Community Equipment Technician
The closing date is 25 June 2025
Job summary
Community Equipment Technicians play an important role in the timely discharge of patients from secondary care and the re-enablement of patients in the community who have long-term conditions. The post holder will be required to prioritise their workload according to delivery schedules, load, transport, deliver and set up equipment. Liaise and communicate effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
Prioritise workload to meet delivery schedules and facilitate hospital discharge for patients/service usersUndertake a risk assessment of the patient's/service user's environment for the safe delivery and installation of equipmentTo deliver, assemble and collect equipment from people's home addresses.To set up and demonstrate the safe use of manual and electrical equipment to patients, service users and carersSupport and deal sensitively with recently bereaved families and carers when collecting equipmentAdhere to delivery schedulesTo take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and others in the working environment, and comply with instructions on safe moving and handling practices.
To attend health and safety and equipment awareness training to maintain up-to-date skills and knowledgeReport any adverse incidents using the events reporting procedure.
The post holder will be required to undertake work in an efficient, effective and economic manner, both as an individual or as part of a team, to provide continuously improving service to our service users.
About us
Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
At the heart of all we do is our commitment to 'perfect care' - care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We're currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.
Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
Details
Date posted
18 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
350-CC7276016
Job locations
Liverpool Community Equipment Service
Unit 5, Mersey Reach, Galgate Drive
Liverpool
L30 6AD
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Liverpool Community Equipment Service
Unit 5, Mersey Reach, Galgate Drive
Liverpool
L30 6AD
Employer's website
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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