Equipment Technician

Job Reference : HCC620141

Salary Range : £26,918 - £29,616 per annum

Work Location : Hampshire Equipment Services, Basingstoke with travel across Hampshire using a council vehicle

Hours per week : 37

Contract Type : Permanent

Closing Date : 5 March 2025

Interview Date : w / c 10 March 2025

The Role :

Join Hampshire Equipment Services (HES) as an Equipment Technician , ensuring the safety of medical and mobility equipment. You’ll use a Council vehicle to deliver, collect, install, repair and service this equipment. Full training will be provided to ensure compliance with LOLER and PUWER safety standards.

What you’ll do :

• Perform inspections, tests, installations, maintenance and repairs in service users’ homes, schools, residential, and nursing homes across Hampshire.
• Ensure all equipment meets LOLER and PUWER safety standards.
• Conduct Portable Appliance Testing (PAT).
• Manage and schedule your own workload efficiently.
• Attend monthly team meetings at the Hampshire Equipment Service office in Basingstoke.
• Handle heavy objects such as bed parts, pressure-relief equipment, hoists, chairs and bath lifts.

What we’re looking for :

Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Equipment Technician role, team and our values. The section ‘ About you ’ explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.

Why join us?

Working Patterns :

The working hours for this position follow a current pattern of Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 4.30pm, with a 4pm Friday finish. Our Service runs 7 days a week, 365 days of the year. Following approximately 12 months in the role, you’ll be required to participate in the on-call out of hours, weekend and bank holiday rota, working a rotational 1 : 12 basis, for which enhancements are paid.

Please note : We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK before applying. Applicants can expect to hear from us within two weeks of the advertised closing date.

Travel Requirements :

You will be required to drive a Council vehicle and must hold a current full drivers’ licence.

Values Based Recruitment :

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

Additional Information :

Find out more about Working with us in Adults’ Health and Care, including our benefits and the recruitment process.

Vetting Requirements :

We recruit for attitudes and values in Adults’ Health and Care. We invite you to evidence how you demonstrate our 5 core values in your application. For more information on our values, please refer to the candidate pack.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion :

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.

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