Job summary
- Main area
- Support Services
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 236-SCO-SW007-26-A
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Burrows House
- Town
- Salford
- Salary
- £24,937 - £26,598 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Equipment Maintenance Technician
Band 3
Job overview
Salford Equipment Service is a busy service serving Salford residents by providing equipment and minor adaptations to assist people to live independently in their own home.
Equipment Maintenance Technicians are part of a large service comprising Store Managers, Supervisors, Equipment and Wheelchair Support Workers and Decontamination Coordinators
Together we provide over 25000 pieces of equipment per year to support people to live independently in their own home. This equipment is for people of all ages with a wide range of disabilities
Equipment Maintenance Technicians are responsible for installing telecare and sensory equipment and the installation of gantry hoists into peoples home addresses
Technicians also carry out minor repairs to wheelchairs
Main duties of the job
- installation of sensory equipment
- installation of telecare equipment such as bed sensors
- minor repairs to basic wheelchairs
- installation of gantry hoists
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Knowledge Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience of working within a health/social setting
- • Experience of working with the public.
- • Knowledge of health and safety guidelines
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- • Good problem solving skills
- • Time management and prioritisation skills in managing workload.
- • Good practical skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Peter Sayers or Paul Osborne
- Job title
- Stores Supervisors
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 206 7016
- Additional information
For further information or a visit to see the service please contact Peter Sayers or Paul Osborne on 0161 206 7016
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Turnpike House
Eccles New Road
Salford
M50 1SW
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