Job Introduction
Job Title: Driver Technician
Starting Salary: £25,583 progressing to £28,142 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Welwyn Garden City
Contract Type: 1 year fixed term or secondment opportunity
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
Monday to Friday - You will also work one Saturday in every 4 weeks and get a day off during the week, or paid over time.
Or
Tuesday to Saturday
About you
Essential:
- Full Driving Licence with either D1, C1, C, B 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
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 Operational Services, level 6 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles - Operational services
To hear more about this opportunity please contact ruth.lord1@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date: TBC
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.
Secondment
This role is open to secondments for eligible employees who work for HCC. If you wish to apply on a secondment basis, you must have your line manager’s approval before submitting your application. You will be asked to confirm this within your application form. If you are not eligible for a secondment (e.g., you are currently on a fixed‑term contract that would end before this positions ends) or you indicate that your manager cannot support a secondment, your application will be considered on a fixed‑term contract basis instead.
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.