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Job Summary
The Equipment Technician will work within CEDAS (Community Equipment Disability Advisory Service). The Community Equipment Service aim to provide an effective and efficient service to the Liverpool area, supporting people of all ages with the issue of equipment provisions. The service supports the delivery of equipment to assist in safe discharges from hospital, pressure care needs, end of life care, moving and handling and supporting independence. As part of the Community Equipment model the service collects, decontaminates, refurbishes, services and maintains equipment.
Job Summary
The Equipment Technician will work within CEDAS (Community Equipment Disability Advisory Service). The Community Equipment Service aim to provide an effective and efficient service to the Liverpool area, supporting people of all ages with the issue of equipment provisions. The service supports the delivery of equipment to assist in safe discharges from hospital, pressure care needs, end of life care, moving and handling and supporting independence. As part of the Community Equipment model the service collects, decontaminates, refurbishes, services and maintains equipment.
Main duties of the job
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint an Equipment Technician. The post holder will assist in delivering an excellent refurbishing service, ensuring all equipment is categorised, refurbished, repaired and serviced in the warehouse prior to dispatch into the community.
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 a 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
13 August 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 3
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
350-CC7412903
Job locations
Liverpool Community Equipment Service
Unit 5, Mersey Reach, Dunnings Bridge Road
Liverpool
L30 6UZ
Job Description
Job responsibilities
* Assist the Clinical Engineer Technician and the Logistics Coordinator in delivering an excellent refurbishing service, ensuring all equipment is categorised, refurbished, repaired and serviced instores prior to despatch into the community.2. Repairs and servicing of CEDAS equipment on-site at base or in the community in service user residential environments. Including electrical safety testing/ PAT testing.3. To ensure the correct parts required are available for daily schedules.4. Ability to problem solve and pay attention to detail.5. To take instructions from managers by completing the delegated workload.6. Organise own workload to maximise efficiency.7. Condemn equipment that is beyond economical repair following procedures and requesting sign-off.8. Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area, incorporating establishment of systems and processes to provide effective stock management of equipment.9. Maintain accurate stock control systems using a computerised system where possible.10. Update systems regarding items of equipment required for repair, service and maintenance.11. Assist in the completion of categorisation of manual wheelchairs to be repaired or refurbished in stores.12. To salvage parts from equipment that have been quality inspected for reuse in line with the service sustainability aim.13. Deliver and assist with the PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) of manual wheelchairs/equipment.14. Deliver, participate and support in self/staff development of training activities/programmes as required.15. To carry out weekly/monthly stock checks of all spare parts required for PPM and maintain specialist equipment, and participate in the annual stock take as required.16. To receive all deliveries of spare parts, equipment and storage of the same as appropriate, ensure all equipment is processed onto the stock control system and located within the stores environment.17. To identify and report all defective materials received into stores directly to the line manager and organise remedial action as required.18. In times of service BCP or staffing shortages, the post holder would be expected to cover roles within the banding remit, for this role that would include driving, delivering and fitting of community equipment, collection and decontamination of equipment.
Job Description
Job responsibilities
* Assist the Clinical Engineer Technician and the Logistics Coordinator in delivering an excellent refurbishing service, ensuring all equipment is categorised, refurbished, repaired and serviced instores prior to despatch into the community.2. Repairs and servicing of CEDAS equipment on-site at base or in the community in service user residential environments. Including electrical safety testing/ PAT testing.3. To ensure the correct parts required are available for daily schedules.4. Ability to problem solve and pay attention to detail.5. To take instructions from managers by completing the delegated workload.6. Organise own workload to maximise efficiency.7. Condemn equipment that is beyond economical repair following procedures and requesting sign-off.8. Ensure the delivery of the quality strategy within the designated area, incorporating establishment of systems and processes to provide effective stock management of equipment.9. Maintain accurate stock control systems using a computerised system where possible.10. Update systems regarding items of equipment required for repair, service and maintenance.11. Assist in the completion of categorisation of manual wheelchairs to be repaired or refurbished in stores.12. To salvage parts from equipment that have been quality inspected for reuse in line with the service sustainability aim.13. Deliver and assist with the PPM (Planned Preventative Maintenance) of manual wheelchairs/equipment.14. Deliver, participate and support in self/staff development of training activities/programmes as required.15. To carry out weekly/monthly stock checks of all spare parts required for PPM and maintain specialist equipment, and participate in the annual stock take as required.16. To receive all deliveries of spare parts, equipment and storage of the same as appropriate, ensure all equipment is processed onto the stock control system and located within the stores environment.17. To identify and report all defective materials received into stores directly to the line manager and organise remedial action as required.18. In times of service BCP or staffing shortages, the post holder would be expected to cover roles within the banding remit, for this role that would include driving, delivering and fitting of community equipment, collection and decontamination of equipment.
Person Specification
Skills
Essential
* Awareness of own competency level and how to seek assistance if required
* Understanding confidentiality
* Awareness of safeguarding
* Ability to maintain and set personal and professional boundaries
* Ability to work independently and carry out directed tasks with clients in their own homes/ residential or nursing
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to work on own initiative and problem solve
* Understanding the importance of equality and diversity
* Ability to manage own time effectively
* Dexterity of completing demands of the post - intensive and physical at times
* Driving License
Desirable
* Ability to keep and maintain accurate data using bespoke database
* Knowledge of wheelchair
Knowledge/Experience
Essential
* Experience working within an NHS or Healthcare setting
* Experience of use of computer systems
Desirable
* Experience of working in a diverse cultural and socioeconomic community
* Experience of working as a technician or similar
Qualifications
Essential
* GCSE or equivalent level grade C or above English and other subjects
Desirable
* NVQ level 3 or above in Engineering or equivalent
Values
Essential
* Continuous Improvement
* Accountability
* Respectfulness
* Enthusiasm
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Strong customer service belief
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
Person Specification
Essential
* Continuous Improvement
* Accountability
* Respectfulness
* Enthusiasm
* Support
* High professional standards
* Responsive to service users
* Engaging leadership style
* Strong customer service belief
* Transparency and honesty
* Discreet
* Change oriented
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Liverpool Community Equipment Service
Unit 5, Mersey Reach, Dunnings Bridge Road
Liverpool
L30 6UZ
Employer's website
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Liverpool Community Equipment Service
Unit 5, Mersey Reach, Dunnings Bridge Road
Liverpool
L30 6UZ
Employer's website
https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
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