Community Equipment Technician

Tripple Tree Ltd; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the healthcare sector is seeking an Equipment Technician to support the Community Equipment Service in Liverpool. The role involves repairing, refurbishing, and maintaining equipment to assist individuals in the community. Ideal candidates will have technical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work efficiently both independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications

• Experience in equipment repair and maintenance.
• Technical skills related to refurbishing equipment.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in delivering refurbishing service for equipment.
• Repair CEDAS equipment on-site or in community.
• Maintain accurate stock control systems.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Stock management

Job description

Equipment Technician Job Description

The Equipment Technician will work within CEDAS (Community Equipment Disability Advisory Service). The Community Equipment Service aims to provide an effective and efficient service to the Liverpool area, supporting people of all ages with equipment provisions. The service supports the delivery of equipment to assist in safe discharges from hospital, pressure care needs, end-of-life care, moving and handling, and supporting independence. The service collects, decontaminates, refurbishes, services, and maintains equipment.

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint an Equipment Technician. The post holder will assist the Clinical Engineer Technician and the Equipment Advisory Service in delivering an excellent refurbishing service, ensuring all equipment is categorized, refurbished, repaired, and serviced in stores prior to dispatch into the community.

The post holder will be required to undertake work efficiently, effectively, and economically, both individually and as part of a team, to provide a continuously improving service to our service users.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across the region. The trust is also commissioned for services covering North West, North Wales, and the Midlands. We offer specialist inpatient and community services supporting physical and mental health, including mental health, learning disability, addiction, and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK offering high secure mental health facilities.

Our core commitment is to ‘perfect care’—safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable, and efficient. We support staff to excel and work alongside service users, families, and carers to shape future services. We are currently implementing organisational and service transformation programs to improve quality and reduce costs.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Key Responsibilities

1. Assist the Clinical Engineer Technician and the Equipment Advisory Service in delivering an excellent refurbishing service, ensuring all equipment is categorized, refurbished, repaired, and serviced in stores prior to dispatch into the community.
2. Repair CEDAS equipment on-site or in community residential environments.
3. Ensure the correct parts are available for daily schedules.
4. Problem-solve and pay attention to detail.
5. Follow instructions from the Clinical Engineer Technician by completing delegated tasks.
6. Organize workload to maximize efficiency.
7. Condemn equipment beyond economical repair following procedures and obtaining sign-off.
8. Ensure quality standards within the designated area, establishing systems for effective stock management.
9. Maintain accurate stock control systems, using computerized systems where possible.
10. Update systems regarding items of equipment requiring repair, service, or maintenance.
11. Assist in categorizing manual wheelchairs for repair or refurbishment.
12. Salvage parts from equipment inspected for reuse, supporting service sustainability.
13. Deliver and assist with Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) of manual wheelchairs and equipment.
14. Support training activities and staff development as required.
15. Conduct weekly/monthly stock checks of spare parts and participate in annual stock takes.
16. Manage deliveries of spare parts and equipment, ensuring proper storage and system processing.
17. Identify and report defective materials and organize remedial actions.
18. In times of service BCP or staffing shortages, cover roles within banding remit, including driving, delivering, fitting community equipment, and decontamination.