Job summary
The Clinical Engineering Community Team is part of the Medical Physics Department within Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
We provide whole life equipment management services for the range of medical equipment in use across the Trust and also in external organisations who procure our services. We have 35 members of staff based in workshops at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital sites.
An exciting permanent opportunity has arisen to join a team of professionals providing technical support across the Community based at Castle Hill Hospital.
You are already a highly experienced technologist, with more than 2 years' experience, confident to work independently providing excellent technical support to a wide range of medical equipment with experience of calibration and repair.
This is a demanding and challenging role requiring frequent but varied physical effort. The post involves regular communication with the nursing staff who request and return devices and with company representatives from suppliers who loan devices to the Trust.
The posts will be based at Castle Hill Hospital and offers an opportunity to work as part of a highly experienced team. We value our staff and the expertise and professionalism they bring to our work. As part of your career development we will assess and monitor your training needs and ensure that you undertake appropriate training.
Main duties of the job
The post is required to provide expert medical equipment support, carrying out servicing and repair of a wide range of medical equipment in a dynamic Biomedical Engineering team. Working on a broad spectrum of equipment and leading on Dental X-Ray and Ultrasound.
The successful candidate will have a key role within the team to ensure that work is carried out in a safe and effective manner, thus ensuring that work schedules are completed on time and in line with the planned preventative maintenance required on the Community partners equipment.
You set high standards, are safety conscious and always ensure services are provided to enhance and improve patient care.
You are comfortable working in a team with or without supervision.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood ofobtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
About us
Hull University Teaching Hospitals is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites, are Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH and Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLaG.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifiactions
Essential
- Degree in Clinical Technology or equivalent (eg an appropriate science or engineering degree, HNC or HND plus a period of clinical technology training and experience - 2-3 years)
- Have satisfied the requirements for State Registration as a Clinical Technologist
Desirable
- Previous Experience at other Trust at Band 6
Experience
Essential
- Have an understanding of electronic and medical equipment instrumentation
- Possess knowledge of electrical safety within a patient environment
- Understanding of medical equipment safety issues
- Computer literate
- Working knowledge of computer databases and data recording systems
- Have undergone recognised training as a Clinical Technologist
- A period of clinical technology training and experience to satisfy the requirements for state registration (2-3 years) plus a period of extended responsibility and specialist training on critical medical electronic/electro-mechanical equipment systems (typically 2-3 years)
Desirable
- Demonstrate empathy when dealing with customers
- Maintenance of patient connected medical equipment
- Providing out of hours telephone support
Skills
Essential
- Aptitude for working within a team
- Ability to organise own workload
- Capable of working without supervision
- Ability to carry out both routine and non-routine tasks and provide records of work completed
- Professional interest in developing and advancing knowledge and skills
- Commitment to maintaining full state registration or attaining professional qualifications to enable and achieve full state registration
Desirable
- Be departmental ambassador
- Prepared to take the lead and demonstrate leadership skills
Other
Essential
- Car driver with full license/own transport
Person Specification
Qualifiactions
Essential
- Degree in Clinical Technology or equivalent (eg an appropriate science or engineering degree, HNC or HND plus a period of clinical technology training and experience - 2-3 years)
- Have satisfied the requirements for State Registration as a Clinical Technologist
Desirable
- Previous Experience at other Trust at Band 6
Experience
Essential
- Have an understanding of electronic and medical equipment instrumentation
- Possess knowledge of electrical safety within a patient environment
- Understanding of medical equipment safety issues
- Computer literate
- Working knowledge of computer databases and data recording systems
- Have undergone recognised training as a Clinical Technologist
- A period of clinical technology training and experience to satisfy the requirements for state registration (2-3 years) plus a period of extended responsibility and specialist training on critical medical electronic/electro-mechanical equipment systems (typically 2-3 years)
Desirable
- Demonstrate empathy when dealing with customers
- Maintenance of patient connected medical equipment
- Providing out of hours telephone support
Skills
Essential
- Aptitude for working within a team
- Ability to organise own workload
- Capable of working without supervision
- Ability to carry out both routine and non-routine tasks and provide records of work completed
- Professional interest in developing and advancing knowledge and skills
- Commitment to maintaining full state registration or attaining professional qualifications to enable and achieve full state registration
Desirable
- Be departmental ambassador
- Prepared to take the lead and demonstrate leadership skills
Other
Essential
- Car driver with full license/own transport
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).
