EBME/Clinical Engineering Senior Technician
Posted 3 hours 59 minutes ago by NHS
The Post holder is responsible for working in a clinical area or technical workshop to carry out scheduled/planned preventative maintenance, servicing, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing on medical devices.
The Post holder is expected to have the ability and knowledge to work on high, medium and low risk medical devices and work independently.
The post overall will support the repair, maintenance and preventive maintenance of medical equipment in accordance with the medical device management guidance 2015.
The post holder must be able to communicate effectively using good negotiation skills to clinical, technical and OEM support staff. Within this the ability to identify faults should underpin a cost effective solution to a wide range of medical equipment repairs but the use of high standards of safety with accountability must be evident.
The post holder should have the ability and knowledge to work independently and be able to disseminate complex solutions and apply their knowledge to other staff.
In support of this, the post holder will adhere to any training guidance as identified in the PDR (personal development review) and TNA (training needs analysis) supporting the pathway expected of a senior level expert of this field.
The department's opening hours are currently Monday to Friday 08:00 to 17:30 excluding weekends and bank holidays.
This role does involve indirect working with patients.
Main duties of the jobEBME/Clinical Engineering Senior Technician - Band 6
The EBME Department is looking for an experienced EBME Senior Technician to join their team in the day to day maintenance of medical equipment at the hospital and centres where Croydon University Hospital provides care. The post holder will be expected to deliver a high standard of work relating to EBME across its multiple sites. Our main aim is to provide an efficient and safe service to patients and stakeholders and offer excellent customer care to patients, their families and colleagues that use all our services at our multiple sites across Croydon.
About usCroydon Health Services NHS Trust provides hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1 August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.
Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, allied health professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long term conditions without them having to come to hospital.
Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. With the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.
Person Specification Education and Qualification- Postgraduate diploma in Engineering, BEng in electronics or equivalent experience with high-risk relevant medical engineering courses.
- Optional IT network qualifications in medical device integration.
- Identify own training and development needs and undertake appropriate training/education as required.
- To have professional IEng status.
- Able to fault find on medical devices and also the ability to use such techniques under demanding situations.
- Able to ensure that the best course of corrective action is taken within the clinical or non clinical environment.
- Good experience of general fault finding techniques applicable to any technical device. Proven ability in these processes.
- Good broad knowledge of medical device operation and management.
- A good level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure. Knowledge of interactions between equipment, patient and operator (3).
- Able to communicate information across professional boundaries, including periods of high demand such as fault finding in emergency situations or obtaining information without technical or language constraints.
- To be able to support clinical problems using engineering methods.
- Excellent technical knowledge.
- Excellent communication skills for dealing with people at all levels.
- The ability to prioritise workloads and plan effectively.
- Ordering and budget awareness.
- To be able to keep up to date with scientific, engineering and medical research.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
£44,485 to £52,521 a year (pro rata incl HCAS Outer)