Community Equipment Technician

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in Liverpool is seeking Community Equipment Technicians to facilitate the timely discharge of patients and support those with long-term conditions at home. The role involves delivering and setting up essential equipment while working closely with healthcare teams. Applicants are encouraged from diverse backgrounds, and flexible working arrangements will be considered.

Qualifications

• DBS requirements for roles in Children's & Young People services.
• Flexible working requests will be considered.
• Guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

Responsibilities

• Play an important role in the timely discharge of patients from secondary care.
• Transport, deliver, and set up equipment for patients.
• Liaise effectively with the multi-disciplinary team.

Job description

Overview

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to equality and diversity and to promoting equal opportunities in the provision of services and in the workplace. We encourage applications from ethnically diverse, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people who are under-represented in our workforce, as well as reservists and ex-armed forces personnel. We welcome applicants to share their equality information with us.

Responsibilities

• Community Equipment Technicians play an important role in the timely discharge of patients from secondary care and the re-enablement of patients in the community who have long-term conditions.
• Prioritise workload according to delivery schedules, load, transport, deliver and set up equipment.
• Liaise and communicate effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
• Prioritise workload to meet delivery schedules and facilitate hospital discharge for patients/service users.
• Undertake a risk assessment of the patient's/service user's environment for the safe delivery and installation of equipment.
• Deliver, assemble and collect equipment from people's home addresses.
• Set up and demonstrate the safe use of manual and electrical equipment to patients, service users and carers.
• Support and deal sensitively with recently bereaved families and carers when collecting equipment.
• Adhere to delivery schedules and take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and others in the working environment, and comply with instructions on safe moving and handling practices.
• Attend health and safety and equipment awareness training to maintain up-to-date skills and knowledge.
• Report any adverse incidents using the events reporting procedure.
• Work efficiently, effectively and economically, individually or as part of a team, to provide continuously improving service to service users.

Qualifications and Other Requirements

• The description references a person specification and DBS requirements for roles in Children's & Young People services.
• All applicants are encouraged to consider sponsorship likelihood via government guidance and to check eligibility on GOV.UK.
• Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
• As a Disability Confident Employer, a guaranteed interview scheme is available for applicants who consider themselves disabled and meet the minimum essential criteria for the role in the person specification.
• If you require a reasonable adjustment to the recruitment process, please email to arrange support.
• Applicants requiring sponsorship should assess their eligibility against Gov.uk guidance.

Notes

The Trust reserves the right to close vacancies once a minimum number of applications is reached. Applicants should apply without delay if they wish to be considered for this role.

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Organisation Information

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people, and offering inpatient and community services across physical and mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. The Trust is committed to delivering “perfect care” and is undergoing transformational change to improve quality and efficiency.