Job summary
An exciting fixed-term opportunity (up to the end of August 2027) has arisen within the Clinical Engineering department at King's College Hospital. This 3-year post would suit someone with a background in medical equipment management, who is looking to develop into a wider governance role within clinical engineering.
There will be opportunities to provide technical support across the entire medical equipment life-cycle and become involved in service development projects related to medical equipment management.
The post holder will be supported to develop a portfolio of evidence of activity in the workplace to support professional registration at an appropriate healthcare science level.
Main duties of the job
This is a fixed-term post up to the end of August 2027, during which time the post holder will develop and work across all aspects of the Clinical Engineering service, providing technical support to ensure that medical devices are managed and maintained to a high standard. This will include working across device safety, procurement and asset register management.
This role will have a particular focus on ensuring accurate asset records are created and maintained, developing customised reports detailing equipment service history and leading inventory audits across the Trust. More broadly, the post holder will provide technical input to all aspects of medical equipment governance across the equipment life-cycle, including the planning and delivery of medical equipment procurement projects, establishing preventative maintenance levels, investigating safety related incidents, actioning safety alerts, and assessing risks associated with the use of medical devices in research.
There will be opportunities to become involved in service development projects related to medical equipment management and to develop skills in quality management and quality improvement. The post holder will be encouraged and supported to develop a continued professional development portfolio to support professional registration at an appropriate healthcare science level.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King's to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Collate and interpret complex technical information relating to the service and maintenance requirements of medical devices and utilise that information to make recommendations regarding required service frequency and level of maintenance cover. Apply risk management techniques to aid decision making and maintain audit trials to demonstrate compliance with CQC regulatations.
- Respond to reports of adverse incidents involving medical devices. This may involve the complex fault finding on medical equipment and the production of detailed written reports to summarise findings and recommend appropriate action.
Interpret technical information from medical device related safety notices and ensure recommendations for remedial work are fully justified and actioned.
Provide technical oversight of external maintenance providers and identify opportunities to bring outsourced work in-house.
- Respond to requests for new or replacement medical equipment, liaising with end users and suppliers to capture clinical and technical aspects of equipment specifications.
- Develop specifications for new equipment and related service and maintenance contracts and lead technical evaluations.
- Give advice or support to colleagues or manufacturers when repair or maintenance falls inside own level of expertise.
- Inform users of reasons for faults/incidents involving medical devices, the action taken and how to avoid re-occurrence.
- Assess risks relating to the use of medical equipment and recommend mitigations.
- Keep abreast of scientific, technical and clinical developments that relate to medical equipment through a formal CPD scheme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Collate and interpret complex technical information relating to the service and maintenance requirements of medical devices and utilise that information to make recommendations regarding required service frequency and level of maintenance cover. Apply risk management techniques to aid decision making and maintain audit trials to demonstrate compliance with CQC regulatations.
- Respond to reports of adverse incidents involving medical devices. This may involve the complex fault finding on medical equipment and the production of detailed written reports to summarise findings and recommend appropriate action.
Interpret technical information from medical device related safety notices and ensure recommendations for remedial work are fully justified and actioned.
Provide technical oversight of external maintenance providers and identify opportunities to bring outsourced work in-house.
- Respond to requests for new or replacement medical equipment, liaising with end users and suppliers to capture clinical and technical aspects of equipment specifications.
- Develop specifications for new equipment and related service and maintenance contracts and lead technical evaluations.
- Give advice or support to colleagues or manufacturers when repair or maintenance falls inside own level of expertise.
- Inform users of reasons for faults/incidents involving medical devices, the action taken and how to avoid re-occurrence.
- Assess risks relating to the use of medical equipment and recommend mitigations.
- Keep abreast of scientific, technical and clinical developments that relate to medical equipment through a formal CPD scheme.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree/NVQ Level 6 in a relevant subject, or extensive knowledge, skills and experience in the field of equipment management and support.
Desirable
- Professionally registered Healthcare Scientist.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Expert knowledge of clinical, scientific and engineering aspects of a wide range of medical equipment.
- Experience of equipment management within a healthcare setting.
Desirable
- Experience of creating reports from relational databases.
- Experience of working with equipment maintenance providers to ensure work is undertaken to the required standard.
- Experience of working with a wide range of people in different roles and at different levels of seniority both internal and external.
- Knowledge of NHS structure.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Working knowledge of all Microsoft Office packages (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail and internet use)
- Able to assimilate, analyse and present complex data.
- Ability to cope with variety of tasks under pressure.
- Able to exercise own initiative and able to operate autonomously.
- High level of planning and organisational skills with a flexible and adaptable approach.
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good attention to detail.
- Able to negotiate issues of a technical and commercial nature.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree/NVQ Level 6 in a relevant subject, or extensive knowledge, skills and experience in the field of equipment management and support.
Desirable
- Professionally registered Healthcare Scientist.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Expert knowledge of clinical, scientific and engineering aspects of a wide range of medical equipment.
- Experience of equipment management within a healthcare setting.
Desirable
- Experience of creating reports from relational databases.
- Experience of working with equipment maintenance providers to ensure work is undertaken to the required standard.
- Experience of working with a wide range of people in different roles and at different levels of seniority both internal and external.
- Knowledge of NHS structure.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Working knowledge of all Microsoft Office packages (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail and internet use)
- Able to assimilate, analyse and present complex data.
- Ability to cope with variety of tasks under pressure.
- Able to exercise own initiative and able to operate autonomously.
- High level of planning and organisational skills with a flexible and adaptable approach.
- Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills.
- Good attention to detail.
- Able to negotiate issues of a technical and commercial nature.
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).
Employer details
Employer name
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Denmark Hill, Faraday Building
London
SE5 8RX
Employer's website
https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
