Driver Equipment Installer

Herts Legal Service - Hertfordshire County Council; Digswell; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

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Job summary

Hertfordshire Equipment Service, part of Hertfordshire County Council, is seeking a Driver Equipment Installer to deliver and fit equipment in clients' homes from Mundells, Welwyn Garden City. This permanent role requires flexible working across seven days and the ability to drive a 3.5T vehicle.

Starting salary £26,427 rising to £29,071, 37 hours per week, with shifts 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm; Saturday rota and occasional overtime.

Qualifications

• Must have a full driving licence.
• Demonstrable practical abilities.
• Empathy to provide high levels of customer service.
• Flexibility in shifts including Saturdays and ad-hoc overtime.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and install equipment in clients' homes.
• Work flexibly as part of a team across seven days.

Skills

Full Driving Licence

Practical abilities

Empathy

Flexibility

Heavy equipment handling

Driving 3.5T vehicle

Customer service

Face to face interaction

Job description

Job Introduction

Job Title: Driver Equipment Installer

Starting Salary: £26,427 progressing to £29,071

Hours: 37

Location: Mundells, Welwyn Garden City

Contract Type: Permanent

Directorate: Adult Care Services

About The Team

Hertfordshire Equipment Service (HES) provides health and social care equipment to disabled and vulnerable service users and patients across Hertfordshire. From bath boards to hospital beds and grab rails to gantry hoists, the equipment HES provides enables Hertfordshire residents to remain living independently in their own homes or supports them and their carers by providing equipment which enables them to be discharged from hospital.

About The Role

Our service is growing and very much in demand, and we are looking for a technician to join our busy team, delivering and installing items of equipment within client’s homes. We’re looking for people who can work flexibly and as part of a team here at Hertfordshire Equipment Service which intern supports NHS and social care colleagues in working across seven days. Must be able to driver 3.5T vehicle and used to heavy or cumbersome equipment to deliver and fit.

Essential

About you

• Full Driving Licence
• Demonstratable practical abilities
• Empathy to provide high levels of customer service
• Flexibility in working 8am-4pm/9am-5pm shifts and Saturday working on a rota, ad-hoc overtime during the week of one or two hours

Desirable

• Experience of installing specialist equipment
• Customer Service
• Face to Face client interaction

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is Level 6. Please locate the job profile here:

Job profiles - Operational services

To hear more about this opportunity please [e-mail] an informal discussion about the role.

Interview Date: 6 & 7 October 2026

Benefits of working for us

Additional Information

We are changing

Hertfordshire County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation (LGR). If you are employed by Hertfordshire County on 1 April 2028, it is expected that most roles will transfer to the newly-created unitary councils on existing terms and conditions under TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings - Protection of Employment) principles.

LGR is one of the biggest changes we will face in a generation. It will reshape how we work and how services are organised and gives us a real opportunity to build something better. To find out more, visit https://www.hertfordshire-lgr.co.uk/

Disability Confident

We are proud to be aDisability Confident employerand guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding

This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving Required

You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.