Do you have technical skills experience working with hand tools, light engineering equipment and materials, if so, we would like to hear from you

We are a specialist service covering the whole of Kent, Medway and Bromley.

Our established facility offers a fully integrated service for our users and we pride ourselves on offering high-quality equipment and support.

You will work closely with the Lead Prosthetic and Clinical Support Technician and Lead Specialist Equipment Co-ordinator to provide andmaintain a professional, enthusiastic and positive approach, ensuring continual professional development by way of Appraisal (IR) , ContinualProfessional Development (CPD), training and regular 1-2-1 sessions.

Main duties of the job

You will be providing technical skills and support to ensure the highest quality prosthetic equipment is delivered to patients, through close liaison with the Consultant and his multi-disciplinary team.

Once experienced you will undertake a mechanical repair service with patients, with access to clinical support.

You will be using tooling and machinery to understand the concepts of all common types of prosthetic hardware devices, their construction and assembly, including their function, limitations, maintenance and repair procedures, in accordance with manufacturer technical specifications.

And fabricating all types of prosthetic sockets to the manufacturer's technical specifications.

About us

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.

The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for Care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description for full details and the main responsibilities of the role.

You will be working with the technical team and be offering technical skills to manufacture, repair and maintain prosthetic equipment, both within the workshop and in time, within patient facing technical clinics.

Person Specification

Education and qualifcation

Essential

• Qualification achievement(s)

Desirable

• Associated learning/achievements

Experience

Essential

• Use of hand tools / manufacturing equipment

Desirable

• Experience in a workshop environment

General supporting knowledge

Essential

• H& S/M& H/PPE/COSHH, etc. - use and management

Desirable

• Use of Microsoft and IT databases

Employer details

Employer name

Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust

Address

Disablement Services Centre

KMPT Specialist Equipment Services, Disablement Services Centre, Medway Hospital, Windmill Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5PA

Gillingham, Kent

ME7 5NY

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