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Job overview
The Medical Engineering Department has responsibility for managing and supporting a wide range of medical, therapeutic and diagnostic devices used throughout the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Trust, to ensure it operates effectively and safely with a minimum of downtime. Clinical equipment covered incorporates electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer, software and medical gas systems.
Medical equipment represents one of the organisations most substantial assets and the way in which equipment is purchased, managed and used can directly influence the quality of care delivered to patients. Medical equipment can also involve risks to both patients and staff particularly if it is used improperly.
Main duties of the job
The Postholder will carry out scheduled preventative maintenance, servicing, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing on a wide range of medical equipment. The Postholder is required to work to high standards of safety and accountability.
The Postholder liaises with clinical and technical staff to identify faults and repair equipment, including working in clinical areas. This often requires a flexible approach to working patterns to ensure work can be undertaken with minimum disruption or delays to patient services.
To support and assist other members of staff in the department as required and to supervise and check the work of junior staff.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Degree or HNC or HND in a relevant engineering or science based subject. Able to satisfy the requirements for incorporated membership of a relevant professional body. Desirable criteria
BSc / MSc Medical Engineering Level 6 / 7 Registration as a Clinical Technologist Experience Essential criteria
Extensive practical experience in electro-medical engineering workshop practices and techniques, with at least 6 years medical or equivalent practice Desirable criteria
Extensive practical experience in electro-medical engineering workshop practices and techniques, with at least 10 years medical or equivalent practice Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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Degree or HNC or HND in a relevant engineering or science based subject. Able to satisfy the requirements for incorporated membership of a relevant professional body. Desirable criteria
BSc / MSc Medical Engineering Level 6 / 7 Registration as a Clinical Technologist Experience Essential criteria
Extensive practical experience in electro-medical engineering workshop practices and techniques, with at least 6 years medical or equivalent practice Desirable criteria
Extensive practical experience in electro-medical engineering workshop practices and techniques, with at least 10 years medical or equivalent practice Applicant requirements The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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