Technical Assistant

North Bristol NHS Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

North Bristol NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated individual for a vital role focused on the environmentally safe end-of-use for medical equipment. Responsibilities include safe disposal, recycling, testing equipment, and supporting field engineers while ensuring excellent patient care and support in various settings. A clean manual driving license is essential for this position, reflecting the hands-on nature of the role within the community.

Responsibilities

• Safe disposal of medical equipment.
• Recycling of components.
• Delivery and fitting of accessories and modifications to wheelchairs as required.
• Electrical annual testing of portable appliances.

Skills

Sound Engineering skills

Reliable

Punctual

Willingness to undertake further training

Job description

Site Bristol Centre for Enablement Town Bristol Salary £24,625 - £25,674 per annum (FTE) or pro-rata for part time roles Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59

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Job overview

This vital role plays a key part in ensuring the safe and environmentally aware end of use for medical equipment. This will encompass recycling and restocking stores; battery testing and working to ensure stores hold an optimum of stock.

The post encompasses the opportunity to support Field Engineers, learning what it takes to support patients and service users at their homes, schools and various support premises in the region.

A Full, Clean, UK Manual Driving license is essential for this post. Please do not apply if you do not have a UK license to drive a manual vehicle.

Main duties of the job

• Safe disposal of medical equipment
• Recycling of components.
• Delivery and fitting of accessories and modifications to wheelchairs as required.
• Electrical annual testing of portable appliances.
• Deputising for delivery drivers as required.
• Ensure safe completion of work at schools, home address etc.
• Safe driving of service vehicle.
• Testing of batteries and refurbishment of battery boxes.
• Completion of job sheets, logging all time taken and parts used.

Deputising for storesman as required. Booking in deliveries and checking delivered stock

Working for our organisation

NBT Cares. It’s a very simple statement; one which epitomises how everybody across our organisation goes the extra mile to ensure our patients get the best possible care.

NBT Cares is also an acronym, standing for caring, ambitious, respectful and supportive – our organisational values.

And our NBT Cares values are underpinned by our positive behaviours framework – a framework that provides clear guidance on how colleagues can work with one another in a constructive and supportive way.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The postholder fulfils a vital role in ensuring the safe and environmentally aware end of use for medical equipment. This will encompass recycling and restocking stores; battery testing and working to ensure stores hold an optimum of stock.

The post encompasses the opportunity to support Field Engineers, learning what it takes to support patients and service users at their homes, schools and various support premises in the region.

The postholders will be able to cover relief delivery duties and deputise for the stores personnel when required.

The postholder may be required to undertake work in our other service bases to cover short term staffing gaps.

The post holder may be required to undertake further training, including, where appropriate, a suitable apprenticeship to enhance current skills and prepare for future roles.

Person specification

Knowledge and Abilities

• Sound Engineering skills
• Reliable and Punctual
• Clean Driving license
• Willingness to undertake further training

If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.

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North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.

At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Name Stefan Sowka Job title Repairs and Stores Services Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 0117 4145938 Additional information

The role will include a training package centred around a modern day Apprenticeship programme to enhance existing skills and allow entry to further career progression.