Community Equipment Assistant - Huyton, United Kingdom - Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
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Huyton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust is a leading provider of community services, mental health care, physical care, addiction services and learning disability care, working as part of our service you will be able to demonstrate team working abilities, good communication skills and experience of fitting, assembling and dismantling of equipment


The Community Equipment Service has visible and responsive leadership, setting the standards for others and role modelled throughout the division for all managers.

There are opportunities for work within the Knowsley and Liverpool Equipment Services.

Knowsley Equipment Service is based at Centre for Independent Living, Brickfields, L36 6HY

Liverpool Equipment Service is based at 4-7 Graylaw Trading Estate
Wareing Road L9 7AU


Community Equipment Assistants play an important role in the day to day work of the service dealing with the movement of equipment within the warehouse, decontaminating all returned equipment adhering to Trust policies and procedures, loading and unloading of equipment onto Trust vehicle adhering to manual handling training.


Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 11 million people.


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.

Assist in cleaning and refurbishment of equipment.

Identify damaged equipment for repair or condemnation.

Move equipment around the warehouse from the cleaning area to the storage areas etc.

Assist in loading and unloading deliveries and collections.

Assist in getting delivery loads together for the drivers, the satellite stores and the mobile assessment unit.


Assist the drivers in the delivery and collection of equipment in the community, especially when there are large items requiring 2 person delivery.

Comply with health and safety requirements when handling equipment especially dirty equipment awaiting cleaning.

Communicate effectively with members of the multi-disciplinary team

Report any incidents or concerns to equipment co-ordinator or community equipment nurse.

Undertake general warehouse and storekeeping duties.

Advise the co-ordinator of minimum stock levels.

Cleaning of equipment - undertake cleaning of equipment ad identified in infection control and local policies.

Inspect all returned equipment for damage and carry out routine maintenance repairs as necessary. Report major defects to the co-ordinator.


To take reasonable care of the health and safety of themselves and others in the working environment and comply with instructions on safe moving and handling practices.

To attend health and safety and equipment awareness training to maintain up to date skills and knowledge.

Report any adverse incidents using events reporting procedure.

The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.

The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the Trust.
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