Senior Medical Engineer - Royal Site

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 17 May 2024

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our team in providing a medical equipment management, maintenance, repair and support service for the Trust and other healthcare providers in the area.

You will be a skilled and self-motivated engineer, educated to HNC level in a suitable engineering subject, with proven experience of working as an unsupervised Medical Engineer within an NHS Trust . You will be able to demonstrate the desire to continue your professional development through internal and external training courses.

You will be highly professional, well organised and capable of multi-tasking and working under pressure.

Some knowledge of quality management would be an advantage, as we work to a registered quality assurance system (BS EN ISO 9001:2015)

You will be expected to work on a number of sites, so a driving licence is an advantage but not essential.

A skills test is a mandatory requirement of the Interview process. Please DO NOTapply if you cannotfacilitatethis requirement.

Consideration will be given to appointing under Annex 21 of Agenda for Change should you lack sufficient experience.

Main duties of the job

Main duties include the repair, calibration, planned maintenance, commissioning and disposal of a wide range of medical equipment.

Working with stakeholders to deliver a responsive, safe and effective patient-centred service.

Liaising with and providing advice and support to users of medical equipment .

Requisitioning spares and materials, accepting deliveries of materials and equipment.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Date posted

25 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

287-CEF-124-24

Job locations

Liverpool University Hospital Foundation trust

Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Science oror Registered Clinical Technologist at graduate level

Experience

Essential

Recent and relevant practical experience in the maintenance and repair of a wide range of complex medical equipment
Evidence of working alone and on own initiative

Desirable

Experience in quality assurance procedures and records management

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrable level of knowledge necessary to maintain and repair a wide range of complex electronic medical equipment
Understanding hazards and taking adequate precautions

Desirable

Evidence of satisfactory completion of appropriate specialised training courses.

Skills

Essential

Able to communicate technical information across professional boundaries
Able to communicate difficult concepts with clarity
Effective interpersonal & communication skills, including report writing & document presentation
Able to prioritise own work, meeting deadlines

Desirable

Able to use word processing, spreadsheet and email applications
Computer software & hardware fault-finding skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Science oror Registered Clinical Technologist at graduate level

Experience

Essential

Recent and relevant practical experience in the maintenance and repair of a wide range of complex medical equipment
Evidence of working alone and on own initiative

Desirable

Experience in quality assurance procedures and records management

Knowledge

Essential

Demonstrable level of knowledge necessary to maintain and repair a wide range of complex electronic medical equipment
Understanding hazards and taking adequate precautions

Desirable

Evidence of satisfactory completion of appropriate specialised training courses.

Skills

Essential

Able to communicate technical information across professional boundaries
Able to communicate difficult concepts with clarity
Effective interpersonal & communication skills, including report writing & document presentation
Able to prioritise own work, meeting deadlines

Desirable

Able to use word processing, spreadsheet and email applications
Computer software & hardware fault-finding skills

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