Equipment and Installation Technician
| Posting date: | 01 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,404 to £25,584 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 July 2025 |
| Location: | Hertfordshire, Eastern England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Hertfordshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HCC28176 |
Summary
Job Title: Equipment and Installation Technician
Starting Salary: £24,404 progressing to £25,584 per annum – pay award pending
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Welwyn
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Adult Care Services
About the team
Hertfordshire Equipment Service (HES) provides health and social care equipment to disabled and vulnerable service users and patients across Hertfordshire. From bath boards to hospital beds and grab rails to gantry hoists, the equipment HES provides enables Hertfordshire residents to remain living independently in their own homes or supports them and their carers by providing equipment which enables them to be discharged from hospital.
About the role
Our service is growing and very much in demand, and we are looking for a technician to join our busy team, delivering and installing items of equipment within client’s homes. We’re looking for people who can work flexibly and as part of a team here at Hertfordshire Equipment Service which intern supports NHS and social care colleagues in working across seven days. Must be able to drive a 3.5T vehicle and used to heavy or cumbersome equipment to deliver and fit.
The working pattern will be
Tuesday to Saturday - 8am to 4pm or 9am to 5pm shifts on a rota, ad-hoc overtime is also available during the week
About you
Essential:
Full Driving Licence with either D1, C1, C or BE category
Demonstratable practical abilities
Empathy to provide high levels of customer service
Desirable:
Experience of installing specialist equipment desirable
Customer Service
Face to Face client interaction
Starting Salary: £24,404 progressing to £25,584 per annum – pay award pending
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Welwyn
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Adult Care Services
About the team
Hertfordshire Equipment Service (HES) provides health and social care equipment to disabled and vulnerable service users and patients across Hertfordshire. From bath boards to hospital beds and grab rails to gantry hoists, the equipment HES provides enables Hertfordshire residents to remain living independently in their own homes or supports them and their carers by providing equipment which enables them to be discharged from hospital.
About the role
Our service is growing and very much in demand, and we are looking for a technician to join our busy team, delivering and installing items of equipment within client’s homes. We’re looking for people who can work flexibly and as part of a team here at Hertfordshire Equipment Service which intern supports NHS and social care colleagues in working across seven days. Must be able to drive a 3.5T vehicle and used to heavy or cumbersome equipment to deliver and fit.
The working pattern will be
Tuesday to Saturday - 8am to 4pm or 9am to 5pm shifts on a rota, ad-hoc overtime is also available during the week
About you
Essential:
Full Driving Licence with either D1, C1, C or BE category
Demonstratable practical abilities
Empathy to provide high levels of customer service
Desirable:
Experience of installing specialist equipment desirable
Customer Service
Face to Face client interaction
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