Technical Equipment Adviser

Job Title: Technical Equipment Adviser
Starting Salary: £46,731 - £51,802 per annum
Hours: 37
Location: Countywide
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Adult Care Services

About the team

Join our team as a Technical Equipment Advisor working across clinical and operational teams within our Hertfordshire Equipment Service (HES), to support the professionals and services we work with.

We work with prescribers, and a range of professionals, across adult social care and NHS organisations to ensure that the functional needs of Hertfordshire residents and/or their carers are met with clinically suitable equipment and service elements.

This vital role is a link between our internal and external clinicians along with equipment suppliers and manufacturers.

About the role

As a subject matter expert, you’ll be leading on a range of aspects of specialist technical advice, upskilling and developing employees on the correct use and maintenance of bespoke equipment items for adults and children with disabilities, ensuring legal and clinical compliance with bodies such as the MHRA and NHS.

You'll be part of the clinical team at Hertfordshire Equipment Service and will help to support with clinical triage of equipment orders, and day-to-day queries from prescribers.

You'll line manage, provide supervision for clinical team members and provide cover for these roles during periods of leave to ensure the needs of the service are met.

What you will do

• Lead on all aspects of training and development of HES staff to upskill and maintain essential knowledge levels
• Ensure safety and legal compliance of service delivery for specialist and standard community equipment for hospital discharge, maintaining independence and the supply of bespoke equipment items for adults and children with disabilities
• Oversee and administer specialist technical training of staff at all levels to ensure that service delivery is of the highest standard
• Make recommendations to ensure that equipment solutions are proportionate to clinical needs
• Assist with clinical triage of equipment orders

About you

Essential Criteria

• Relevant experience working with medical equipment
• Knowledge and a desire to further your knowledge of equipment solutions available
• Knowledge and experience of relevant social care legislation such as Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, LOLER, PUWER
• Experience with leading, advising and influencing decisions at a senior management level
• Experience working with health professionals and care providers
• Experience developing training programmes and assessing current and future training requirements

Desirable

• Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy qualification and HCPC Registration

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Health and Social Care Services, level HSC12 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Health and social care

For an informal discussion and more information please contact: Hannah Wright on 07812322332 or Hannah.wright2@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Interview: TBC

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.