Medical Equipment Librarian

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

The closing date is 15 July 2024

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.

Date posted

27 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

156-6332528

Job locations

Treliske

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

  • Identity Checks

  • Professional registration and qualification checks

  • Employment history and reference checks

  • Work health assessments

  • Criminal record check standards

  • Right to work checks

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

  • Identity Checks

  • Professional registration and qualification checks

  • Employment history and reference checks

  • Work health assessments

  • Criminal record check standards

  • Right to work checks

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways. Please talk to us at interview about any flexible working arrangements you would prefer or require. While we may not be able to fully accommodate all requests, such requests will not be referenced during the interview scoring process, and we will fully consider and try to accommodate them for successful applicants.

We reserve the right to close this advert early, or when the allocated number of applications has been reached. Please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Treliske

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Employer's website

https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Treliske

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Employer's website

https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Engineering/Medical Equipment Library team Leader

Matthew Sparkes

matthew.sparkes1@nhs.net

01872253460

Date posted

27 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

156-6332528

Job locations

Treliske

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Supporting documents

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