Technical Assistant
Company
Location
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/19/2025
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Description
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Please note that if you apply for a position with North Bristol NHS Trust, you may be contacted via TRAC or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your TRAC Account and email accounts including junk and spam folders.
Our job adverts may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Considering this, if you are interested in this role, please do apply as soon as you can.
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Job Overview
This vital role plays a key part in ensuring the safe and environmentally aware end of use for medical equipment. This will encompass recycling and restocking stores; battery testing and working to ensure stores hold an optimum of stock.
The post encompasses the opportunity to support Field Engineers, learning what it takes to support patients and service users at their homes, schools and various support premises in the region.
A Full, Clean, UK Manual Driving license is essential for this post. Please do not apply if you do not have a UK license to drive a manual vehicle.
Main duties of the job
Working for our organisation
NBT Cares. It’s a very simple statement; one which epitomises how everybody across our organisation goes the extra mile to ensure our patients get the best possible care.
NBT Cares is also an acronym, standing for caring, ambitious, respectful and supportive – our organisational values.
And our NBT Cares values are underpinned by our positive behaviours framework – a framework that provides clear guidance on how colleagues can work with one another in a constructive and supportive way.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The postholder fulfils a vital role in ensuring the safe and environmentally aware end of use for medical equipment. This will encompass recycling and restocking stores; battery testing and working to ensure stores hold an optimum of stock.
The post encompasses the opportunity to support Field Engineers, learning what it takes to support patients and service users at their homes, schools and various support premises in the region.
The postholders will be able to cover relief delivery duties and deputise for the stores personnel when required.
The postholder may be required to undertake work in our other service bases to cover short term staffing gaps.
The post holder may be required to undertake further training, including, where appropriate, a suitable apprenticeship to enhance current skills and prepare for future roles.
Person specification
Knowledge and Abilities
Essential criteria
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.
North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
Please note that if you apply for a position with North Bristol NHS Trust, you may be contacted via TRAC or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We therefore recommend that you regularly check your TRAC Account and email accounts including junk and spam folders.
Our job adverts may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Considering this, if you are interested in this role, please do apply as soon as you can.
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) describes algorithms that can be used to produce new content, including audio, code, images, text, simulations, and videos. It is developing all the time and is now being used as a support mechanism for all kinds of content-based creations. Please note the use of AI is monitored and if applicants have used it then they are required to declare this.
Job Overview
This vital role plays a key part in ensuring the safe and environmentally aware end of use for medical equipment. This will encompass recycling and restocking stores; battery testing and working to ensure stores hold an optimum of stock.
The post encompasses the opportunity to support Field Engineers, learning what it takes to support patients and service users at their homes, schools and various support premises in the region.
A Full, Clean, UK Manual Driving license is essential for this post. Please do not apply if you do not have a UK license to drive a manual vehicle.
Main duties of the job
- Safe disposal of medical equipment
- Recycling of components.
- Delivery and fitting of accessories and modifications to wheelchairs as required.
- Electrical annual testing of portable appliances.
- Deputising for delivery drivers as required.
- Ensure safe completion of work at schools, home address etc.
- Safe driving of service vehicle.
- Testing of batteries and refurbishment of battery boxes.
- Completion of job sheets, logging all time taken and parts used.
Working for our organisation
NBT Cares. It’s a very simple statement; one which epitomises how everybody across our organisation goes the extra mile to ensure our patients get the best possible care.
NBT Cares is also an acronym, standing for caring, ambitious, respectful and supportive – our organisational values.
And our NBT Cares values are underpinned by our positive behaviours framework – a framework that provides clear guidance on how colleagues can work with one another in a constructive and supportive way.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
The postholder fulfils a vital role in ensuring the safe and environmentally aware end of use for medical equipment. This will encompass recycling and restocking stores; battery testing and working to ensure stores hold an optimum of stock.
The post encompasses the opportunity to support Field Engineers, learning what it takes to support patients and service users at their homes, schools and various support premises in the region.
The postholders will be able to cover relief delivery duties and deputise for the stores personnel when required.
The postholder may be required to undertake work in our other service bases to cover short term staffing gaps.
The post holder may be required to undertake further training, including, where appropriate, a suitable apprenticeship to enhance current skills and prepare for future roles.
Person specification
Knowledge and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Sound Engineering skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Reliable and Punctual
- Clean Driving license
- Willingness to undertake further training
Please note that North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.
North Bristol NHS Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant(s) will normally commence at the minimum of the scale unless they have previous NHS service at the same band. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently underrepresented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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