Driver / Fitter / Warehouse Operative
| Posting date: | 12 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 February 2026 |
| Location: | Warrington, WA5 7TY |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9835-WA25-170 |
Summary
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust plan to integrate and form a new organisation on the 1st April 2026. As such, if your start date is on or after 1st April 2026, you will be employed by the newly formed organisation. Should you join Bridgewater prior to this date, your employment will automatically transfer into the new organisation. We are confident that this transition will provide new opportunities and a continued commitment to excellence in patient care. Duties and Responsibilities: To agree priorities for own work area with your Line Manager. To drive Trust vehicles To work as a two-person team in relation to the delivery, installation, fitting, or dismantling and collection of often heavy/awkward equipment To work as a single person in the delivery and/or collection of equipment appropriate for one person to safely manage independently and provide installation/assembly as is required. To undertake a visual risk assessment in the clients home to ensure safe lifting, fitting and on-going use of the equipment. To undertake strict equipment handover procedures with clients/carers, including the adjustment and/or installation of items, in accordance with the manufacturers instructions. Give clear instruction in the use of the equipment. To deliver/collect equipment with consideration of client/carers needs providing a timed/scheduled visit when necessary to co-ordinate with others. To use the route planning facility for the delivery/collection of equipment, taking into consideration delivery instructions. Taking into consideration delivery instructions to ensure optimum use of allotted time and route. To drive Trust vehicles in a safe and careful manner, to be able to navigate across the Trusts geographical footprint, using satnav or own knowledge of the designated borough. To be responsible for the care of the vehicles including cleaning, completing safety checks/maintenance (oil, water, tyre checks) on hand held devices and reporting faults to line manager. To be responsible for the security of the vehicle and its contents by ensuring the vehicle remains locked when the post holder leaves the vehicle for any reason, eg collecting /delivering of equipment at clients home. To be in contact with the equipment stores by mobile phone during the day as required and in accordance with lone working policy. To communicate with clients and carers in a sensitive and courteous manner both face to face and on the phone. Ensure clients and carers are provided with manufacturers instructions for use, and information in regard to the Community Equipment Stores, and an emergency contact number in case of an equipment failure outside normal working hours. Ensue a signature and date either by the client or carer is collected on the hand held device to keep the Stores IT system up to date. To maintain records, both manual and computerised to Trust standards, verifying the accuracy of equipment codes and delivery areas, respond to information logged on handheld devices. To treat and store confidential information in line with information governance policy. To be conversant with the services computer system and to demonstrate competence in the use of handheld devices. To be responsible for the correct completion and data input on the handheld devices. To be responsible for own workload that is issued each day, to support providing a quality service to users. Responsible for ensuring your own work is carried out in a timely manner To feed back any issues, queries to the Line manager on returning to the Community Equipment Stores. To advise the Line Manager of any circumstances which give cause for concern in relation to client care or health and safety/ safeguarding. Prompt reporting and recording of incidents, accidents and near misses To ensure all equipment functions and is safe to use by the user/carer etc. To be fully conversant with the Community Equipment Services Standard Operating Procedures and adhere to processes and procedures. To be aware of the statutory regulations which applies to equipment safety inspections. (LOLER, COSHH, SSOW) To support warehouse duties when needed, such as manning the front desk, acceptance testing, stock control, working in the decontamination area, maintenance checks, completing the pick etc To liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders and the general public. To always maintain composure and professionalism Please see full job description attached.