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Main area
Clinical Technologist (Clinical Engineering)
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On-call)
Job ref
193-7167734PCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Technologist

NHS AfC: Band 5

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust.  Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Job overview

Band 5 Clinical Technologist (Clinical Engineering)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Clinical Engineering team for a Clinical Technologist in the care of medical equipment, to undertake the maintenance of medical devices to support the treatment of patients in Clinical Areas and Wards throughout the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Responsibility for carrying out servicing and repairs of medical equipment.

Teamwork is essential, so it would be expected the post holder would both provide and receive guidance and supervision to and from other Clinical Technologists who understand the equipment used.

Ensure that medical devices are serviced, repaired and maintained to an appropriate standard.

Travel to other sites will be required to ensure maintenance is carried out at each location.

Working for our organisation

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Clinical Technologist in this role will be responsible for the care of medical equipment. This involves the repair and maintenance of medical devices to support the treatment of patients in Clinical Areas and Wards throughout the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

The post is based in Clinical Engineering, where there are over twenty technologists providing a maintenance and repair service for approximately 17,000 medical devices across 6 sites – Royal Berkshire Hospital, Prince Charles Eye Unit (Windsor), Windsor Dialysis Unit, Bracknell Health Space, Townlands Hospital (Henley) and West Berks Community Hospital (Thatcham).

Managerial

  • Maintain systems that enable other member of the Department to be aware of the condition and performance of the equipment under the Post-holder’s care.
  • Prioritise and manage own workload in accordance with section policies and competing service demands.
  • Review and propose changes to own working practices and procedures in areas where efficiencies or improvements have been
    identified.
  • To contribute to the implementation of actions arising from MHRA and Manufacture’s Safety Alerts.
  • Teaching and training.
  • Assist in training, development and advise junior staff in the discharge of their duties.
  • Assist in the training of nursing and clinical staff in the safe use of equipment.

Professional

  • Keep up-to-date of technical developments by attending appropriate manufacturers courses and professional seminars.
  • Maintain an appropriate continual professional development programmes with the aim to acquire and maintain Clinical Technologist registration.
  • Attend all obligatory Trust courses / Training.

Miscellaneous

  • Implement and ensure compliance with quality systems adopted by the department and the Trust.
  • Carry out all duties in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work act, relevant Statuary Regulations, approved Codes of Conduct and Local Rules.
  • Behave courteously and professionally at all times and seek to ensure the highest level of service is provided by the department and the Trust.
  • Undertake other relevant duties as may be required by the management team.

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Science or Engineering or HNC with equivalent experience
  • Applicants with GCSE Grade C or above in English Language, Mathematics and Double Science, plus A-level Grade C or above in Chemistry or Biology, and a pass in another science subject would be considered for appointment at a lower banding for entry onto an apprenticeship scheme
  • Equivalent qualifications or professional experience may be also be accepted
Desirable criteria
  • Degree in Clinical Engineering or Technology
  • Relevant manufacturers’ courses

Registration

Essential criteria
  • Membership of a relevant professional body and Registration as Clinical Technologist (RCT)

Other Skills

Essential criteria
  • Valid UK driving Licence

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant experience of repair, maintenance and QA of Medical Devices
Desirable criteria
  • Senior level experience in medical device maintenance & repair

IT Skills

Essential criteria
  • Basic IT skills and ability to use standard packages, e.g. Word, Excel, etc.
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of medical devices integration to EPR systems

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Care quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Stonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024Florence Nightingale Foundation

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jeremy King
Job title
Technical Services Manager Clinical Engineering
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01183227687
Additional information

Jeremy King (Technical Services Manager Anaesthetic System Lead Clinical Engineering) 0118 322 7687 / [email protected]

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