PPM Equipment Technician in Plymouth

We have an exciting opportunity for a PPM Technician to join the team at our Plymouth Community Equipment Service Centre. Millbrook Healthcare is a fast growing business and leading provider of healthcare service solutions. We work closely with NHS, Local Authority and Social Care Organisations providing a complete outsourced service that significantly reduces costs, delivers better quality and an enhanced patient experience.

Our mission is to provide a unique service that will ensure our service users receive the care, assessment and mobility equipment at the time they require it to enable them to achieve theirs and their families goals.

The Role:

• PPM’s – To carry out maintenance on electrical and hoisting equipment within the community in line with in-house training and current legislation
• Deliveries – To undertake pre-delivery inspection of all products and the delivery of community equipment to service user's at their home or other locations as required
• Collections - Responsible for the collection of community equipment to be returned to the warehouse
• Repairs – Responsible for carrying out repairs on equipment where required
• Installation – Responsible for carrying out installation of equipment
• This role may also be involved in the emergency out of hours rota.

What skills will you need?

• Excellent communication skills are required to interact with internal staff, prescribers and service users
• Practical skills preferred and mechanical aptitude an advantage
• Good DIY skills and ability to use hand tools
• Must be able to work off your own initiative as well as part of a team
• Qualification in carpentry, electronics or engineering would be desirable or evidence of applying these within previous job roles
• You must have held a full UK driving licence for at least 3 years

What can we offer you?

• £26,436.80 per annum
• 40 hours per week
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) plus optional 5 days unpaid
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• A rewards scheme – 200+ exclusive perks and discounts from leading retailers and leisure outlets

Millbrook Healthcare Group are an inclusive and caring employer who understand that not everyone’s job needs are the same. Therefore we are open to supporting flexible working requests such as part time working, job shares and flexible hours wherever possible, to support our colleagues life style differences. So please feel free to let us know of any specific requirements you may have and these can then be discussed in more detail if you are successful in your application.

Our ambition at Millbrook Healthcare is to become the leading provider in the assisted living sector whilst ensuring our core company values ‘CARES’ remain unchanged. We are always looking to recruit hard working and talented individuals to become a part of our ongoing growth and success. You’ll enjoy all the support and encouragement you need to reach your own potential and develop a rewarding career along the way.

Core Values:

• Care and respect for our colleagues and service users
• Accountable and proud
• Ready to learn and grow
• Enhance our service users’ lives
• Socially responsible, ethical and transparent

This role is working in a regulated activity and may be subject to a DBS disclosure, satisfactory references and Social Media Screening. No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we will gladly accept applications from all sections of the community.