Medical Devices Education and Training Officer

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

We are looking for a positive, forward thinking team player to co-ordinate and deliver user training for infusion devices and other key medical equipment. This is an interesting and varied role, offering a good development opportunity. You will need to relate well to nursing, medical, and other healthcare staff at all levels, and have an ability for inspiring safety and quality.

You will play a key role in ensuring the optimal and safe application and safe use of medical devices across the Trust, working closely with a diverse range of clinical services and clinical professionals. This role would suit a professionally registered nurse, or other allied healthcare professional, or a non-registered healthcare professional with experience in the safe use of medical devices and a good understanding of medical device issues from the perspectives of clinical colleagues, patients and carers.

You will be supported and working with the Medical Devices Education and Training. You will be contributing to and developing a robust blended learning strategy to meet the needs of the organisation, clinical and non-clinical users.

You will be working with multi-disciplinary skilled team across Torbay and South Devon NHS Trust and will have the opportunity to make a real difference. To be successful in this role, you will need the ability to plan your own work load, and make good decisions about priorities and be prepared to reprioritise as required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is responsible for delivering high quality medical devices education and training to staff on a wide spectrum of medical devices; raging from basic to the very complex diagnostic and therapeutic equipment used across the ICO. This will involve targeting the learners needs and expectations, using a variety of education and training strategies.

The post holder is responsible:

for working collaboratively with the digital education team to produce high quality digital learning products to support blended learning.
for contributing to all relevant medical devices education and training policies and protocols and will reflect these in all aspects of their work.
for reviewing medical devices education and training plan to ensure compliance to statutory legislation, broad national guidelines, and to meet individual learning needs of staff.

The post holder will:

to manage their own workload, this will work involve prioritising and reprioritising workloads.
deputise for the Medical Devices Education and Training Lead as required.
maintain all relevant medical device education and training record keeping and undertake audits as required.
assist the Medical Devices Safety Officer Team.
line manage the MLD and its assets.

About us

The Medical Devices Support Services provides a comprehensive management & technical support service for a broad spectrum of medical devices used throughout the health, care and social community. We are currently developing networks with scientific and laboratory services across Devon with our new Scientific, Laboratory Equipment Support section.

In addition, your role will extend beyond training to include co-ordinating new medical device/ equipment rollouts and all aspects of medical device use, including providing advice, and responding to incidents. Also, you will have management responsibility for the Medical Devices Library.

You will be part of Medical Devices Support Services at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and your main base will be at Torbay Hospital.

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Date posted

01 April 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£25,655 to £31,534 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

388-4028899-HS

Job locations

Torbay Hospital

Lowes Bridge

Torquay

TQ2 7AA

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for working collaboratively with the digital education team to produce high quality digital learning products to support blended learning.

The post holder will be responsible for contributing to all relevant medical devices education and training policies and protocols and will reflect these in all aspects of their work.

The post holder is responsible for reviewing medical devices education and training plan to ensure compliance to statutory legislation, broad national guidelines, and to meet individual learning needs of staff.

The postholder will need to manage their own workload, this will work involve prioritising and reprioritising workloads.

The post holder will deputise for the Medical Devices Education and Training Lead as required.

The post holder will maintain all relevant medical device education and training record keeping and undertake audits as required.

The post holder will assist the Medical Devices Safety Officer Team.

The post holder will line manage Medical Devices Library Staff and assets

Act with professionalism and integrity - being a role model for those around you, ensuring that everyone has equal opportunity

Demonstrates empathy and tack when communicating patients, carers and staff

Find solutions to medical devices education and training problems and is able to demonstrate a positive approach to new challenges, encouraging others to do the same

Provide medical devices education and training service which is designed to meet the education and training needs of staff

Actively trains, coaches and influence staff including inspiring and sustaining the commitment of colleagues to ensure compliance to statutory legislation and broad national guidelines

To understand what our customers need and be adaptable and responsive

To provide a high-quality robust medical device education and training programs for patients, carers and staff to ensure compliance to relevant legislation and broad NHS guidance

To engage fully across all areas of medical device education and training and assist on improving this education service for staff, patients and carers

Works collaboratively with the digital education team to develop and enhance medical device digital learning

Assists Medical Devices Safety Officer Team

Promotes a strong medical devices education and training culture within all aspects of the role

Be honest and learn from mistakes. Help to create a no blame culture where people feel able to share and learn from experiences, together

Work as part of a team, demonstrating effective communication

Work collaboratively with internal and external colleagues/stakeholders at all levels

Be mindful of how your role impacts the wider organisation and the people we serve

Develop and maintain positive working relationships with all colleagues, senior clinical managers/leads, staff, other external stakeholders that promotes a culture of Engagement and Inclusion

Actively listen to colleagues and customers alike, showing empathy when needed

Enhances patient safety by ensuring that the medical devices education and training strategy put the patient at the centre of everything we do

Be questioning and creative about new ideas and possibilities identify what works well and do more of it

Responsible for managing, developing, reviewing of medical devices education and training across Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust (TSDFT) and South Devon Community (SDC) for clinical users

Help to develop and foster a positive learning environment where feedback is welcomed and valued

Be able to work with autonomy and be accountable for your actions

Contribute with ensuring compliant to policy, procedures, statutory legislation, broad national guidelines

Works with autonomy and part of the self-management team model, is responsible for own actions

Make decisions which are best for the service, seeking permission when working outside guidelines or boundary of procedures, policy, best practice, legislations or regulations

Helps to develop and foster a positive learning environment where feedback is welcomed and valued