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Medical Equipment Library Assistant

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 12 Rhagfyr 2024
Cyflog: £24,071.00 i £25,674.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: £24071.00 - £25674.00 a year
Oriau: Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau: 26 Rhagfyr 2024
Lleoliad: Northampton, NN1 5BD
Cwmni: NHS Jobs
Math o swydd: Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd: C9265-24-1258

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Main duties and responsibilities Report to the Medical Equipment Library (MEL) Team Leader daily. Advise clinical staff on various medical devices available from the MEL (infusion pumps, syringe drivers, feeding pumps, specialist mattresses & cushions, vital signs monitors, scanners etc.). Deliver and collect MEL devices to and from wards and departments as required, ensuring all accessories are complete. Comply with deadlines for the provision of urgent equipment. Communicate with ward staff daily and act on any queries or concerns they may have in relation to the medical devices they have borrowed from the MEL. Ensure that all devices leaving the MEL are in full working order. Ensure that all devices in the MEL have an asset number and current service verification date. Maintain an electronic inventory of all MEL devices and accessories. Maintain an electronic record of all loans using accurate & timely data input. Respond to requests for MEL devices under all conditions of urgency and keep a record of all requests. Prioritise customer requests in a safe and effective manner. Clean and decontaminate all returned library devices, using appropriate personal protective equipment, to prevent cross contamination in clinical use. Inspect and perform functional checks of returned equipment to ensure it is in good working order ready for clinical use. Responsible for accessory stock control. Ensure that the correct accessories always accompany the device. Communicate with ward/department managers regarding recharging lost accessories from borrowed equipment. Recharge battery powered devices in the MEL and replace batteries of library equipment as necessary. Recognise faulty/damaged accessories and provide replacements. Undertake first line fault-finding and basic equipment repairs as necessary. Recognise faulty/damaged devices & accessories and liaise with the appropriate team to rectify faults as necessary. Maintain an accurate log of patients who leave NGH with loan Medical Equipment Library devices and arrange for return of this equipment when no longer required. Plan maintenance, servicing, and upgrades of equipment in the library. Plan, prioritise and organise a range of activities relevant to own remit. Contribute to the development of the Medical Equipment Library service by proposing changes to working practices or procedures. Implement practice & procedure standards and policies for Medical Equipment Library service. Accurately use all manual and computerised information systems relating to MedicalEquipment Library devices. Responsible for scheduling and prioritising own work within area of practice. Education, experience, and training Ensure own continual development and education to maintain knowledge and understanding of current regulations, policies and techniques relevant to the maintenance and management of medical devices. Attend internal and external training courses as required. Assist in training of new team members and the continued development of the clinical engineering team, providing advice on the procedures and routines employed. Provide advice on the technical operation and user maintenance of medical equipment covered by the role to clinical staff. Communication Regular communication with staff who request and return devices and with whom a good working relationship is essential. Communicate with porters who cover the out of hours MEL service. Communicate with suppliers and all external bodies as necessary. Communicate with patients who have loan equipment outside the hospital.