Community Equipment Service Technician

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Technician to join our team at Dudley Community Equipment service. The Community Equipment service (CES) supports people with disabilities with their care needs by providing appropriate community equipment across various settings to the population of Dudley MBC. The service is an integrated and jointly commissioned initiative between Adult Social Care and the NHS Clinical Commissioning Group. The role of the CES Technicians is to be responsible for the distribution, fitting, repair and collection of equipment on loan from the Community Equipment Service To contribute to an efficient service to facilitate early hospital discharge and to help to maintain people in their own homes. You will be working as part of a team to ensure appropriate ant timely delivery and collection of equipment. You will complete daily deliveries and collections. 1. Your day will also involve tasks around the recycling and servicing and testing of community equipment. 2. You will use computers tablets and scanners connected to your work. 3. You will be instrumental in ensuring your vehicle is loaded and cleaned. 4. You will support the leadership team with any other tasks. 5. You will be reporting to the stores Senior technician and working closely with the CES Senior OT 6. For more information on the role please contact richard.abbotts@dudley.gov.uk

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• is ready to embrace change, providing an environment in which you will be encouraged to make your mark
• is aware of its key challenges and the need for a new energy to innovate the council, in order to find cost effective ways of delivering services
• has aligned its political and managerial leadership structures and is committed to protecting, securing and transforming the lives of children, families, the vulnerable and older people
• wants borough residents to have their say through our community forums
• dedicates time to meaningful consultation and listen to the views of our residents
• is working with the community to encourage active involvement of our residents