Job summary
Our Medical Equipment Library manages in excess of 2000 medical devices. We are looking for an organised, proactive and resourceful team leader to lead this service and to support the wider Clinical Engineering service within the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Contribute to the asset management of medical devices and associated stock in multiple locations.
Supervise day to day work of Medical Equipment Library colleagues and ensure operations run smoothly and efficiently.
Play a leadership role in the area of medical equipment decontamination, ensuring guidelines and manufacturers recommendations are followed, and any decontamination issues are promptly reported and escalated if necessary.
Collect and deliver medical equipment, accessories, and consumables.
Communicate with differing levels of staff in relation to the supply or removal of equipment. Traveling to offsite locations in the delivery of duties.
Process and record orders and rental requisitions, including loans, through the useof a dedicated database and direct communication with suppliers.
About us
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values
Compassion
Accountability
Respect
Integrity
Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners.
The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Determine requirements with clinical staff and plan review meetings to ensure that minimum and maximum equipment levels and regularity of use are determined andmaintained.
Obtain information from suppliers in relation to quotes, delivery commitments andtimescales. Analyse and present information to customers and suppliers.
Organise and oversee evaluations and clinical trials in conjunction with the Electro Biomedical colleagues.
Carry out maintenance, safety testing and performance verification following setprocedures for low-risk medical equipment. Where requested, carry out and/orarrange for the proper cleaning of medical devices.
Check equipment for validity of service by checking labels and equipment integrity,organising repairs and services where required.
Receive and deliver equipment accessory and consumable stock.
Manage stocks and invoices for accuracy ensuring that discrepancies in stock receipts are dealt with through appropriate channels.
Manages lost, damaged, and returned equipment with suppliers.
Contribute to the Trusts incident investigations and the sharing of lessons learnt asinstructed by the Trusts Medical Devices Safety Officer.
Manage equipment store locations to ensure provision of service by reviewing andmonitoring stock levels on a daily basis.
Resolve ad hoc equipment management issues, within own remit, as they arise.
Maintain accurate written and electronic asset data and provide information onrequests to colleagues.
Ensure that there is sufficient equipment to meet patient needs, available at all times and kept in full working order.
Ensure own professional development is maintained, keeping abreast of developments in medical devices issues, including attending external meetings, seminars and conferences.
Undertake other duties and tasks, which may arise, and may reasonably be deemed to come within the scope of the post.
Participate in rostered on-call or shift system as required to deliver an effective library and training service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Determine requirements with clinical staff and plan review meetings to ensure that minimum and maximum equipment levels and regularity of use are determined andmaintained.
Obtain information from suppliers in relation to quotes, delivery commitments andtimescales. Analyse and present information to customers and suppliers.
Organise and oversee evaluations and clinical trials in conjunction with the Electro Biomedical colleagues.
Carry out maintenance, safety testing and performance verification following setprocedures for low-risk medical equipment. Where requested, carry out and/orarrange for the proper cleaning of medical devices.
Check equipment for validity of service by checking labels and equipment integrity,organising repairs and services where required.
Receive and deliver equipment accessory and consumable stock.
Manage stocks and invoices for accuracy ensuring that discrepancies in stock receipts are dealt with through appropriate channels.
Manages lost, damaged, and returned equipment with suppliers.
Contribute to the Trusts incident investigations and the sharing of lessons learnt asinstructed by the Trusts Medical Devices Safety Officer.
Manage equipment store locations to ensure provision of service by reviewing andmonitoring stock levels on a daily basis.
Resolve ad hoc equipment management issues, within own remit, as they arise.
Maintain accurate written and electronic asset data and provide information onrequests to colleagues.
Ensure that there is sufficient equipment to meet patient needs, available at all times and kept in full working order.
Ensure own professional development is maintained, keeping abreast of developments in medical devices issues, including attending external meetings, seminars and conferences.
Undertake other duties and tasks, which may arise, and may reasonably be deemed to come within the scope of the post.
Participate in rostered on-call or shift system as required to deliver an effective library and training service.
Person Specification
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to vocational level 3/ diploma level education, training or experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working with medical devices
- Experience in team supervisory role within healthcare environment
- Experience in dealing with a wide range of medical equipment issues
- Contemporary knowledge in application and use of electro medical equipment
- Good level of knowledge and understanding of infection prevention & hazards in a healthcare environment
- Work without supervision using own initiative
Desirable
- Previous medical equipment library leadership role
Skills
Essential
- Ability to take charge and lead a team using good communication and interpersonal skills
- Technical/clinical knowledge in medical device technologies
- Able to use standard office and bespoke software applications
- Experience in operation and function of equipment and techniques in healthcare
- Able to exercise moderate effort on frequent occasions when handling or moving equipment
Desirable
- Training/education qualifications
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Confident, decisive, and self-motivated
- Energy and enthusiasm
- Ability to work on own initiative
Person Specification
Education, Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to vocational level 3/ diploma level education, training or experience
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience of working with medical devices
- Experience in team supervisory role within healthcare environment
- Experience in dealing with a wide range of medical equipment issues
- Contemporary knowledge in application and use of electro medical equipment
- Good level of knowledge and understanding of infection prevention & hazards in a healthcare environment
- Work without supervision using own initiative
Desirable
- Previous medical equipment library leadership role
Skills
Essential
- Ability to take charge and lead a team using good communication and interpersonal skills
- Technical/clinical knowledge in medical device technologies
- Able to use standard office and bespoke software applications
- Experience in operation and function of equipment and techniques in healthcare
- Able to exercise moderate effort on frequent occasions when handling or moving equipment
Desirable
- Training/education qualifications
Personal Qualities & Attributes
Essential
- Confident, decisive, and self-motivated
- Energy and enthusiasm
- Ability to work on own initiative
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).
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