Job summary
We are looking for a highly motivated person to assist in the provision of Medical Equipment Library services. This post will involve occasional travel to West Cornwall and St Michael's hospitals to deliver/retrieve medical devices. The purpose of this post is to ensure the efficient and effective management of the Medical Equipment Library services across 3 sites. The post holder will offer effective, customer-friendly service provision to wards and clinical departments, ensuring prompt and accurate responses to requests for equipment, advice and technical support. Control and ordering of specialist dressing products together with ensuring the Trust has adequate mattress provision.
The post holder will be expected to work as an integral part of the Clinical Technology team whilst working closely with Medical Device Technicians, as well as liaising with external manufacturers, and organising staff to ensure adequate Library coverage is always in place. The post holder will also represent the Library as a mobile "front of house" function, being the team's liaison with wards/departments to proactively seek medical devices that require maintenance and swap out with other devices or liaising to ensure maintenance arrangements are in place and ensuring best use is made of in-team technical ability. The post holder will decontaminate medical equipment prior to inspecting the equipment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
Coordinate, deliver and collect medical equipment library resources and service provision across the three hospital sites.
Input to a bespoke work recording and asset management system for work carried out, devices provided to wards and consumables.
Work according to the policies and procedures of the Trust, particularly concerning medical device management, infection control and decontamination.
Flexible working will be required as the role involves out-of-hours and weekend work.
About us
This is for one full-time post working 37.5 hours per week,
The Department of Clinical Technology (DCT) manages the maintenance of medical devices for RCHT and CFT, The Medical Equipment Library which is a team within DCT provides selected medical devices and consumables to wards and departments across the 3 RCHT sites.
DCT team members are expected to be forward thinking and innovative, can demonstrate a proven track record in supporting change and service improvement, are flexible and adaptable with excellent communication and organizational skills but most importantly, have unlimited enthusiasm
Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust is a patient centred organisation delivering high quality healthcare to the community. In the pursuit of excellence, we are committed to providing an environment which is responsive to the needs of patients, staff, learners and visitors, while maintaining our core values.
Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Knowledge, Skill and Experience Required
Analytical and judgement skills: significant levels required as the post holder will need to constantly prioritise and re-prioritise output to clinical areas depending on the changing demands at that moment verses the availability of equipment. This could include short-term decision making (e.g. re-allocating of equipment based on a greater clinical need in another Care Group), medium term (e.g. decision to rent additional equipment) or longer term (e.g. recommendation to purchase additional equipment, such as mattresses). Exercising safety-critical critical judgement when faced with conflicting demands to keep non-compliant equipment in use due to clinical urgency-of-need.
Planning and organisational skills: planning availability of self and other staff to ensure uninterrupted provision of Library service. Directing such staff in accordance with the current clinical priorities. Planning and executing the maintenance programme. Making appropriate arrangements when non-compliant equipment is found which cannot be released due to being in use on patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Knowledge, Skill and Experience Required
Analytical and judgement skills: significant levels required as the post holder will need to constantly prioritise and re-prioritise output to clinical areas depending on the changing demands at that moment verses the availability of equipment. This could include short-term decision making (e.g. re-allocating of equipment based on a greater clinical need in another Care Group), medium term (e.g. decision to rent additional equipment) or longer term (e.g. recommendation to purchase additional equipment, such as mattresses). Exercising safety-critical critical judgement when faced with conflicting demands to keep non-compliant equipment in use due to clinical urgency-of-need.
Planning and organisational skills: planning availability of self and other staff to ensure uninterrupted provision of Library service. Directing such staff in accordance with the current clinical priorities. Planning and executing the maintenance programme. Making appropriate arrangements when non-compliant equipment is found which cannot be released due to being in use on patients.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- GCSE pass grade c or above or recognised equivalent: Maths, English, 1 other
Desirable
- It qualification, (e.g., European computer driving license)
IT Skills
Essential
- Competent with Microsoft Office or equivalant
Desirable
- Used and familiar with Work Recording and Asset Management systems
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of Good communication Skills
Desirable
- Ability to communicate technical issues faults and resolution effectively
- Ability to communicate and understand basic medical terminology
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- GCSE pass grade c or above or recognised equivalent: Maths, English, 1 other
Desirable
- It qualification, (e.g., European computer driving license)
IT Skills
Essential
- Competent with Microsoft Office or equivalant
Desirable
- Used and familiar with Work Recording and Asset Management systems
Communication
Essential
- Evidence of Good communication Skills
Desirable
- Ability to communicate technical issues faults and resolution effectively
- Ability to communicate and understand basic medical terminology
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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