EBME Medical Engineer
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Job summary
The purpose of this job is to provide an efficient service for the day-to-day maintenance, repair, testing and commissioning of medical and surgical equipment used within all departments of Wye Valley NHS Trust as directed by the EBME and MEL Manager. Depending on the qualification and experience, they will be considered for a band 4 or band 5 role.
Main duties of the job
- To be professionally and technically competent to work autonomously in the role of Specialist Medical Engineer and to be able to work as part of the Medical Engineering team.
- To calibrate and maintain medical equipment and devices for use in patient care.
- To analyse and diagnose faults in complex, multi-faceted, delicate medical equipment that may be used on distressed patients, and then to carry out repairs.
- To support the Trust in ensuring that service is provided to agreed standards and meets with current legislation and policies.
- To make financial based and risk based decisions about the viability of equipment, and to have the authority to withdraw equipment from service.
- To requisition repairs and parts (including stock control) and to check deliveries and repairs against orders.
- To acceptance test new, trial and loan medical equipment.
- To process official DoH safety, action and hazard notices.
- To reduce the risks of using medical equipment, in line with current Health and Safety and other relevant policies.
- To plan one's workload, including the prioritising of repair requests.
- To be responsible for medical equipment maintenance records and for investigating incidents involving medical equipment.
- To comply with and actively take part in the development of the departmental procedures and quality systems
- The job description can be amended during or after employment to accommodate new challenges.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
26 January 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £34,581 a year Dependant on Experience, pa, pro rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
6 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
229-COR-5964666
Job locations
The County Hospital EBME
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
The County Hospital EBME
Stonebow Road
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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