Job summary
- Main area
- Critical Care technologist
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 1 year (N/A)
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7201923-APST-Z
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- st george's hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £35,964 - £43,780 Pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Critical Care Technologist
Band 5
Job overview
The St George's Hospital critical care team is looking to hire a part time team member to join the team in providing assistance to the paediatric, neonatal and all the adult critical care units as well as the emergency department.
The post holder will be joining an enthusiastic and proactive team of 8 technologists as part of the Clinical Engineering Section and will be based in the intensive care units.
Working hours are 15 hours per week.
The post holder must be able to work in a pressurised environment responding quickly to the requests for technical assistance.
Main duties of the job
The post holder has responsibility for providing technical support on medical equipment for the Critical Care Units and ED and be involved in quality improvement programs as well as teaching clinical staff on how to optimally use equipment.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post is as a technical specialist, providing technical support and expertise to support the clinical application of a wide range of complex and critical medical devices. The majority of this work consists of providing advice to clinical colleagues, troubleshooting technology at the bedside, delivering formal and informal training, and carrying out technical and administrative work.
For a detailed job description please see the attached JD
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE in maths and english at grade 6 or above
- Higher education qualification in a technical subject
Desirable criteria
- Bachelor degree at grade 2:1 or above
- registration with Society of critical care technologists or IPEM or equivalent
Training and experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of providing support and advice in the application of technology
Desirable criteria
- Formal training on the use of a range of medical equipment
- Experience of working in a critical care environment
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Atif Mian
- Job title
- Head Critical Care Technologist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07379110249
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