Medical Engineer | Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Upton

The post is one of a multi-disciplined team of technicians within the Electronic and Bio‑Medical Engineering department concerned with the provision of services that are aimed at ensuring that medical equipment operates effectively and safely with the minimum of downtime.

Key responsibilities:

• Calibrate and maintain medical equipment and devices for use in patient care.
• Provide support to various electrical, electronic, mechanical and oxygen therapy equipment, including planned preventative maintenance, repair, calibration and acceptance testing of a wide range of medical equipment such as life support, patient monitoring, patient therapy, diagnostic, ventilatory and anaesthetic equipment, including patient‑connected devices.
• Use appropriate test equipment and take responsibility for its use and safety.
• Reference the correct protocol for type and range of equipment.
• Complete planned preventative maintenance to the specified schedule.
• Attend all wards/departments within the Trust, Primary Care Trusts and other organisations on a regular basis to perform equipment maintenance as per the preventive maintenance schedule and carry out non‑scheduled repairs as necessary.
• Frequent movement of heavy items of medical equipment may be required.
• Clarify all issues affecting required maintenance and their impact on delivery of clinical services.
• Co‑operate in implementation of departmental policies and procedures and propose changes that may impact other professions.
• Act on relevant safety notices from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), engineering updates and modifications, with appropriate action and liaise with other healthcare professionals to ensure timely execution.
• Assist with investigation of adverse incidents relating to medical devices and report potential incidents when identified.

Disability Confident employer scheme supported.