The Medical Device Service supports users of medical equipment across all of our hospital sites within the Northern Care Alliance.
You will have a key role in supporting the departments’ responsibility for the maintenance, repair and sub-contractor management of Medical equipment. This will include first line support to users of Medical equipment to Optimise systems up time to gain maximum use of Medical equipment.
Ideally, you will possess a minimum of HNC in Electronics and Clinical engineering and have extensive experience since qualifying in the field of Medical Electronics. Knowledge in the application and repair on a wide range of Medical equipment used in a hospital and community is essential although some specific training will be provided.
Consideration may be given to applicants with reduced knowledge and skills through a development pathway on a lower band with progression upon completion of the programme.
*Anyone who has applied in the last 3 months need not apply
**Please note that, for this post, you will be required to have obtained a full UK Driving Licence**
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist technical knowledge for the implementation and delivery of a long-term operational plan for cost-effective and efficient management and deployment of safe medical devices across the Care organisations. They will be working towards achieving compliance levels for medical device repair and maintenance including downtime and ensure that systems are available to enable clinical teams to have insight into progress with maintenance and repair of their devices.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
Essential
- HNC (level 4/5 BTEC) minimum in Electronics engineering.
Desirable
- Clinical Engineering Level 3 or above.
Registration
Essential
- Register for clinical technologists (RCT).
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential
- Experience in the field of Medical electronic maintenance and repair
- Specialist knowledge of the application and use of a wide range of electrobiomedical equipment.
- Knowledge and experience of current legislation recommendations for the management of medical equipment.
- Wide range of supplier-approved training on the servicing and repair of Electro biomedical equipment.
Desirable
- Experience in management of sub-contractors.
- Experience working in an ISO9001 engineering environment.
Other
Essential
- Full/Clean UK Driving License.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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