Job summary
A vacancy has arisen for a Band 5 Medical Engineering Technician within our Medical Electronics Department and are looking to appoint someone to help extend the range of services we currently provide.
With your HND/HNC in Electronic / electrical engineering & manufacturers specialised courses or equivalent experience, you will ideally have some prior experience of working in a hospital medical engineering, maintenance environment.
The successful candidate will be required to work across the 3 main sites i.e. Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Hospitals and at other sites to service or repair medical equipment.
This is a fulltime post working 37.5 hours per week.
Main duties of the job
Your duties will include working with and supporting the Team Leader in providing a cost-efficient repair and maintenance service on medical equipment within the Trust. This will require working with specialised equipment. The job entails accepting new equipment, electrical safety testing, installation, commissioning, servicing, and repairs on a wide range of complex equipment, leasing with external contractors to coordinate repairs, packing and unpacking of medical devices, and an overall view of multifaceted medical equipment and devices that will be used by others. Cascade the training and experience to the team members.
The post holder will be a person with a range of training and experience on medical equipment and have a background in electronic/electrical engineering that is able to work on his/her own initiative and without supervision. He/she will demonstrate an understanding of and could develop further the technical aspects of the post. He/she will need to be committed to flexibility and pursue continuing development of their technical knowledge and develop new skills whilst undertaking their duties as part of a team, these will be including liaising with colleagues and other staff members, the post holder will work towards the highest possible standards of patient care.
About us
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement and living our values.
People at the Heart
Listen and Involve
Kind and Respectful
ONE Team
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. We are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
At WWL we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure that by examination you are satisfied equipment is clean and has been decontaminated in accordance with department procedures to ensure that equipment is safe for yourself and other technicians to carry out their duties and to prevent cross infection to patients when returned to clinical areas.
To service, repair and calibrate a range of delicate and complex medical equipment diagnosing faults using your skills of dexterity and co-ordination with the aid of precision tools and specialised test equipment and computer software provided.
To collect the facts and circumstances of how and why equipment failed whilst in use to develop your skills of analysis for diagnosing faults on medical equipment both in the clinical environment and the workshop.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To ensure that by examination you are satisfied equipment is clean and has been decontaminated in accordance with department procedures to ensure that equipment is safe for yourself and other technicians to carry out their duties and to prevent cross infection to patients when returned to clinical areas.
To service, repair and calibrate a range of delicate and complex medical equipment diagnosing faults using your skills of dexterity and co-ordination with the aid of precision tools and specialised test equipment and computer software provided.
To collect the facts and circumstances of how and why equipment failed whilst in use to develop your skills of analysis for diagnosing faults on medical equipment both in the clinical environment and the workshop.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed an approved training programme to a minimum of HNC/HND in electronic / electrical engineering or equivalent experience and attended manufacturers short courses
Desirable
- BEng electronic / electrical engineering and attend manufactures short courses
- Be registered or a member of a relevant professional organisation (RCT/IPEM)
- ECDL European Computer Driving Licence.
Experience
Essential
- Gained experience in electronic / electrical engineering repair or maintenance of medical equipment
- Clinical/Medical engineering experience within Clinical Environments
Desirable
- Previous employment in a health care maintenance environment
- Knowledge of the safe operation and techniques used within a maintenance environment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with other professions. Must be able to work using own initiative with a minimum of supervision
- Highly versatile and receptive to training initiatives and change
- Have good dexterity with an eye for detail
- Good communicator
Desirable
- Geographically familiar with the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh area
- Be computer literate in the use of Microsoft windows operating systems and applications
- Ability to work with databases etc
- Category B driving licence in the UK
Knowledge
Essential
- Good level of general knowledge.
- Good level of literacy and numeracy skills
- An understanding of physiological measurement techniques and terminology
- Fully conversant with electrical safety testing techniques
Additional
Essential
- Primarily to be involved with the repair and servicing of key medical equipment i.e. Defibs & AEDs, Infusion pumps, Suction units, Syringe pumps, Patient monitoring equipment, Perinatal equipment monitors, Ophthalmic equipment, Theatre endoscopic equipment etc
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Completed an approved training programme to a minimum of HNC/HND in electronic / electrical engineering or equivalent experience and attended manufacturers short courses
Desirable
- BEng electronic / electrical engineering and attend manufactures short courses
- Be registered or a member of a relevant professional organisation (RCT/IPEM)
- ECDL European Computer Driving Licence.
Experience
Essential
- Gained experience in electronic / electrical engineering repair or maintenance of medical equipment
- Clinical/Medical engineering experience within Clinical Environments
Desirable
- Previous employment in a health care maintenance environment
- Knowledge of the safe operation and techniques used within a maintenance environment
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work with other professions. Must be able to work using own initiative with a minimum of supervision
- Highly versatile and receptive to training initiatives and change
- Have good dexterity with an eye for detail
- Good communicator
Desirable
- Geographically familiar with the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh area
- Be computer literate in the use of Microsoft windows operating systems and applications
- Ability to work with databases etc
- Category B driving licence in the UK
Knowledge
Essential
- Good level of general knowledge.
- Good level of literacy and numeracy skills
- An understanding of physiological measurement techniques and terminology
- Fully conversant with electrical safety testing techniques
Additional
Essential
- Primarily to be involved with the repair and servicing of key medical equipment i.e. Defibs & AEDs, Infusion pumps, Suction units, Syringe pumps, Patient monitoring equipment, Perinatal equipment monitors, Ophthalmic equipment, Theatre endoscopic equipment etc
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary
Wigan Road
Wigan
WN1 2NN
Employer's website
http://www.wwl.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
