aid IT Qualification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

Posture & Mobility Centre

Unit 1, Taffs Fall Road

Pontypridd

CF37 5TT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Address

Posture & Mobility Centre

Unit 1, Taffs Fall Road

Pontypridd

CF37 5TT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/ (Opens in a new tab)