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Job summary

Main area
Medical Device Service
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
236-NCA-EA158-23-C
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust
Town
Salford
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
07/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Technical Support Engineer

Band 5

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for an Electronics Biomedical Engineer in the Medical Device Service at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust. You will join a team of engineers who specialise in the maintenance and repair of medical devices and equipment.

Applicants will be expected collaborate and build relationships with key clinical and patient areas across the organisation in support of medical equipment management.

The work of the department is very diverse and will give great opportunity for the right applicant to further develop their range of skills across a range specialties through a structured training program.

Applicants should have a proven track record of maintaining a range of medical equipment used in wards and departments of a hospital, with a willingness to gain new skills in a very diverse range of clinical engineering specialties.

Applicants will be expected to have a minimum qualification of HNC in a electronics or a clinical engineering higher diploma. 

**Please note that, for this post, you will be required to have obtained a full UK Driving Licence**

Main duties of the job

Successful applicants’ day to day duties will include:

  • Supporting users of medical equipment to make the best use of these assets.
  • Carry out routine maintains on a wide range of medical equipment
  • Investigate and carry out repairs on medical equipment reported as faulty
  • Support more senior engineers to carry out investigations on medical equipment and devices which are reported as being subject to an adverse incident or when supplier recall notification require action.
  • Carry out testing and configuring of new medical before it can be released for clinical use.
  • Operate under ISO9001 procedures will be an advantage.

The main duties of the post holder will include:

To provide specialist advise to users in the clinical use and application of medical devices. Supervise more junior staff assigned to this group. Assist in the management of risk associated with medical equipment; this will include involvement in training, AIR investigations, testing and repair of medical equipment and acting as the interface between users and other outside agencies / suppliers. Specialist responsibilities will also include:

  • Working with external supplier of medical equipment
  • Updating evidence of work done on an equipment database
  • Assisting with the commissioning of new medical equipment
  • Working within the organisations policies and local procedures.
  • Working in a team
  • Regularly updating your knowledge / Skills.

Working for our organisation

We have four core values which are a focus for how our staff and volunteers work with each other to provide care for our patients. We think of our values as a set of guiding principles to refer to when making decisions and interacting with people and they help us to work together to continuously improve the organisation and ourselves.

Patient and People Focused 

Accountability

Respect

Continuous Improvement 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk 

In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • HNC (Level 4/5 BTEC) qualification in electronic engineering
Desirable criteria
  • Electronic Engineering Degree

Knowledge & Skills

Essential criteria
  • Specialist knowledge in the application and use of a wide range of medical equipment
  • Knowledge and experience of current legislation recommendations for the management of medical equipment
  • Full clean UK driving license
Desirable criteria
  • Wide range of supplier approved training on the servicing and repair of medical equipment.

Registration

Desirable criteria
  • Register for clinical technologists (RCT)

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in a field of electronics maintenance and repair in a workshop environment.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working with supplier to resolve and manage clinical risk with the use and application of medical devices
  • Experience of working in a ISO9001 environment.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Disability confident employerInclusive Top 50 LogoStep into health

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mark Hornby
Job title
Medical Devices Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 206 4462
Additional information

Muhammad Haider

Medical Devices Manager

[email protected]

01706 551 7991

 

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