Technician

The Community Equipment Store provides and collects equipment and wheelchairs into and from people's homes and local hospitals. It manages the procurement, repair, reconditioning and decontamination of equipment and wheelchairs. The post holder will work in the repair and maintenance of equipment and wheelchairs. The post holder will work closely with other staff members in the store as required to meet patient and service needs. They will ensure tasks are completed in a timely manner, including the requesting of spare parts and completing routine maintenance of appropriate equipment. They will perform all tasks within the workshop as required; ensuring items issued by the store are fit for purpose and safe. They will work with the admin team to organise community visits. This is a customer-facing role, having daily contact with clients, clinicians and other team members. The postholder will work on a shift basis including weekend and on-call duties. They will also occasionally provide support in the warehouse as part of the on-call rota., The post holder will work within a competency-based framework to manage a workload of equipment and wheelchairs to be maintained, repaired or set up for use. They will perform activities that range from routine to more complex and will work closely with the Lead Technician, supporting and liaising to ensure all essential tasks are completed. The postholder will support the training of new technicians and provide cover in the occasional absence of the Lead Technician. Part of the role will be to actively participate in the induction and training of junior technical staff, supervising competencies to ensure appropriate skills levels to deliver a customer-focused service. The post holder will be expected to accept delegated tasks and delegate to the junior staff when required to do so. Responsibilities will include:

• Calibration and fault finding on the equipment in store, including electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic engineering components. This will include various makes and types of bath-lifts, profiling beds and chairs, pressure relief mattresses, hoists, wheelchairs, chargers, and transformers.
• Testing and repairing equipment
• General maintenance including completing safety tests in a timely manner.
• effective use of recording and documentation systems.
  
  NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community. Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.