Principal Clinical Technologist in Carmarthen

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD. This post is a Secondment until 02/11/2029 . If you are a Hywel Dda University Health Board employee and are applying for this post as a secondment, agreement for the secondment is needed from your current manager prior to application. An opportunity has arisen for a Principal Clinical Technologists within Hywel Dda University Health Board. The successful candidatewould carry the full responsibility for leadership for the Clinical Engineering department, at Glangwili General Hospital site in Carmarthen. This part-time post would be mainly Monday and Tuesdays but with some flexibility. This position is part of a Job share so will be jointly responsible for the clinical engineering function. The successful candidate would be responsible for the day to day activities of the Clinical Engineering function.

Main duties of the job

Reporting to the Head of Clinical Engineering, the successful candidate would be responsible for the management and oversight for the lifecycle of the medical device under the portfolio of the respective site (circa 30,000 devices across the Health Board). You will lead the team of Technologists, Apprentices, Administration staff and the Equipment Librarian resident at this site and surrounding areas. Working with the wider Clinical Engineering team across the 4 Acute sites within the Health Board, you would be responsible to ensure the compliance and performance of the medical devices are maximised, to ensure we can provide the best quality of service we can for our patients. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers. Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth; Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managed practices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97 community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices; and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

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