257333 ICES Driver/Fitter

NHS Scotland; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is seeking motivated ICES Support Worker (Driver/Fitter) to decontaminate, deliver and install community equipment in service users’ homes across the region. The role requires safe driving, manual handling and a friendly, professional approach.

Permanent post – 36 hours per week. Informal enquiries contact: Robert McCallay.

Qualifications

• Basic DIY/equipment assembly skills and the ability to do lifting and movement of equipment.
• Excellent customer service skills, ability to use and willingness to learn new technology, an attention to detail, friendly and approachable.
• A good communicator, resilience when needed and an empathetic nature.

Responsibilities

• Decontaminate, deliver, fit, demonstrate and collect equipment within/from a client’s residence.
• Safe driving of a commercial vehicle and installation of equipment across the region.

Skills

DIY/assembly

Customer service

Technology use

Attention to detail

Communication & empathy

Job description

The Integrated Community Equipment Services delivers complete end-to-end services through all stages of equipment provision and recycling.

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who can help us in our mission to improve people’s quality of life and independence every day. Our services allow people to remain in their homes, this helps prevent extended hospital stays, allowing the NHS to deliver frontline care where it is needed most. Our Support Workers are a pivotal part of the success of the service we provide.

What we look for in an ICES Support Worker (Driver/Fitter):

Safe driving of a commercial vehicle, decontamination/recycling of equipment by hand and industrial machinery, undertake the delivery, installation and collection of community equipment from service user’s homes across the region.

• Basic DIY/equipment assembly skills and the ability to do lifting and movement of equipment
• Excellent customer service skills, ability to use and willingness to learn new technology, an attention to detail ,friendly and approachable
• A good communicator, resilience when needed and an empathetic nature
• The role of the Driver/Fitter is to decontaminate, deliver, fit , demonstrate and collect equipment within/from a client’s residence.

Permanent Post – 36 hours per week

Informal enquiries please contact: Robert McCallay on 01387 244406

Email – [e-mail]

If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

INFORMATION FOR ALL CANDIDATES

To find out more about working with NHS Dumfries and Galloway and for an insight into our friendly, beautiful corner of Scotland please visit our Work With Us web pages https://www.nhsdg.co.uk/workwithus/

DISCLOSURE SCOTLAND

Some of our posts may require you to undergo a criminal records check. Changes as of the 1 April 2025 to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership now sees more roles requiring PVG that may not have needed this check in the past. If you are successful in this role you will be notified which level of check is required by the recruitment team. If you would like to read more information please visit: Disclosure levels - mygov.scot

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Dumfries and Galloway welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.

PUBLIC PROTECTION

Public protection practice encompasses the recognition and management of risk in order to prevent or reduce harm to children, (including unborn babies), young people and adults. All public protection legislation, and NHS Dumfries and Galloway (NHSDG) policies and guidance are founded on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the European Convention on Human Rights, and the principles of these Conventions underpin all NHSDG core business.

Additional Information For International Candidates

RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

NHS Dumfries and Galloway has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by the UK Border Agency. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

WORK VISA

If you require a Work Visa, please check to see if you and the vacancy you are applying for are eligible by visiting the Home Office website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or if you require a work visa that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form. We are unable to provide sponsorship for bank contracts.

UNITED KINGDOM REGISTRATION

NHS Dumfries & Galloway are unable to support OSCE Training for international nurses for vacancies.

Vacancies requiring professional registration require full United Kingdom registration with the appropriate council (eg NMC, HCPC, GMC, GDC etc).