Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Technical Support Team Leader

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Job summary

The Clinical Engineering Department is responsible for the support and maintenance of the Trust's wide range of medical equipment. It undertakes development projects, research support, and provides a comprehensive service for the selection, purchase and management of equipment as well as interfacing medical equipment to information systems working closely with the Information Technology department. You will participate in the full range of the clinical engineering activities including Senior team activities at the Royal Brompton Hospital Sites and Wimpole Street Sites.

Main duties of the job

Main tasks and responsibilities

  • Manages and supervises the operation of the Clinical Engineering Department Technical Support section ensuring the services delivered effectively support the medical equipment fleet providing sufficient safe equipment for clinical services for the RBH and Wimpole Street sites operating the service within the department's ISO9001 quality system

  • Defines and delivers a level of service support for medical equipment and IT equipment for the Wimpole Street site in conjunction with the Operations Manager, the Wimpole General Manager for Private Practice and the Service Delivery Director, Information Services.

  • Manages the work of the trainees and apprentices in the technical support team.

  • Deputises for the Operations Manager

  • Gives advanced support to the Technical Support Specialist Technicians and acts as an expert in medical technology.

  • Manages the technical support team's response to hazard notices, safety bulletins and hospital clinical incidents.

  • Supports the technical support team's participation in clinical research programmes and provides technical support for other clinical research. Within the post holder's area of expertise, designs and manufactures novel devices to solve clinical problems

About us

Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals group is the largest heart and lung centre in the UK and among the largest in Europe. We are a partnership of two specialist hospitals which are known throughout the world for our expertise, standard of care and research success.

Details

Date posted

12 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year p.a. inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-LIS8182

Job locations

Royal Brompton Hospital

Sydney Street

London

SW3 6NP


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person spec documents for full details of the role requirements.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and person spec documents for full details of the role requirements.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to repair, maintain and provide advice on highly specialised medical equipment.
  • Management skills
  • Information systems skills

Desirable

  • Skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • A record of experience of supporting advanced medical equipment in a hospital environment with short courses and training on specialist medical equipment and procedures

Desirable

  • Knowledge

Qualifiactions

Essential

  • BSc/BEng in a relevant scientific or engineering subject or equivalent Registration with the Register of Clinical Technologists Post graduate degree (MSc) or three years post graduate clinical or scientific experience

Desirable

  • Qualifications
Person Specification

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to repair, maintain and provide advice on highly specialised medical equipment.
  • Management skills
  • Information systems skills

Desirable

  • Skills

Knowledge

Essential

  • A record of experience of supporting advanced medical equipment in a hospital environment with short courses and training on specialist medical equipment and procedures

Desirable

  • Knowledge

Qualifiactions

Essential

  • BSc/BEng in a relevant scientific or engineering subject or equivalent Registration with the Register of Clinical Technologists Post graduate degree (MSc) or three years post graduate clinical or scientific experience

Desirable

  • Qualifications

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Brompton Hospital

Sydney Street

London

SW3 6NP


Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Brompton Hospital

Sydney Street

London

SW3 6NP


Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Clinical Engineering

Yoseph Mebrate

y.mebrate@rbht.nhs.uk

02073518659

Details

Date posted

12 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£58,698 to £65,095 a year p.a. inc HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-LIS8182

Job locations

Royal Brompton Hospital

Sydney Street

London

SW3 6NP


Supporting documents

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