Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join a team of Medical Engineers in providing equipment management and technical support throughout the Trust and to other healthcare providers in the North West.
We are looking for someone who wants to further their medical engineering career in a management role, developing the day to day management of medical engineering workshops and engineers alongside the responsibilities of maintaining our ISO 9001:2015 quality management system.
You will have substantial experience of working in a large acute hospital medical engineering department supporting and maintaining medical equipment across many disciplines. Ideally you will have had some team leading experience and possess the drive to constantly improve the service we provide.
Joining a well-respected and leading NW trust, this high profile role demands blended skills in management and healthcare technology and the ability to develop staff and the service itself in new and existing pathways. The trusts 31,000 items of medical equipment are diverse and you will be responsible for the safe management of this wide range of complex medical equipment; working alongside other managers in a close knit team, ensuring safe operation, minimum downtime and maximum patient safety.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the Medical Engineering workshop and Medical Device Library based at Royal Preston Hospital but will also have some Trust wide responsibilities including working as the department's quality manager. They will oversee and organise the day-to-day activities of the workshop as specified by the Medical Engineering Manager, ensuring that the work of engineers attains the high level of quality and safety.
A major part of the role will be managing the departments ISO 9001 accreditation ensuring all internal and external audits are managed. The post holder will ensure the departments KPI,S are achieved and maintained along with attending meetings and providing regular reports. This is a technical and managerial post and good communication skills are required.
You will liaise closely with all users of medical equipment within the Trust, with manufacturers and service vendors to assist in ensuring that the Trust receives the highest standard of service at the lowest cost. They will provide specialist expertise to clinical and management staff on the purchase and use of medical devices; participate on Trust working groups and represent the department in various meetings to provide specialist medical device knowledge gained through technical training and long practical experience.
You will have budgetary responsibility and deputise as required.
About us
We have 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached document for full job description.
You will plan, develop and organise medical device training for technical staff. They will provide technical guidance to departmental engineers on core medical devices and will oversee difficult or complex faultfinding carried out by all staff.The post holder will also carry out hands-on equipment maintenance particularly where faults are difficult or complex and require additional expertise. The post holder will use these as training opportunities for departmental engineers and take them through the analytical stages of the repair. As a busy department and trust, many repairs have to be attended to urgently and some aspects of this work can be hazardous and stressful but all work must attain a high level of quality and safety.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached document for full job description.
You will plan, develop and organise medical device training for technical staff. They will provide technical guidance to departmental engineers on core medical devices and will oversee difficult or complex faultfinding carried out by all staff.The post holder will also carry out hands-on equipment maintenance particularly where faults are difficult or complex and require additional expertise. The post holder will use these as training opportunities for departmental engineers and take them through the analytical stages of the repair. As a busy department and trust, many repairs have to be attended to urgently and some aspects of this work can be hazardous and stressful but all work must attain a high level of quality and safety.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent in a relevant subject. A lower academic qualification may be considered if the person has substantial relevant experience
- Certificates of training at appropriate Manufacturers' Training Courses.
- Member of the Register of Clinical Technologists
Desirable
- Membership of a professional institute
- Certificate/Qualification in Quality Management
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant technical experience of maintenance and repair of medical equipment; working within a medical engineering department.
- Managerial experience of leading and motivating Medical Engineering Teams
- Extensive knowledge and experience of Managing Medical Devices 2021, CE marking, British / European standards for medical equipment; MHRA incident reporting systems
- Experience of managing and working within an ISO9001:2015 Quality System.
- Sound knowledge of basic scientific, clinical, physiological, computing and Medical Engineering principles.
- Significant experience of maintaining a wide range of medical equipment.
- In depth specialist knowledge across many Medical Engineering fields gained through further training and experience
- Knowledge of design, construction, use, maintenance and repair procedures of medical equipment
- Experience in the Health and Safety aspects of repair and maintenance of medical equipment in a major hospital.
- Comprehensive experience of record keeping on computer based systems.
- A contributor to teamwork and experience of working in teams, sharing experience, tasks and responsibility.
- Experience of reporting and investigating incidents involving medical equipment.
- Knowledge of infection dangers from working on medical equipment.
Desirable
- An understanding of basic anatomy and physiological signals, chemicals and homeostasis.
- Experience of working with others, supervising juniors, supervising contractors and coaching/instructing equipment users.
- Infection control awareness and awareness of control and prevention.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Education
Essential
- Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent in a relevant subject. A lower academic qualification may be considered if the person has substantial relevant experience
- Certificates of training at appropriate Manufacturers' Training Courses.
- Member of the Register of Clinical Technologists
Desirable
- Membership of a professional institute
- Certificate/Qualification in Quality Management
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Significant technical experience of maintenance and repair of medical equipment; working within a medical engineering department.
- Managerial experience of leading and motivating Medical Engineering Teams
- Extensive knowledge and experience of Managing Medical Devices 2021, CE marking, British / European standards for medical equipment; MHRA incident reporting systems
- Experience of managing and working within an ISO9001:2015 Quality System.
- Sound knowledge of basic scientific, clinical, physiological, computing and Medical Engineering principles.
- Significant experience of maintaining a wide range of medical equipment.
- In depth specialist knowledge across many Medical Engineering fields gained through further training and experience
- Knowledge of design, construction, use, maintenance and repair procedures of medical equipment
- Experience in the Health and Safety aspects of repair and maintenance of medical equipment in a major hospital.
- Comprehensive experience of record keeping on computer based systems.
- A contributor to teamwork and experience of working in teams, sharing experience, tasks and responsibility.
- Experience of reporting and investigating incidents involving medical equipment.
- Knowledge of infection dangers from working on medical equipment.
Desirable
- An understanding of basic anatomy and physiological signals, chemicals and homeostasis.
- Experience of working with others, supervising juniors, supervising contractors and coaching/instructing equipment users.
- Infection control awareness and awareness of control and prevention.
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).
