Principal Biomedical Engineer
| Posting date: | 16 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Negotiable |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 May 2025 |
| Location: | City of London, W1G 6BW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | E0360-25-0046 |
Summary
The below outlines the key duties for this role. For more information on the responsibilities and requirements of this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description. Key Duties: Provide expert level technical support, maintenance, and repair for a wide range of high-risk medical equipment, ensuring minimal downtime. Review and carry out repairs as necessary on damaged equipment returned from wards and departments, applying suitable fault-finding techniques to diagnose problems, including those beyond the scope of manufacturer's supplied information. Performing calibrations and verification's to ensure equipment is safe to return to clinical use. Exercising judgement to determine the causes of faults in devices with multiple complex and inter-related systems, which may be due to user error, equipment failure or environmental issues. Communicating with clinical users and the clinical education team to gain a clear understanding of the nature of the problems that arise with equipment. Prioritising own work in response to changing clinical pressures, and acting independently within clearly defined guidelines consistent with best professional practice, to be able to accommodate last minute demands of the organisation. Manage and mentor a team of Biomedical Engineers (Band 5/6 equivalent), providing technical training and guidance to engineering staff as required, and ensuring that Biomedical Engineers are actively working in-line with The London Clinic Values and Behaviours. We are committed to safeguarding and protecting all adults at risk, children and young people by implementing robust safer recruitment practices during our selection process. Pre-employment checks are undertaken in accordance with industry standards and regulations, and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). If you would like further information about our safer recruitment policy then please contact a member of our recruitment team.