Specialist Medical Engineering Technician
  £36,000
  Canterbury, Kent
  permanent,full-time

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Job Title: Specialist Medical Engineering Technician
Contracted Hours: 37.5 hours Permanent
Shift pattern: Shift patterns ( 9:00am till 5:00pm with occasional on call weekend work)
Salary: £36,000
Location: Kent & Canterbury Hospital
Driving License & Own vehicle essential



Are you looking for an employer that provides opportunities for learning and development within the workplace?

2gether Support Solutions is a new, wholly owned subsidiary company of one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

At 2gether Support Solutions we put customer service and quality at the heart of all that we do. We have strong social enterprise principles and the profits we make go back into supporting our staff, improving services for patients and other community activities in east Kent.



What does the role look like?



To provide a Medical Equipment Management service for the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and to other NHS and private organisations with whom Service Level Agreements or contracts exist.
The post holder is part of a team maintaining medical equipment and supporting Medical Equipment Libraries (MELs) across the Trust. They are required to work to a high standard of safety and accountability, in line with the departmental quality management system, the Trust policy for the management of medical devices, MHRA guidance, Care Quality Commission regulations and Trust employment policies.
The post holder liaises and works closely with other healthcare professionals, manufacturers’ representatives, engineers and technical staff to provide applications advice, device evaluation, acceptance testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, calibration and maintenance of a diverse range of diagnostic, therapeutic and point of care testing equipment, ensuring it functions correctly, is within calibration limits and safe for patient and staff use. The postholder will provide support for the most complex medical devices.
The post holder will participate in the EME out of hours emergency on-call rota.
The post holder is required to apply knowledge and skills in electrical / electronic engineering and physiological measurement to a specialist clinical or technical area that requires specific support for the use and management of complex medical devices
The post holder will deputise for the EME Site Manager, as required. When doing so, this involves being the senior on-site representative of EME, overseeing and setting the standards with regard to interactions with customers, suppliers, clinical and corporate colleagues.

Your duties will include:



Use technical and clinical experience to identify potentially hazardous symptoms and faults when in clinical areas or in talking to clinical staff.
Liaise with clinical staff in own specialist area in order to plan preventative maintenance and rectify problems, minimising impact on patient treatment lists.
Liaise with clinical staff to gain a clear understanding of the nature of problems with equipment and its use. Assess the seriousness and implications of the problem and respond to the urgency of the request, following EME procedures, using own initiative.
Support and train clinical staff in the use of medical equipment. Provide technical expertise and support to clinical and other staff groups.
Liaise with patients in hospital and in their home, communicating technical information, advice and arrangements for the maintenance and repair of their equipment.
Carry out daily maintenance and repairs of medical devices, as directed by the EME Site Supervisor, according to agreed service standards and work instructions.
Organise, prioritise and control work using own initiative, without managerial input, during on-call at night and the weekend & when carrying out work for Community Health Trusts or in patients’.
Propose changes to department working practices, policies and procedures in order to improve the service.
Apply advanced analytical troubleshooting techniques to diagnose problems, including those beyond the scope of manufacturer-supplied information. Exercise judgement to determine the causes of faults in devices, which may have a range of various possible causes.
Perform a comprehensive range of whole life inspection, maintenance and testing on a variety of (patient connected) equipment throughout the Trust and beyond; including commissioning, acceptance testing, calibration, safety tests and performance checks to manufacturer’s specifications; Reporting adverse fault conditions to the MHRA.
Carry out repairs to intricate medical equipment utilising best engineering practice.
Ensure that work records and other documentation is accurate and completed in a timely manner.
Work within the requirements of the departmental quality management system.
Support the EME and Medical Equipment Library services on sites other than main base, as required.
Providing consistently high quality EME engineering services when faced with unpredictable demands. Working under pressure (with clinical staff and patients waiting) to safely repair complex medical equipment that has failed during use.
Balancing competing priorities for planned and breakdown maintenance across different customers.
Keeping up to date with developments in medical devices and technology and also with clinical and engineering practices.


Why work for us?



We offer a range of excellent benefits including:

The opportunity to buy or sell up to 10 days annual leave each year
Training and Development opportunities
Career progression
Access to the We Care Rewards website which will help you make great savings
Discount in selected high street retailers
Onsite childcare facilities (QEQM, WHH, KCH)
Cycle to work Scheme
Heavily Discounted Stagecoach Travel Cards
Subject to terms and conditions

Do I need experience?

The successful candidate will need to to have knowledge and experience of the Medical Devices Management Policy
To be a member of the Register of Clinical Technologists
To have a qualification in anatomy and physiology
Apply online today, email us on 2gether@cohesionrecruitment.com or call our friendly recruitment team on 0121 713 8333 for more information.

2gether Support Solutions is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.


Advertiser: Agency

Reference: 6783

Posted on: 2020-02-15 14:09:23

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Specialist Medical Engineering Technician
  £36,000
  Canterbury, Kent
  permanent,full-time

This Job Has Expired! This advert has now been deleted by the advertiser, the details below are for information only.


Job Title: Specialist Medical Engineering Technician
Contracted Hours: 37.5 hours Permanent
Shift pattern: Shift patterns ( 9:00am till 5:00pm with occasional on call weekend work)
Salary: £36,000
Location: Kent & Canterbury Hospital
Driving License & Own vehicle essential



Are you looking for an employer that provides opportunities for learning and development within the workplace?

2gether Support Solutions is a new, wholly owned subsidiary company of one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust.

At 2gether Support Solutions we put customer service and quality at the heart of all that we do. We have strong social enterprise principles and the profits we make go back into supporting our staff, improving services for patients and other community activities in east Kent.



What does the role look like?



To provide a Medical Equipment Management service for the East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and to other NHS and private organisations with whom Service Level Agreements or contracts exist.
The post holder is part of a team maintaining medical equipment and supporting Medical Equipment Libraries (MELs) across the Trust. They are required to work to a high standard of safety and accountability, in line with the departmental quality management system, the Trust policy for the management of medical devices, MHRA guidance, Care Quality Commission regulations and Trust employment policies.
The post holder liaises and works closely with other healthcare professionals, manufacturers’ representatives, engineers and technical staff to provide applications advice, device evaluation, acceptance testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, calibration and maintenance of a diverse range of diagnostic, therapeutic and point of care testing equipment, ensuring it functions correctly, is within calibration limits and safe for patient and staff use. The postholder will provide support for the most complex medical devices.
The post holder will participate in the EME out of hours emergency on-call rota.
The post holder is required to apply knowledge and skills in electrical / electronic engineering and physiological measurement to a specialist clinical or technical area that requires specific support for the use and management of complex medical devices
The post holder will deputise for the EME Site Manager, as required. When doing so, this involves being the senior on-site representative of EME, overseeing and setting the standards with regard to interactions with customers, suppliers, clinical and corporate colleagues.

Your duties will include:



Use technical and clinical experience to identify potentially hazardous symptoms and faults when in clinical areas or in talking to clinical staff.
Liaise with clinical staff in own specialist area in order to plan preventative maintenance and rectify problems, minimising impact on patient treatment lists.
Liaise with clinical staff to gain a clear understanding of the nature of problems with equipment and its use. Assess the seriousness and implications of the problem and respond to the urgency of the request, following EME procedures, using own initiative.
Support and train clinical staff in the use of medical equipment. Provide technical expertise and support to clinical and other staff groups.
Liaise with patients in hospital and in their home, communicating technical information, advice and arrangements for the maintenance and repair of their equipment.
Carry out daily maintenance and repairs of medical devices, as directed by the EME Site Supervisor, according to agreed service standards and work instructions.
Organise, prioritise and control work using own initiative, without managerial input, during on-call at night and the weekend & when carrying out work for Community Health Trusts or in patients’.
Propose changes to department working practices, policies and procedures in order to improve the service.
Apply advanced analytical troubleshooting techniques to diagnose problems, including those beyond the scope of manufacturer-supplied information. Exercise judgement to determine the causes of faults in devices, which may have a range of various possible causes.
Perform a comprehensive range of whole life inspection, maintenance and testing on a variety of (patient connected) equipment throughout the Trust and beyond; including commissioning, acceptance testing, calibration, safety tests and performance checks to manufacturer’s specifications; Reporting adverse fault conditions to the MHRA.
Carry out repairs to intricate medical equipment utilising best engineering practice.
Ensure that work records and other documentation is accurate and completed in a timely manner.
Work within the requirements of the departmental quality management system.
Support the EME and Medical Equipment Library services on sites other than main base, as required.
Providing consistently high quality EME engineering services when faced with unpredictable demands. Working under pressure (with clinical staff and patients waiting) to safely repair complex medical equipment that has failed during use.
Balancing competing priorities for planned and breakdown maintenance across different customers.
Keeping up to date with developments in medical devices and technology and also with clinical and engineering practices.


Why work for us?



We offer a range of excellent benefits including:

The opportunity to buy or sell up to 10 days annual leave each year
Training and Development opportunities
Career progression
Access to the We Care Rewards website which will help you make great savings
Discount in selected high street retailers
Onsite childcare facilities (QEQM, WHH, KCH)
Cycle to work Scheme
Heavily Discounted Stagecoach Travel Cards
Subject to terms and conditions

Do I need experience?

The successful candidate will need to to have knowledge and experience of the Medical Devices Management Policy
To be a member of the Register of Clinical Technologists
To have a qualification in anatomy and physiology
Apply online today, email us on 2gether@cohesionrecruitment.com or call our friendly recruitment team on 0121 713 8333 for more information.

2gether Support Solutions is an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.


Advertiser: Agency

Reference: 6783

Posted on: 2020-02-15 14:09:23

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