Overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled Administrative Technician to join the Communication Aid Service East of England (CASEE) for a Band 3 permanent part‑time post. The post is for 21 hours (0.56 WTE) per week, with flexible working pattern available for the right candidate, e.g. 10am‑2pm 5 days per week or similar.
CASEE is one of 14 regional specialised Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Services commissioned by NHS England to provide a consistent, equitable AAC Service across England and is managed within the CUH Speech and Language Therapy Service.
Our service works closely with local therapy teams to provide a service to children and adults who are eligible for a specialised AAC assessment across the six counties of the East of England.
This is an opportunity to join our specialist multi‑professional team comprising Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Advisory Teacher, Rehabilitation Engineer/Healthcare Scientist, technical team and administrative support team. For further information about the service please visit: Communication Aid Service East of England (CASEE) | CUH.
Whilst AAC or assistive technology skills and experience is desirable, we welcome applications from people who have an interest in AAC and who are committed to quickly develop the necessary specialist knowledge and skills.
Individual personal development needs will be identified and supported.
Responsibilities
* To provide professional and efficient technical and administrative support to the CASEE team.
* Main responsibilities include supporting the CASEE team with equipment management, resources and administrative tasks relating to equipment. This includes storing and keeping a record of equipment in the CASEE office, maintaining the CUH medical equipment database (e‑Quip); ensuring equipment returned is decontaminated and cleared; liaising with the medical equipment library, ensuring equipment is ready for visits and supporting the team with resources and administrative tasks.
* You will also support the team with programming of vocabulary on communication aids and will, alongside clinicians, create communication books and other low‑tech resources using a variety of software packages.
* You will provide general administrative support for the team as required.
Qualifications / Key Skills
AAC or assistive technology skills and experience is desirable, but we welcome applications from people who have an interest in AAC and who are committed to quickly develop the necessary specialist knowledge and skills.
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 1,100 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.
Immigration and visa conditions
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
* or the Trust has agreed that they will Sponsor you as a Skilled Worker and you will complete your studies within 3 months of the anticipated start date of employment
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.
Important dates
This advert closes on Wednesday 22 Oct 2025. Interviews are due to be held on 5th November 2025. The advert closes on Wednesday 22 Oct 2025.
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