Senior Clinical Engineer in Bedford

The Clinical Engineering department provides a comprehensive maintenance service for the broad range of medical devices used within the clinical areas in the trust. The department consists of a specialist team who are engaged in overseeing all aspects of medical equipment management. This spans from device trials, commissioning new devices, installation through to maintenance and eventual disposal.

The successful candidate must possess an electronic background with medical device technology certification or equivalent training and experience. You will need to be able to work on your own initiative, have good interpersonal skills and a developed ability to communicate well.

The Senior Clinical Engineer role will work as a lead specialist engineer within the Clinical Engineering department. The post-holder is responsible for managing the repair and maintenance of a portfolio of complex critical care medical devices, specialising in the repair techniques required for these devices and dealing with any problems that prove particularly difficult to solve. The post-holder is responsible for managing key planned maintenance projects/programmes of high priority complex maintenance devices with the aim to achieve maintenance compliance targets to meet CQC regulations.

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

• To provide Clinical technical support through carrying out planned preventative maintenance, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing on a range of medical equipment.
• To provide administrative support to the team including updating job and device records in the medical equipment management database, supporting procurement and the associated record keeping and administering the calibration of test equipment.
• To adopt and promote a customer-focused culture, understanding customer requirements and ensuring that communication is timely and effective.

• Medical Engineering degree or equivalent qualification and experience
• Evidence of continuing professional development e.g. attendance at training courses (manufacturers and specialist)
• Member of Professional Organisation

• Significant relevant experience within an EBME department
• Significant planned and corrective experience on: Anaesthesia Units, Ventilators, Electro surgery, Neonatal Incubators, Patient Monitoring Equipment, Defibrillators, Infusion Devices, Suction Units, Endoscopy stack systems
• Experience in managing and supervising staff and others.

• Knowledge of relevant Medical Devices regulation and guidelines

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.