Band 2 Community Equipment Assistant

Community Equipment Assistant

Band: 2

Location: Ballymena

Rate of pay: £12.21

Full time, 37.5 hours a week

Monday - Friday 8.30AM - 4.30PM

JOB SUMMARY:

To participate in the general cleaning of all equipment brought back into Community Equipment Service for recycling within the Community.

There will be frequent periods of moderate effort for short periods lifting and carrying cumbersome equipment.

There will also be a requirement to handle equipment (using safe working practices) that may have been infected with biological agents i.e. MRSA.

KEY RESULT AREAS / MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Thoroughly cleanse and decontaminate community care appliances using cleaning products and materials, to ensure minimum standards of cleanliness/infection control are met
• Diagnose and rectify minor faults in equipment and report any faults that cannot be rectified to Maintenance Supervisor.
• Liaise with Maintenance Supervisor in relation to whether equipment should be condemned.
• Accurately record barcodes/asset numbers for items moving through the Decontamination process.
• Ensure that Decontamination area is kept neat and tidy and that floors are cleaned weekly as per service protocols.
• Assist service users who call to the Department when returning equipment in a polite manner and ensure that an accurate record is kept of all equipment returned.
• Observe the confidentiality of patient information at all times.
• Maintain a clean and tidy appearance wearing the protective clothing and footwear provided.
• Make up cleaning materials for use on equipment in conjunction with COSHH guidelines
• Assist with the unloading of dirty equipment from Trust vehicles
• Remove equipment to associated skips applying the correct moving and handling techniques.
• Observe safe working methods in relation to machinery, materials and equipment and report defective items as required.
• Participate in stock takes as and when required to ensure accuracy of stock levels.
• Provide assistance to Trust Drivers in the collection/delivery of equipment to clients homes
• Undertake training courses, including "in house" or "off the job" to maintain levels of awareness and responsibilities of the post.

Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

6 months experience in a service based environment working with others

Skills / Abilities

• Ability to communicate clearly and verbally
• Ability to work effectively both independently as part of a team
• Ability to cope with difficult situations in a calm and professional manner.
• Knowledge of the role of Community Equipment Assistant
• Knowledge of Health and Safety

To be shortlisted for this role all applicants MUST meet the essential criteria. If you are interested, please upload your CV to the link provided, and Zuzana Dojcsarova will be in contact to confirm if you have been shortlisted.