To assist in the management of a wide range of electronic, electrical, mechanical and pneumatic medical, laboratory and other equipment, used by the Trust, including involvement in the commissioning of new equipment and the implementation of day-to-day scheduled and unscheduled maintenance procedures.
The post holder will be required to maintain and advise on any piece of medical, laboratory or electronic equipment used by the Trust. Current asset registers list approximately 4,500 items of equipment with a replacement value of £30m.
Departments furnished with these services include all Wards, Outpatients, Accident & Emergency, Endoscopy, Physiotherapy, Pathology Laboratory, Teaching Centre, Administration, all Clinics, Health Centres, and Patients in the Community who utilise Trust equipment, also the newly established Clinical Decisions Clinic (CDC) in Stockton.
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high-quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions is an NHS owned company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not the NHS.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health & well-being initiatives and opportunities for development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition, Managers Awards, and Shining Stars.
We recruit for values and “Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool.”
Key Result Areas
Maintains medical equipment used within the Trust, across all sites, in compliance with Safety Regulations, Codes of Practice and agreed Policies of operation ensuring an efficient and effective medical equipment maintenance service to the Trust. This includes participating in the departmental out-of-hours on-call system. Conducts operational maintenance in respect of specialist equipment to ensure an optimum degree of efficiency and maximum possible use of such equipment. Contributes to the day-to-day maintenance of the department’s equipment history records ensuring up-to-date and accurate records are held in a system facilitating easy information retrieval. Provides sound and accurate advice on the specification of new equipment and maintains a record of schedules of equipment and any action taken on the specification, modification or the results of any Hazard or Safety Notices, ensuring that all relevant details are easily accessible. Provides costing information for repairs and parts to assist in budget monitoring and stock control. Undertakes stock checks with respect to spares, tools, and test equipment to ensure an appropriate level of stock is held within the Department in accordance with its needs. Instructs and advises Clinical/Nursing staff, as required, regarding the correct, safe and proper use of equipment, ensuring such staff are aware of all relevant factors and are able therefore to make efficient use of the equipment. Advises patients and carers, often in their own homes, as required, regarding the correct, safe and proper use of appropriate medical equipment, ensuring at all times that patients and carers are handled with the utmost of care and sensitivity whilst maintaining confidentiality. Undertakes discussions as required with Company Representatives and service personnel, regarding potential new equipment purchases and maintenance of existing equipment, facilitating a good working relationship between the Trust and appropriate outside companies. Undertakes any training which is identified as being necessary to update skills and knowledge in relation to effective performance of the post in a specialist area requiring complex and non-routine work and passing this knowledge on to colleagues by means of demonstrations and presentations. This area being decided by existing and future service development. Retrieves on a timely basis, information as required by Clinicians and Senior Nursing Staff or other Professionals, ensuring that such requests can be dealt with efficiently. Supervises and instructs apprentices as necessary and contributes to their progress assessment. Complies with the Quality System in place within the Department, ensuring its maintenance and ongoing certification. Deputises for the Chief MTO as necessary. This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Dec 2024.
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Maintains medical equipment used within the Trust, across all sites, in compliance with Safety Regulations, Codes of Practice and agreed Policies of operation ensuring an efficient and effective medical equipment maintenance service to the Trust. This includes participating in the departmental out-of-hours on-call system. Conducts operational maintenance in respect of specialist equipment to ensure an optimum degree of efficiency and maximum possible use of such equipment. Contributes to the day-to-day maintenance of the department’s equipment history records ensuring up-to-date and accurate records are held in a system facilitating easy information retrieval. Provides sound and accurate advice on the specification of new equipment and maintains a record of schedules of equipment and any action taken on the specification, modification or the results of any Hazard or Safety Notices, ensuring that all relevant details are easily accessible. Provides costing information for repairs and parts to assist in budget monitoring and stock control. Undertakes stock checks with respect to spares, tools, and test equipment to ensure an appropriate level of stock is held within the Department in accordance with its needs. Instructs and advises Clinical/Nursing staff, as required, regarding the correct, safe and proper use of equipment, ensuring such staff are aware of all relevant factors and are able therefore to make efficient use of the equipment. Advises patients and carers, often in their own homes, as required, regarding the correct, safe and proper use of appropriate medical equipment, ensuring at all times that patients and carers are handled with the utmost of care and sensitivity whilst maintaining confidentiality. Undertakes discussions as required with Company Representatives and service personnel, regarding potential new equipment purchases and maintenance of existing equipment, facilitating a good working relationship between the Trust and appropriate outside companies. Undertakes any training which is identified as being necessary to update skills and knowledge in relation to effective performance of the post in a specialist area requiring complex and non-routine work and passing this knowledge on to colleagues by means of demonstrations and presentations. This area being decided by existing and future service development. Retrieves on a timely basis, information as required by Clinicians and Senior Nursing Staff or other Professionals, ensuring that such requests can be dealt with efficiently. Supervises and instructs apprentices as necessary and contributes to their progress assessment. Complies with the Quality System in place within the Department, ensuring its maintenance and ongoing certification. Deputises for the Chief MTO as necessary. This advert closes on Wednesday 18 Dec 2024.
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