At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure medical devices are safe and effective through maintenance, repair, and testing.
- Company: Join the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, Royal Papworth Hospital.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, professional development, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team that values compassion, excellence, and collaboration.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care while working with cutting-edge medical technology.
- Qualifications: B Eng or equivalent in relevant field; experience in medical engineering preferred.
The predicted salary is between 38616 - 46141 £ per year.
Clinical Engineering (CE) provides services to ensure that the Trust's medical devices are operating effectively and safely with the minimum of downtime. Medical devices include all electrical, electronic, mechanical, and medical gas systems used to diagnose and treat patients. The role is site-based (at RPH), covering core service hours on a rota system and is responsible to the Head of Clinical Engineering.
Key Responsibilities:
- Preventative maintenance, servicing, repair, calibration and acceptance testing on a wide range of equipment within the electrical/electronic sphere.
- Written/verbal communication for both simple and complex medical device related information to ensure full understanding and comprehension by stakeholders.
- Support other team members when required with work that falls outside of own expertise and seek support and advice if needed.
- Accurate data input into the CE department equipment management system.
- Work to and maintain a good knowledge of appropriate legislation(s), policies and procedures and quality standards.
- Adhere to health and safety regulations.
- Participation in the Clinical Engineering On-Call rota is a requirement of the role.
Qualifications:
- B Eng qualified or equivalent.
- Incorporated level Engineer or equivalent professional membership of relevant professional body.
- Registration as clinical technologist.
Experience:
- Extensive practical experience in Medical engineering workshop practices and techniques.
- Experience of medical equipment support in either the NHS, UK private sector or Overseas medical equipment support sector.
- Specialised knowledge of defibrillation, multi-parameter, infusion, cardiology and radiology products.
- Broad knowledge of medical device operation and management.
- High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure.
- Able to communicate complex information in a variety of operational environments.
- Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations.
- Able to prioritise, manage own work and that of others and to be able to work unsupervised.
- A team player able to work well with others and demonstrate commitment to departmental objectives.
Additional Criteria:
- Must not be colour blind.
- Must hold current driving licence.
- Flexible approach to introduction of change in working practices.
- Good previous attendance record.
- Knowledge of quality systems.
For help with your application, contact: Martin Ward at martin.ward5@nhs.net or 07795612491.
Specialist Medical Engineering Practitioner (Electronics) in Cambridge employer: Royal Papworth
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