Equipment Installation Technician

Hampshire County Council; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Sick pay

LGPS

Job summary

Hampshire County Council is seeking an Equipment Installation Technician to install and adapt standard and bespoke minor equipment in service users’ homes, under guidance from health professionals. You will receive full training and support to enhance your practical skills as you help vulnerable people live independently across Hampshire.

You’ll drive a Council vehicle, manage your workload, and demonstrate safe use, maintenance and cleaning of equipment to service users, carers and healthcare

Qualifications

• Valid full driving licence with manual transmission
• Knowledge of building skills, operating small workshop machinery and power tools
• Commitment to values: compassion, empathy and respect
• Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills
• Physically able to move equipment up to 25kg

Responsibilities

• Install, repair and collect standard and bespoke equipment in service users’ homes across Hampshire.
• Demonstrate safe use, maintenance and cleaning of equipment to service users, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Efficiently manage and schedule your own workload.
• Lift and move equipment weighing up to 25KG

Skills

Full driving licence

Building skills

Power tools

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

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Job Reference: HCC625074

Salary Range: £28,697- £31,573 per annum

Contract Type: Temporary (6 Months)

Closing Date: 7 October 2026

The Role:

As an Equipment Installation Technician, you’ll follow the guidance of an Occupational Therapist or other health professional to install and construct standard and bespoke minor aids and adaptations to ensure vulnerable people in Hampshire can live independently.

You’ll receive full training and support to enhance your practical skills.

What you’ll do:

• Install, repair and collect standard and bespoke equipment in service users’ homes across Hampshire.
• Demonstrate how to safely use, maintain and clean equipment to service users, carers and healthcare professionals.
• Efficiently manage and schedule your own workload.
• Lift and move equipment weighing up to 25KG

What we’re looking for:

• A valid full driving licence that entitles you to drive a vehicle with a manual transmission.
• General knowledge of building skills, operating small workshop machinery and power tools, fixing methods and fault-finding techniques.
• Commitment to demonstrating our values and behaviours, showing compassion, empathy and respect.
• Excellent communication, organisation and problem-solving skills.
• Physically able to undertake the moving and handling of equipment up to 25KG.

Working Patterns

Monday - Friday 8am - 4.30pm (including lunch break)

• Make a Difference: Work in collaboration with organisations across Health and Social care to maximise independence, prevent hospital admissions, and facilitate rapid discharge from hospital to improve outcomes for the people of Hampshire.For further information please visit ourReablementwebsite.
• Professional Development: Supportive supervision and continuous learning opportunities. We want to help you strive to be the best you can be, and to enjoy serving Hampshire with purpose and pride.
• Employee Support: Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
• Competitive Benefits Package: Including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying.

Other roles you may have experience of may include: Handyman, Tradesperson, Equipment Installation Technician, Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Field Service Engineer, Multi Skilled Engineer, Engineering Assessor, Machinery Surveyor, Inspection and Testing Administrator, Equipment Maintenance Technician, Field Service Technician.

Travel Requirements:

You will be required to drive a Council vehicle and must hold a current full drivers’ licence.

Values Based Recruitment:

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.