Equipment and Wheelchair Support Worker

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) brings together staff and services from the former Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. The sheer size, scale and potential of our combined service is huge. Together, we’ve a wealth of skills and resources to share and tap into and, a wide range of career paths for you to develop and explore. If you want to join a team of around 20,000 NHS experts in delivering high-quality, local care across Salford, Oldham, Bury and Rochdale and beyond
- **come and take your place with us.**

**Job overview**:
As an Equipment and Wheelchair Support Worker you will be responsible for delivering and installing equipment into people’s homes.

The role is essential to support people in maintaining independence and enabling them to live at home for as long as possible.

An understanding of the difficulties faced through disability is essential along with a compassionate and empathetic approach.

Good communication skills are essential.

Salford Community Equipment Service is responsible for providing equipment to Salford residents to assist them in maintaining independence.

With warehousing facilities on Wardley Industrial Estate the service has a variety of roles including Equipment and Wheelchair Support Workers

The Equipment and Wheelchair Support Workers deliver and fit daily living equipment into people’s homes to assist with independence and sustain people living at home.

A full clean driving licence is essential with the willingness to drive a large box van

A good level of physical fitness is required as the role entails multiple deliveries and fitting of equipment, sometimes in small environments.

For informal discussions about the role please contact Mark Houghton, Store Manager on 07909 877087

**Previous applicants need not apply**

**Main duties of the job**:

- An understanding of the needs of disabled people is essential within this role along with patience, empathy and compassion.
- The ability to adapt to situations is essential along with good communication skills
- Equipment is wide ranging and some of it is large and bulky, a good level of physical fitness is needed to fulfil the role.
- A full, clean driving licence is essential along with the ability to drive a large box type van
- Health and safety is essential within this role so an understanding of the need to follow procedures and a good understanding of moving and handling and road safety is essential.

**Working for our organisation**:
Salford Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. A place with an outstanding reputation. Salford is the place which is taking bold, pioneering steps towards delivering a world class, fully integrated care system for adults. Twice rated Outstanding by the CQC, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for delivering a range of community and primary care services and specialist services to Greater Manchester and beyond.

**Detailed job description and main responsibilities**:
**Person specification**:
**Qualifications**:
**Essential criteria**:

- Full driving license

**Desirable criteria**:

- Level 2 English and Maths

**essential and Desirable**:
**Essential criteria**:

- 2 years working in the public sector
- awareness of older persons and disabled persons needs
- Stock control

**Desirable criteria**:

- Local Geographical knowledge
- RTITB accredited Fork lift training

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