Job summary
A vacancy exists for an enthusiastic engineer to work in a small group providing maintenance and repair to hospital beds and other basic electro-mechanical medical devices to stringent quality standards.
The post holder will work within an ISO 9001 Quality system, providing a highly specialised rapid response service to direct patient connected medical equipment. This work includes repairing faults, first, second, third and fourth line maintenance and installation to an ever increasing range complex, specialised electronic, electro-medical, electro-hydraulic, electro-pneumatic, mechanical and medical gas systems. This service is provided to this Trust and throughout the Sheffield area and also extends outside the area to patients homes.
They will also supervise a small team of engineers to deliver the service.
Main duties of the job
- Work under own initiative as part of a team, but often working alone in isolated environments.
- Supervise the team of engineers in the Electro-mechanical group
- Ensure all devices under the group are serviced and maintained in accordance with the ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS).
- Carry out basic audits under the QMS
- Work in accordance with the departmental ISO 9001 quality system.
- Provide advice (which may be of a complex nature) to all levels of staff including Consultants, Nurse Managers, Nurses, Healthcare Professionals and Suppliers.
- Deliver a high quality rapid response service on patient connected medical equipment.
- Participation in "in house" and external courses and seminars
- Undertake continuing professional development, maintain a professional portfolio and have a commitment to the training and development of other professional colleagues.
- Participate in mandatory study days.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational degree in clinical technology (engineering) or equivalent. Or equivalent to satisfy the requirements of the register of clinical technologists
- Specialist training courses on beds or Electro-mechanical devices
Desirable
- Registration as a clinical technologist with the Health Professions Council.
Experience
Essential
- Experience sufficient to satisfy state registration as a clinical technologist by the Health Professions Council.
- Experience of medical device servicing including fault finding and repair
- Experience of scheduled maintenance programmes and in meeting targets
- Experience of supervising staff and leading a team
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Vocational degree in clinical technology (engineering) or equivalent. Or equivalent to satisfy the requirements of the register of clinical technologists
- Specialist training courses on beds or Electro-mechanical devices
Desirable
- Registration as a clinical technologist with the Health Professions Council.
Experience
Essential
- Experience sufficient to satisfy state registration as a clinical technologist by the Health Professions Council.
- Experience of medical device servicing including fault finding and repair
- Experience of scheduled maintenance programmes and in meeting targets
- Experience of supervising staff and leading a team
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).
