Technical Assistant

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

Job summary

A vital role within the NHS supporting the environmentally responsible end-of-use for medical equipment. Responsibilities include safe disposal, recycling, delivery of modifications for wheelchairs, and supporting Field Engineers to ensure care for patients at home and in various settings.

Qualifications

• Full, Clean, UK Manual Driving license is essential.
• Willingness to undertake further training.

Responsibilities

• Safe disposal of medical equipment and recycling of components.
• Delivery and fitting of accessories to wheelchairs.
• Testing of batteries and refurbishment.

Skills

Sound Engineering skills

Reliability

Punctuality

Job description

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.

About us

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.

Job 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum (FTE) or pro-rata for part time roles