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Equipment Library Officer | The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Posting date:	11 November 2024
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£23,615 pro rata, per annum
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	12 December 2024
Location:	317 Trustwide, NE7 7DN
Company:	The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	6760212/317-2024-46-10-DR

Summary

The Medical Equipment Library Officer is responsible for the timely delivery and collection of loan medical devices from around the Trust along with the decontamination and checking of equipment prior to re-use.

You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of 6 staff who provide high quality support to clinical areas via the management and on-demand delivery of over 900 loan medical devices Trust wide with an asset value totalling more than £1.5m.
• 15 hours per week (Thursday & Friday 08:30-17:00)
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You will be responsible for carrying out decontamination and equipment function of all equipment returned to library and be confident in the handling of such devices. Also responsible for the prompt delivery and collection of medical devices on loan to wards and theatres.Maintain equipment records and record data necessary for the effective operation of the loan equipment tracking and management systems.

Our staff oversee over 2 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• The Medical Equipment Library Officer is responsible for the timely delivery and collection of loan medical devices from around the Trust along with the decontamination and checking of equipment prior to re-use

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.


This advert closes on Monday 25 Nov 2024

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