Critical Care Scientist | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 02 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2025 |
| Location: | Chelmsford, CM17ET |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7242433/390-TAC-BR-6136 |
Summary
Here is an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Critical Care Scientists .
You would be a specially trained healthcare scientists who work collaboratively as part of a multi-professional team providing scientific expertise and knowledge of the physiology and technology involved in the delivery of care to critically ill patients.
CCS’s undertake scientific and clinical roles, including working directly with patients and providing advice to medical, nursing, and other staff in the critical care setting about the safe and effective use of medical devices.
• Perform pre-use safety checks, functionality testing, calibration, and quality control on specialist clinical devices to ensure accurate performance.
• Provide a first line troubleshooting and maintenance service supporting the critical care team at the bedside with respect to all aspects of medical technology.
• Provide scientific support for the transport / transfer of critically ill and anaesthetised patients.
• Skills to deal with occasional exposure to highly distressing and emotional circumstances.
• Operate a wide range of medical devices used in the clinical environment, understanding their clinical applicability, associated risks, and limitations
• Deliver training on a wide range of medical devices in the clinical environment to the multi- disciplinary team.
• Provide specialist advice and expertise on all aspects of critical care science.
• Promote the culture of safe and effective use of technological systems for the benefit and care of critically ill patients.
• Maintain effective communication with patients, relatives, carers, fellow healthcare professionals, external suppliers, engineers, and members of the public to ensure seamless and evolving service delivery.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust
For more information on the Critical Care Scientist role, please see attached Job Description and person specification.
This advert closes on Wednesday 16 Jul 2025