Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Clinical Engineer

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Job summary

The Clinical Engineering Department are looking to recruit a Clinical Engineer.

The Clinical Engineering Department provides a Medical Equipment Management service for the Kingston Hospital. NHS Foundation Trust.

The post holder will form part of a team maintaining medical equipment across the trust and is required to work within the requirements of the Department of Health regulations, Care Quality Commission Standards, Trust employment policies and the Trust policy for the management of medical devices to a high standard of safety and accountability.

Main duties of the job

The post holder liaises and works closely with other Healthcare Professionals, manufacturers, representatives, engineers, and other technical staff to provide applications advice, device evaluation, acceptance testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, calibration and maintenance of a diverse range of diagnostic, therapeutic and point of care testing equipment, ensuring it functions correctly, is within calibration limits and safe for patient and staff use.

The post holder may be required to participate in the emergency on-call rota when required.

The post requires the post holder to have a knowledge and skills in the Electrical/Electronic engineering disciplines, a comprehensive knowledge of physiological measurements and the in-depth knowledge and skills to specialize in the clinical/technical services that require greater support and instruction in the application and management of complex medical devices.

About us

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

Caring- Design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.

Safe- Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first

Responsible- All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation

Value Each Other- Value each other's contribution

Inspiring - We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

Date posted

19 August 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£29,460 to £31,909 a year pa pr incl HCAS (outer)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-NN-6149449-E&A-Z-A

Job locations

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Job description

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document/s which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

Job description

Job responsibilities

***Please see the attached supporting document/s which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***

Person Specification

Essential

BTEC HNC in electrical/electronic, biomedical, mechanical engineering ,IT Diploma or Equivalent such as Clinical Engineering apprenticeship or relevant medical engineering courses.

Desirable

Knowledge of interactions between equipment, patient and operator.

skills

Essential

Able to fault find on medical devices and also ability to use such techniques under demanding situations.

Desirable

A broad knowledge of medical device operation and management.

Experience

Essential

Microsoft including Word and Excel

Desirable

Excellent Technical Knowledge of Medical Devices

Person Specification

Essential

BTEC HNC in electrical/electronic, biomedical, mechanical engineering ,IT Diploma or Equivalent such as Clinical Engineering apprenticeship or relevant medical engineering courses.

Desirable

Knowledge of interactions between equipment, patient and operator.

skills

Essential

Able to fault find on medical devices and also ability to use such techniques under demanding situations.

Desirable

A broad knowledge of medical device operation and management.

Experience

Essential

Microsoft including Word and Excel

Desirable

Excellent Technical Knowledge of Medical Devices

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

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy Road

Kingston upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Employer's website

https://kingstonhospital.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)