Technical Support Engineer | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 May 2024 |
| Location: | Salford, M6 8HD |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6254129/236-NCA-EA158-23-C |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an Electronics Biomedical Engineer in the Medical Device Service at the Northern Care Alliance NHS Trust. You will join a team of engineers who specialise in the maintenance and repair of medical devices and equipment.
Applicants will be expected collaborate and build relationships with key clinical and patient areas across the organisation in support of medical equipment management.
The work of the department is very diverse and will give great opportunity for the right applicant to further develop their range of skills across a range specialties through a structured training program.
Applicants should have a proven track record of maintaining a range of medical equipment used in wards and departments of a hospital, with a willingness to gain new skills in a very diverse range of clinical engineering specialties.
Applicants will be expected to have a minimum qualification of HNC in a electronics or a clinical engineering higher diploma.
**Please note that, for this post, you will be required to have obtained a full UK Driving Licence**
Successful applicants’ day to day duties will include:
• Supporting users of medical equipment to make the best use of these assets.
• Carry out routine maintains on a wide range of medical equipment
• Investigate and carry out repairs on medical equipment reported as faulty
• Support more senior engineers to carry out investigations on medical equipment and devices which are reported as being subject to an adverse incident or when supplier recall notification require action.
• Carry out testing and configuring of new medical before it can be released for clinical use.
• Operate under ISO9001 procedures will be an advantage.
The main duties of the post holder will include:
To provide specialist advise to users in the clinical use and application of medical devices. Supervise more junior staff assigned to this group. Assist in the management of risk associated with medical equipment; this will include involvement in training, AIR investigations, testing and repair of medical equipment and acting as the interface between users and other outside agencies / suppliers. Specialist responsibilities will also include:
• Working with external supplier of medical equipment
• Updating evidence of work done on an equipment database
• Assisting with the commissioning of new medical equipment
• Working within the organisations policies and local procedures.
• Working in a team
• Regularly updating your knowledge / Skills.
We have four core values which are a focus for how our staff and volunteers work with each other to provide care for our patients. We think of our values as a set of guiding principles to refer to when making decisions and interacting with people and they help us to work together to continuously improve the organisation and ourselves.
Patient and People Focused
Accountability
Respect
Continuous Improvement
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
In line with the Trust’s Single Equality Scheme we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, disability, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, nationality, religion, marital status, social back ground or trade union membership.
This advert closes on Tuesday 7 May 2024
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