Biomedical Engineer

Monash Health is seeking a highly skilled Rehabilitation Engineer to join our team in the Young Adults Transition Service (YATS). As a Rehabilitation Engineer, you will work alongside a Grade 3 Seating Clinician to provide specialist wheelchair assessments and support health-related seating goals for young people aged 17-25 years with complex disability and chronic neurological conditions.

YATS is a multidisciplinary service that assists with the successful transition of clients from paediatric services to adult-oriented healthcare systems. As a Rehabilitation Engineer, you will bring your expertise in engineering principles relating to wheelchair assessment and prescription to support the YATS team in optimising healthcare transition outcomes.

We are looking for a Rehabilitation Engineer with:

• Experience in quality and/or research initiatives
• Demonstrated commitment to best practice care
• Enthusiasm, compassion, and a collaborative approach to work

This ongoing part-time role would suit an established Rehabilitation Engineer with relevant disability or neurological experience who wishes to optimise health and function through assistive technology use.

• Bachelor in Engineering or Degree in Rehabilitation (or Biomedical) Engineering
• Existing knowledge of the disability sector and assistive technologies (power and manual wheelchairs)

• A supportive and cohesive team within a larger multidisciplinary setting
• Continual opportunities to use your drive for innovation to develop services to meet the changing landscape within the broader healthcare system
• Mentorship and career guidance