This Senior Equipment Manager post sits within the Medical Equipment Management Unit (MEMU) at North Middlesex Hospital, part of Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the operating theatres. The role centres on ordering, receiving, checking and processing instruments, implants and consumables so they are ready for each operation, with invoices matched to items used. It covers a seven-theatre suite running elective and emergency surgery across many specialties, including gynaecology, orthopaedics, trauma and urology. Candidates need perioperative or equivalent NHS experience and NHS procurement experience to be considered.
What the job involves
- Raise orders for instruments, implants and consumables with procurement, company representatives and clinical teams, and communicate with staff at all levels
- Check, receive and process orders so items are available for specific operations and general theatre use
- Ensure adherence to infection control, decontamination and theatre-specific processes at all times
- Check invoices against items used and receipt invoices
- Maintain accurate records of order details and costs using data management and theatre information systems
- Identify equipment needed for future surgery and liaise with company reps so it is ordered and processed in time
- Liaise with the Head of MEMU and theatre management on the maintenance, safe storage and use of medical and surgical equipment
- Liaise with the Theatre Matron, TSSU and MEMU on decontamination, records and decontamination charges
- Ensure instruments are processed for procedure dates and available for company collection by the required date
- Troubleshoot theatre equipment, identify problems that may affect patient care, and lift or act as required
- Relay relevant information to the appropriate staff promptly to support perioperative patient care
- Maintain national registries, such as the National Joint Registry, as required by the NHS
What’s required
Qualifications
- Qualification in perioperative care, or equivalent NHS experience
Experience
- Experience of the NHS procurement process
Skills & knowledge
- Evidence of literacy and numeracy to GCSE level or equivalent
- Estates and facilities knowledge
- Intermediate IT skills
- Intermediate administration skills
Nice to have
- Project management course or relevant experience
- Ability to identify common surgical instruments and power tools
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