Specialist Medical Engineer

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, 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, continually striving 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:

• Manage the site-based delivery of medical equipment maintenance, repairs, and training on medical devices throughout the Trust.
• Organise and participate in a programme of clinical area visits, which provides assurance to the Trust and its patients that the Trust is meeting the expectations set in CQC standards.
• Contribute to the operation and development of the EME and Clinical departments on a Trust-wide level on matters relating to medical equipment management and quality standards.
• Plan, deliver, and record service and end user training and review technical, user, and operation manuals.
• Undertake maintenance, calibration, validation, and repairs of specialist modality medical equipment and advise on equipment technical and functional aspects and end user issues.

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.