Senior Equipment Prioritisation Officer

Job Title: Senior Equipment Prioritisation Officer
Starting Salary: £42,839 progressing to £47,181 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours:  37
Location:  Welwyn Garden City (hybrid minimum 2 days on site)
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Adult Care Services

About the team

Hertfordshire Equipment Service are expanding their clinical team and have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to join us

Hertfordshire Equipment Service clinical team works across the county of Hertfordshire, and with prescribers from other councils and boroughs. We work across NHS and Social care and provide specialist knowledge of equipment to prescribers, triage orders placed and complete reviews of the items available to order from Hertfordshire Equipment Service.

Hertfordshire Equipment Service work with clients of any age. This post is being developed to offer support the Adult’s team but will require the successful candidate to work across clinical team to offer resilience to the service.

What you'll do

• Complete a wide range of triage of standard and complex items.
• Promote a strength-based approach to your work, and in discussions with prescribers.
• Assist the clinical team leads with development opportunities for the team and HES.
• Will have the opportunity to undertake a specialist role of practice educator in line with registration requirements.
• Provide clinical supervision for junior staff.
• Provide guidance and support to prescribers in a wide range of settings.
• Analyse and reflect on areas of training needs within the clinical team and wider with prescribers, working alongside the clinical training manager.
• Develop an in-depth knowledge of standard and complex equipment options available.
• Discuss with the clinical team any areas identified which need development and to participate in this work as appropriate.

About you

Essential:

• You will need to be Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist registered with a HCPC
• Knowledge and experience of relevant legislation such as the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005, LOLER, PUWER, COSHH
• A confident team player with good decision-making skills, also able to work independently.
• Ability to work successfully with partners and other agencies for the benefit of citizens
• Minimum of 2 years post qualifying experience
  

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is Level 11. Please locate the job profile here:

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To hear more about this opportunity please contact  View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk or Danielle Corlett View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk

Interview Date: 24.06.2026

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How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities.You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

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We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

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