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Job summary

Main area
HPL
Grade
Grade 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
384-SB-EMF19470
Employer
Healthcare Partners Ltd
Employer type
Private Sector
Site
Ashford & St Peters Hospitals (Cross site working)
Town
Ashford
Salary
£25,768 Per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/01/2026 23:59

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Equipment Library Assistant

Grade 2

Job overview

The role will support the equipment provision and maintenance functions for the Equipment Library managed devices across all ASPH sites. Working closely and supporting the EME Engineering team on achieving their electrical safety and KPI compliance.

Main duties of the job

•    Ensure that equipment supplied has been labelled, maintained, is with all accessories, clean and that a functional test has been carried out prior to dispatch

•    Escalate events of non-availability of equipment from the library to Deputy Head of Medical Engineering and Trust Senior team

•    All equipment loaned out must have a traceable record on e-Quip for audit and compliance purposes.

•    Carrying out routine collections of loan equipment to maximise Library stock

•    Ensure equipment is being cleaned and decontaminated in accordance with Trust policy.  Making sure all equipment is stored in a safe, hygienic and tidy manner to ensure that equipment is available for returning to wards and any equipment manufacturers and is safe for engineering technicians and trainers to carry out their duties safely and help prevent cross infection to patients when returned to clinical areas as per the Trust's Infection Control Policy
•    Maintain up to date loan data on asset management system

•    To ensure maximum availability of Library devices

•    Collection and delivery of devices to all ASPH Trust and community sites. 

•    First line maintenance checks / repairs for non-complex devices. 

Working for our organisation

Established in 2018, Healthcare Partners Ltd (HPL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

We offer a consultative, collaborative approach — based on a genuine desire to make healthcare provision outstanding, and respecting the opinions and skills of our fellow clinical professionals to produce exceptional outcomes.

We are a substantial company in our own right, with an annual turnover of around £50m and over 80 staff. We partner with other healthcare providers throughout the UK in both the public and private sectors, reinvesting our profits and savings back into the NHS.

At Healthcare Partners Ltd, the patient is at the heart of all we do. We’re proud to be part of the NHS, helping to make healthcare better.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification

The Equipment Library provides safe, effective and timely equipment provision & maintenance support services for a wide range of medical devices across a variety of departments across ASPH. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Desirable criteria
  • Educated to GCSE level with various further relevant knowledge of medical devices and systems preferred

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and understanding of the risks to patients and staff arising from the use of a range of medical equipment
Desirable criteria
  • Experience with EQUIP or similar asset management systems
  • Experience of use of Microsoft Office applications e.g. Word, excel, outlook
  • Experience of working in the patient environment

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ben Caldicott
Job title
Head of Medical Engineering
Email address
[email protected]
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