This Band 5 post sits in the Clinical Engineering team within Estates & Facilities at Medway NHS Foundation Trust, helping to keep the Trust's fleet of medical devices maintained. The work centres on repairing, testing and calibrating life-support and diagnostic equipment, from ventilators to infusion pumps, along with planned maintenance and acceptance testing of new kit. It suits someone wanting training and experience across a range of maintenance tasks, with scope to develop further within the organisation. An HNC in electrical and electronic engineering, or an equivalent, is essential.
What the job involves
- Repair, service, calibrate and test life-support, diagnostic and therapeutic devices to MHRA, ISO9001:2015 and other standards
- Acceptance testing and commissioning of new equipment
- Planned preventative maintenance
- Investigate adverse incidents and accidents involving medical equipment
- Advise and train clinical staff in the care and use of medical equipment
- Develop technical specifications and testing regimes with the Clinical Engineering Manager
- Assist with the equipment aspects of CQC compliance, NHSLA, Trust policy and ISO9001:2015
- Maintain an accurate equipment inventory
- Source, order and stock-control spare parts, raising requisitions and checking goods-received notes
- Condemn and safely dispose of redundant equipment; carry out authorised modifications
- Collect defective machines from wards, return repaired items, and take part in a lunchtime cover rota
- General team administration, including logging enquiries; any other reasonable task set by the Clinical Engineering Manager
Qualifications
- HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent
- NVQ Level 4 in a technology-based subject
Experience
- Dealing with clients in a pressured environment
- Working with low-level direct supervision
- Working with computer-based systems that grant permissions and status, and their impact on service users
Skills & knowledge
- General knowledge of electronic workshop practice and computer systems
- Knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering
- Understanding of electrical safety principles
- Understanding of risk assessment, hazards and precautions
- Understanding of legislation and standards, including H&S, COSHH, RIDDOR, MHRA guidance, CQC requirements and ISO9001:2015
- Competent in IT, including MS Excel, MS Word and a web browser
Other
- Basic problem solving and fault identification with the software systems in use
- Communicating complex information across professional boundaries
- Prioritising and managing own workload
- Exercising own initiative within own area of competence
- Contributing to innovation
What’s offered
- Choice of cover and supplemental benefits for the employee and their family
- Promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust
- Training in a range of maintenance activities, with potential to develop within the organisation
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