Equipment Services Manager

Post Title: Equipment Service Manager

Department for Health and Adult Care

Team: Integrated Discharge Team

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: Grade 12 £39,186 to £41,418

Hours: 37

Based: Integrated Community Equipment Stores Unit 6B 6C Bridge trading Estate

Bolton Road, Bury BL8 2AQ.

Your role:

This is an exciting opportunity to manage the Integrated Community Equipment Service which provides an effective, efficient equipment loan service to individuals of all ages, including children, assisting them to develop and to maintain their health and independence. 

The Service:

The Integrated Community Equipment Stores provides equipment enabling the discharge of patients from hospital.  This can be customer facing, managing emails and diaries, handling phone calls and processing personal information on specialised system. Experience of financial processes such as processing orders and payments is required.

About you:

As manager of ICES, the successful candidate will be responsible for the for ensuring the smooth delivery of the day-to-day management of the service encompassing the Social Care and Health provision, external stakeholders, and the voluntary sector, within agreed budgets and in accordance with the policies, procedures and practices of the Council.

The individual will have responsibility for the key decision-making in relation to resource allocation, operational matters and adhering to the Performance Management framework within the Directorate. They will also work in collaboration to support commissioners in the strategic development of the Community Equipment Service.

The successful candidate will be expected to work in partnership with the NHS, Health & Social Care OT’s, Hospitals Intermediate Care tier and develop Equipment provision that positively impact health and social care professionals, reduces demand for traditional services and contributes to public sector reform. This will involve working with a range of Equipment providers and procuring equipment and supplies ensuring best value.

A full clean driving license is also required for the post.

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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.

We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore, we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria. 

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service which is enhanced.

For an informal chat regarding the role please contact Andy Crawford on 0161 253 6250.

Interview dates to be confirmed.

For further information please see:

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