Job summary
The post-holder will be a member of a team providing Clinical Engineering Services for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and other Locations. These Services cover the management of medical devices within the Trust and the maintenance and repair of medical equipment.
Safety and good working practices are an essential component to the duties which are extremely specialised and non-routine and demand a high level of responsibility and independent judgement.
The Clinical Engineering service is working within a quality system ISO9001
Main duties of the job
Planned preventive maintenance and calibration of a wide range of equipment.
Planning and prioritising of own workloads allocated by the Team Leaders.
Working in the close proximity to patients most days.
Ability to work on heavy pieces of equipment where physical effort could be demanded.
Fault finding and repair on complex medical equipment.
About us
Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:
- We value people
- We are one team
- We care
We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake duties in and be involved with the maintenance work of the section, as directed by the Team Leaders.
To carry out any project work as directed by the Team Leaders.
To work within the quality system and assist in its maintenance and development.
To ensure that equipment service records are accurately kept in the Clinical Engineering e-Quip system.
To report to the Team Leaders any perceived deficiencies in the tools required or the personal training required to competently performing your duties.
To keep equipment stock spares at correct level as directed by the Team Leaders. These will require re-ordering when stocks are low.
To work flexibly when required meeting the requirements of the service.
To perform such duties at a comparable level of responsibilities, as may normally be agreed with the job holder.
To travel to other hospitals when necessary in the execution of their work to which end a driving licence holder is desirable
Job description
Job responsibilities
To undertake duties in and be involved with the maintenance work of the section, as directed by the Team Leaders.
To carry out any project work as directed by the Team Leaders.
To work within the quality system and assist in its maintenance and development.
To ensure that equipment service records are accurately kept in the Clinical Engineering e-Quip system.
To report to the Team Leaders any perceived deficiencies in the tools required or the personal training required to competently performing your duties.
To keep equipment stock spares at correct level as directed by the Team Leaders. These will require re-ordering when stocks are low.
To work flexibly when required meeting the requirements of the service.
To perform such duties at a comparable level of responsibilities, as may normally be agreed with the job holder.
To travel to other hospitals when necessary in the execution of their work to which end a driving licence holder is desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in Engineering
Desirable
- Experience within Clinical Engineering
- Registered as a Clinical Technologist or Engineering Technician
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed physical accuracy and eye coordination, for working on complex equipment
- Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own area of competence
- Able to concentrate when subject to unpredictable working patterns and when working on complex equipment
- Able to deal with distressing circumstances when working in clinical areas most days
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to HND/Foundation degree or *equivalent in engineering
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge gained through courses with regular updates.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in Engineering
Desirable
- Experience within Clinical Engineering
- Registered as a Clinical Technologist or Engineering Technician
Skills
Essential
- Highly developed physical accuracy and eye coordination, for working on complex equipment
- Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own area of competence
- Able to concentrate when subject to unpredictable working patterns and when working on complex equipment
- Able to deal with distressing circumstances when working in clinical areas most days
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to HND/Foundation degree or *equivalent in engineering
Desirable
- Specialist knowledge gained through courses with regular updates.
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).
