Driver/Technician

An exciting opportunity has arose for a dedicated, self motivated person to join our team delivering and installing daily living aids and bed and mattress systems to service users in a range of settings.

The post holder should preferable have experience with medical devices, as well as with working independently within set processes and frameworks.

Main duties of the job

Working to agreed competencies, the post holder will contribute to providing a high quality service by ensuring that equipment issued to clients of the Integrated Community Equipment Service is supplied and commissioned effectively.

The post holder will undertake highly skilled support work with people who require installation / fitting of more complex equipment following hospital discharge or to prevent hospital admission. They shall have the ability to demonstrate the equipment and provide advice / guidance where necessary

• Fit healthcare equipment, medical devices, assistive technology or products to meet individuals' clinical needs (CHS223) - undertakes the fitting of basic equipment and educates carers and patient in its safe use
• Repair medical devices, equipment and associated systems within healthcare (CHS208) diagnose and repair faulty equipment both in the warehouse or in a community based setting or to report such equipment to appropriate third party
• To communicate with patients/ carers where there may be a barrier to understanding

About us

At CHS we understand the differences in delivering our services in complex environments and we have a flexible approach to meet the needs of our customers. Our Estates and Facilities management functions alongside our Medical Engineering, decontamination and procurement service, provides the following:

• Fully managed estate and building maintenance
• Medical engineering/equipment maintenance/ decontamination
• Procurement advice, guidance and governance
• Capital project management
• Transport
• Grounds maintenance.
• Catering
• Cleaning (including robot and deep cleaning)

All provided to nationally recognised standards giving you assurance that your premises and equipment will be the best they can, and your customers will have confidence in you as a provider.

Job responsibilities

• Participate annually identifying, developing and agreeing your own development plan with your Line Manager using the CHS Appraisal.
• Comply with all Trust policies, procedures and protocols.
• Seek advice and support from Line Manager whenever necessary.

Maintain professional conduct including appearance at all times.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Professional knowledge and experience to NVQ 3 level equivalent

Knowledge & Skills:

• Good working knowledge and understanding of the provision of Equipment services
• Good organisational and managerial skills, ability to prioritIse and organise own and departmental workloads
• Ability to manage own time
• Able to exercise independent judgment
• Skilled at working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Commitment to developing self and others
• Ability to translate knowledge into practice
• PAT testing

Experience

• Able to demonstrate a depth of knowledge and learning from relevant and recent public health experience
• Good interpersonal and relationship building skills along with a proven track record in delivering quality in service provision
• Good working knowledge and understanding of the provision of Equipment services
• Excellent ability to communicate effectively in writing and face-to- face
• Ability to produce reports in relation to facilities services in the NHS environment.
• Experience in a relevant field such as Mechanics, joinery, Engineering

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.