Clinical Technician | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,073 - £39,043 p.a. pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 30 May 2026 |
| Location: | Cambridge, CB2 0QQ |
| Company: | Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7962202/180-B-263084 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Technician to join a dynamic multi-professional team at the Communication Aid Service East of England (CASEE).
This is a part time, permanent role. It offers the opportunity for an experienced Clinical Technician to work alongside the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, a Rehabilitation Engineer, Healthcare Scientist, an Advisory Teacher and Technicians, providing a highly specialist assessment and AAC provision service to eligible clients across the six counties of the East of England.
Ideally, you will be experienced in working with people with complex needs who require AAC to support their communication. You will be familiar with high level assessment, working as part of a multi-professional team and bringing your unique professional expertise to programme, create and customise a range of AAC solutions. You will also be confident in providing training to professionals and families and be able to communicate effectively with a broad range of individuals.
Whilst high level AAC skills and technical experience is desirable, we welcome applications from Clinical Technicians/Technologists who have an interest in Assistive Technology and/or AAC and who are committed to quickly develop the necessary specialist knowledge and skills.
Individual personal development needs will be identified and supported.
You will contribute to the provision of the Regional Specialised Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) services within the East of England; Communication Aid Service East of England (CASEE).
You will provide technical support services for communication aids for assessment or on loan to children and adults with complex disability and severe communication problems who need to use alternative and augmentative communication.
You will have specialised technical skills to set up, customise and maintain a wide range of communication aid equipment. Carry out scheduled preventative maintenance, servicing, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing.
You will be a member of the multi-disciplinary team working closely with other staff to ensure the equipment recommended gives the client the best technology available to meet their communication and physical needs.
Based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, the post holder will travel out to clients, carers and staff, to client’s homes, educational or care settings to provide technical support around the East of England region.
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
- applied for a Graduate visa
- or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment
This vacancy will close at midnight on the 14th May 2026.
Interviews are due to be held on the 17th June 2026.
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
This advert closes on Thursday 14 May 2026