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Job summary
The Senior Equipment Coordinator plays an important role in helping people receive the care they need by ensuring community healthcare teams and patients have the right equipment at the right time. As part of the Community Equipment Team, you will coordinate equipment provision, maintenance and support, working closely with clinicians, partner organisations, patients and carers.
The team delivers three key services:
- Integrated Community Equipment Service (ICES): Providing equipment that helps people stay safe and independent at home, while supporting equipment prescribers.
- Medical Devices Management: Coordinating the servicing, repair and tracking of clinical equipment to keep it safe, compliant and ready for use.
- Specialist Equipment Services: Managing specialist equipment and consumables for people with complex healthcare needs.
This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You will process equipment requests, source and issue specialist devices, arrange deliveries, coordinate servicing and repairs, maintain accurate records, and respond to enquiries from a wide range of stakeholders.
Main duties of the job
To support the equipment lead and specialist service manager in the safe & cost effective management provision of Community Equipment and Medical Devices
Support ICES equipment prescribers across BNSSG area, setting up and modifying account access, as well as authorising equipment orders and providing advice.
Undertake the administrative process relating to Community Equipment across BNSSG referring to the Specialist Services Manager & Equipment Lead as required.
Lead on supplying suction units and consumable to patients with long term needs across BNSSG
Be required to work autonomously to make decisions on equipment packages of care and the post involves a high proportion of time speaking to clinicians. The post will also be responsible for handling enquiries from inside and outside the organisation.
You will need to deputise for the Equipment Lead during leave and other absence.
About us
Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.
We are Sirona care & health - England's largest provider of Adult's and Children's Community Services and we'd love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.
Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days' annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme - just a glimpse of the benefits you'll receive.
We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.
Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different - we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.
Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.
Details
- Date posted: 20 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 4
- Salary: £28,392 to £31,157 a year Per annum
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: 083-8146109-SL
- Job locations: Cadbury Heath Health Centre, Parkwall Road, Cadbury Heath, BS30 8HS, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities before applying for this position.
Please note, we cannot offer a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.If you currently require a visa to work in the UK, there must be a minimum of 14 months remaining until the expiry date. If you do not disclose your expiry date within your application, it may not be considered. Please only provide the expiry date and not your share code within your application.
If you refer to qualifications or employment within your supporting statement, that has not been included in your Qualifications, Training or Employment History, this information may be discounted.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Minimum 4 GCSE passes (or equivalent) including Mathematics and English or demonstrable ability in Mathematics and English.
Desirable
- Knowledge of equipment and medical devices
Skills, Knowledge, Experience
Essential
- Ability to work without supervision to achieve the objectives of the post and of the organisation, prioritising tasks from different managers and service users.
- Excellent communication skills to work with service users & clinical staff at all levels, through electronic, written and verbal methods.
- Managing information and office systems - Ability to manage own and office filing systems and access information in a timely manner
- Data inputting and collation of audit data into an accessible format, eg reports, graphs, charts
Desirable
- Ability to cascade training to community equipment administrators, and equipment prescribers.
- Understanding of appropriate medical terminology and working knowledge of the range and diversity of community equipment and medical devices.
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This advert is for Senior Equipment Coordinator with Sirona care & health CIC in Bristol, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £28,392 to £31,157 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Aug 2026.
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