Senior Electro Medical Engineer

Site Epsom and St Helier Hospital Town Epsom and St Helier Salary £45,953 - £54,254 pa pro rata incl HCAS Outer Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/ :59

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Job overview

The Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering Department incorporating Medical Electronics and Medical Engineering sits within the Estates Directorate. We are seeking a highly motivated and organised individual to work as a Senior Medical Engineer

Medical Engineering is primarily concerned with providing maintenance to a wide range of highly complex diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment both within the Trust and in other Trusts by arrangement. Such equipment embraces electrical, electronic, and mechanical and software based technologies requiring both broad and specialist knowledge.

The post holder will provide administrative and technical support generally to department and end user staff

The quality of service and response is crucial, the post holder will communicate effectively with clinical staff, suppliers, manufacturers, contracts and procurement staff regarding maintenance of medical equipment acting as a first contact for advice.

This role is of vital importance and will require the individual to be proactive and highly organised individual who continually strives for service improvements.

You will provide outstanding customer service to our service users, taking a ‘can do’ approach to your duties. You will need to demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organisation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a high quality preventative maintenance, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing service on a broad range of complex and patient critical medical equipment.

In addition the post holder will provide technical advice and training on both general and highly specialized equipment to ensure safe and efficient use by others. They will also liaise with and negotiate with clinical staff, suppliers, manufacturers, and contracts and procurement staff over the selection and maintenance of medical equipment acting as a first contact for advice.

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide a high quality preventative maintenance, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing service on a broad range of complex and patient critical medical equipment.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Guidance Score BSc/BEng in an appropriate Electronics Engineering subject or developed knowledge and experience in Electronics Engineering to NVQ5 level equivalence
• Member of an appropriate professional organisation
• Possesses an up-to-date professional portfolio.
• Registered as a Clinical Technologist

Knowledge / Experience

• Evidence of post qualification medical equipment maintenance experience working in a relevant healthcare environment.
• Specialist equipment training on complex multi-parameter medical equipment

Knowledge and Skills

• Repair, preventative maintenance, safety testing & acceptance testing.
• Broad knowledge of medical device operation & management
• Specialised knowledge of medical applications of engineering

Safeguarding and DBS Checks
We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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