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Job summary

Main area
Respiratory Medical Technology
Grade
Band 6 (Possibly Annex 21)
Contract
Permanent: Possibly Annex 21
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday Plus On-call Duties)
Job ref
196-LIS9587
Employer
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
St Thomas' Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£44,806 - £53,134 p.a inc HCA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/06/2025 23:59

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Senior Medical Technologist

Band 6 (Possibly Annex 21)

Guy’s and St Thomas’ is among the UK’s busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.

Guy’s is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas’ has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children’s Hospital.

Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions. 

Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.

In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.

We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King’s Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King’s College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.

Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of ‘good’. Our adult community services achieved a rating of ‘outstanding’.

The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.

We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.



Job overview

We require an experienced and dedicated Senior Medical Technologist specialising in respiratory equipment to join our dynamic team at the Lane Fox Unit. In this critical role, you will be responsible for the maintenance, repair, and technical support of life-support equipment. You will be required to work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the highest standards of patient care, contributing directly to the well-being of patients in both hospital and community settings.

We are inviting applications for a new Technologist to join the Technical Services team, working on a range of standard and specialist medical equipment with particular emphasis respiratory care.

Successful applicants to the full senior position will have to demonstrate relevant work experience.  They will have to have a degree in a relevant science subject (or equivalent experience) and have a major interest in respiratory technology.

Trainee applicants are welcomed from recent graduates in a Physiological science background. If necessary, training will be provided under Annex 21 with progression to the senior band 6 position after training.

If anyone is offered a training contract, you will be paid a training salary as a percentage of the top of Band 6. 

Up to 12 months prior to completion of training: 75 per cent of the pay band maximum, more than one but less than two years prior to completion of training: 70 per cent of the pay band maximum.

Previous applicants need not apply.

Main duties of the job

  • To undertake routine servicing and maintenance of respiratory / ventilation equipment in both the Hospital and Community including satellite units. UK Full Driving Licence essential

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    To ensure that repaired equipment is mechanically and electrically operational and safe by checking in accordance with Unit/ Department test procedures and policies.

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    To record defects in any equipment and report defects and repairs to appropriate officers and to ensure that unsatisfactory equipment is withdrawn from service.

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    To apply specified procedures when dealing with equipment which has been contaminated.

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    To maintain test and calibration equipment

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    To participate in an On-Call Rota.

Working for our organisation

Organisational Values:

Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust.

The post holder will:

Caring – we put patients first

We provide patient and person-centred care. We care about others’ needs and wellbeing. We listen. We are compassionate to ourselves and others. We reflect on our actions. We are respectful and welcoming.

Ambitious – we innovate and strive for excellence
We innovate and strive for excellence. We act with integrity. We act on staff and patient feedback. We seek ways to improve the care and experience of others. We are efficient. We are committed to growth. We find new ways to deliver excellence.

Inclusive – we respect each other and work collaboratively
We respect each other and work collaboratively. We act on diverse views. We put ourselves in ‘others’ shoes’. We are building an anti-racism organisation. We seek opportunities to collaborate. We show sensitivity towards diversity of culture. 

Our values and behaviours framework describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action. The framework can be found on our Trust careers pages and Trust Intranet.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To provide maintenance of medical equipment and repair of ventilators
  • To provide technical support, advice and assistance in setting up and operation of all equipment on the Lane Fox ward.
  • To assist Chief Technologist in developing and maintaining policies and guidelines
  • To assist in training of multidisciplinary teams
  • To undertake any such technical tasks as instructed by Chief Technologist.

Main duties of the job

  • To undertake routine servicing and maintenance of respiratory / ventilation equipment in both the Hospital and Community including satellite units. UK Full Driving Licence essential. 
  • To ensure that repaired equipment is mechanically and electrically operational and safe by checking in accordance with Unit/ Department test procedures and policies.
  • To record defects in any equipment and report defects and repairs to appropriate officers and to ensure that unsatisfactory equipment is withdrawn from service.
  • To apply specified procedures when dealing with equipment which has been contaminated.
  • To maintain test and calibration equipment
  • To participate in an On-Call Rota.

Working for your organisation

The Technical department provides a service to: -

The Lane Fox Respiratory Unit, consisting of 14 beds which provide invasive and non-invasive management of chronic respiratory failure, the satellite unit also has a 20 bedded weaning unit that opened on the East Surrey Hospital site in October 2014.  The service also supports a large population of patients in excess of 2600 using ventilation in the community.

Technical Support to the Evelina Hospital London Paediatric respiratory and ventilation service.

These are all supported with 24-hour technical back up with an on–Call service. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To undertake routine servicing and maintenance of respiratory / ventilation equipment. To ensure that repaired equipment is mechanically and electrically effective and safe by checking in accordance with Unit/ Department test procedures and policies. To report and record defects in any equipment including repairs to the appropriate officers and to ensure that non-compliant equipment is withdrawn from service. To apply specified procedures when dealing with equipment which has been contaminated.

  • To maintain test and calibration equipment
  • To take part in on call duties.

Research and Development.

  • To aid in researching new equipment and projects in conjunction with medical and nursing staff. To evaluate / assess suitability of new equipment prior to purchase.

Training:

  • To participate and lead in-service training programs for medical staff, Nursing staff and junior Technologists.
  • To provide instruction on equipment provided for patients, participating in the discharge of patients from the ward including the training of both the patients / relatives and carers in the correct use and care of the issued devices.
  • Where home installation is to be handed to other authorities to provide instruction to technical staff in operation adjustment and repair procedures.
  • To participate in Unit/Department/Trust mandatory training programs.

Services in Patients Home: 

  • To identify equipment faults and undertake maintenance work on all medical equipment installed or provided by the Trust as per Unit/Departmental policies.
  • To transport necessary equipment to and from patients’ homes
  • To establish mechanical efficiency and electrical safety of equipment and to act as appropriate
  • To install equipment in patients’ home
  • To operate Department / Trust vehicles under current guidelines
  • To keep secure and in good condition all Trust property supplied i.e. Vehicles, tools, test equipment, phones pagers etc.
  • To carry out such duties as may be required by the consultants or senior medical staff in the Lane Fox Unit.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Servicing, Repairing, Maintenance of Electro/mechanical Equipment
Desirable criteria
  • Research Involvement
  • Working in a hospital / Clinical Environment
  • Home Mechanical Ventilation
  • Training MDT's

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree – Electronics, Engineering, or relevant subject or experience in electronic Equipment Servicing
Desirable criteria
  • MSc – Electronics, Engineering or relevant subject or experience in electronic equipment servicing.
  • Manufacturers Training Courses
  • experience in Medical Equipment Servicing

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Troubleshooting Problem Solving Circuit Diagrams
  • Teaching / Training
  • To work in small team
  • Excellent Communication
  • Organisational / prioritise workload
  • Computer literacy

Physical requirements

Essential criteria
  • Full UK Driving License
  • Travelling to Patients Home

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rakesh Shukla
Job title
Head of Technical Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02071883437
Additional information

For further details / informal visits contact:

Name: Rakesh Shukla
Job title: Head Of Technical Services
Email address: [email protected]

Name: Mike Mackie
Job title: Chief Medical Technologist
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 02071883437

Additional contact information

Name: Nick Weston
Job Title: Chief Medical Technologist
Email Address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 02071883437

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