Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Engineering Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 223-ATO-060-A
- Employer
- The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Assistant Technical Officer
NHS AfC: Band 3
Job overview
Medical Engineering currently have a Band 3 Assistant Technical Officer vacancy based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Medical Engineering operates an ISO:9001 and ISO:13485 quality system, therefore knowledge and experience of operating within these systems would be of benefit to the department to maintain its principles of continuous improvement.
You will have previous experience of working in a maintenance environment, working with tools and equipment, on a range of different equipment providing maintenance services including basic fault finding with a minimum qualification of NVQ level 3 in a relevant discipline or equivalent.
Main duties of the job
The Assistant Technical Officer is responsible for the day-to-day support to the Medical Engineering Department function and staff; duties will include provision of the medical device library service, maintenance of a range of basic medical devices and will include the provision of electrical safety testing, routine service/calibration and minor device repair.
The role also includes a range of administrative support duties including the management of stock and the commissioning of new devices and disposal of redundant equipment.
Working for our organisation
The department is responsible for the management of medical devices, including commissioning, repair, maintenance and disposal for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SATH) and other external organisations. Although the vacancy is primarily based at RSH, the post holder may be required to work at other sites to meet the needs of the service.
The post involves working with other healthcare professionals, often in clinical areas and therefore excellent communication skills will be required to interact with medical, nursing and technical staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Minimum NVQ level 3 or equivalent qualification or experience
Desirable criteria
- ECDL or recognised IT competency qualification.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills
- Good analytical skills
- Knowledge of computers including database, word processing, internet and e-mail
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- An understanding of the operation and calibration of test equipment
- An appreciation of electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and electro- mechanical applications
- Previous experience of working in a maintenance environment, working with tools and equipment, on a range of different equipment providing maintenance services including basic fault finding.
Desirable criteria
- Report writing skills.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in an electronic related discipline
Desirable criteria
- Experience of PAT Testing
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Stewart Johnson
- Job title
- Medical Engineering Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01743 261000
- Additional information
Telephone number 01743 261000 EXT 3634
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