Job summary
A vacancy has become available for a permanent specialist Clinical Technologist/Medical Engineer within the Dialysis Technical Services team at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board. Join the team to be part of the Nephrology & Transplant Directorate and support patients on Renal Replacement Therapy through maintenance and repair of essential dialysis machines within inpatient, satellite dialysis units settings as well as for home therapies patients.
Main duties of the job
A specialist Clinical Technologist/Medical Engineer within the Dialysis Technical Services team at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board will have the ability and experience to handle any of the complex day to day technical problems and work tasks related to the maintenance, repair, calibration, clinical support and giving of advice relevant to a broad range of Medical equipment.
The post holder will be expected to deal directly with patients and will at all times have to communicate complex equipment related issues to relevant stakeholders, for example clinical colleagues, patients, carers. The post holder will operate with a high degree of individual responsibility and may be the lead technologist for a particular type of equipment or for providing services to a particular clinical area. The post holder will have the skill, ability and breadth of experience and knowledge to be able to deal with the complex and unexpected situations that arise.
In addition, the post holder will be required to participate in an emergency out of hours on call system, providing cover to all Hospital areas and particularly support to home patients, requiring a higher level of initiative and responsibility.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate Degree or H.N.C. minimum, with further learning to post-grad diploma level.
- Able to meet the requirements for membership at Engineering Technician level or equivalent membership of a relevant professional body (equivalent to diploma level)
Desirable
- Registration on the Voluntary Register on Clinical Technologists
Experience
Essential
- Experience in applying workshop technology to patient-critical equipment and techniques in healthcare
- Substantial experience of hands-on servicing of medical equipment. Specialist knowledge and understanding of a wide range of medical equipment through equipment specific training and experience.
Desirable
- Experience in applying workshop technology to Dialysis Equipment.
Skills
Essential
- Confident in the use of computer database and management systems (e.g. Medusa).
- Highly developed craft skills enabling the use of appropriate tools and measuring equipment.
- Skills in handling small components in complex equipment.
- Able to plan own work, liase with users, suppliers etc. Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence.
- Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances when working in clinical areas (e.g. when visiting wards and theatres fault finding on patient connected equipment).
- Able to communicate complex information across professional boundaries (e.g. fault finding in an emergency call out, to minimise misunderstanding and obtain the required information).
- Able to negotiate with customers including those in specialist clinical areas.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal, negotiating and communication skills.
- Full driving licence
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Appropriate Degree or H.N.C. minimum, with further learning to post-grad diploma level.
- Able to meet the requirements for membership at Engineering Technician level or equivalent membership of a relevant professional body (equivalent to diploma level)
Desirable
- Registration on the Voluntary Register on Clinical Technologists
Experience
Essential
- Experience in applying workshop technology to patient-critical equipment and techniques in healthcare
- Substantial experience of hands-on servicing of medical equipment. Specialist knowledge and understanding of a wide range of medical equipment through equipment specific training and experience.
Desirable
- Experience in applying workshop technology to Dialysis Equipment.
Skills
Essential
- Confident in the use of computer database and management systems (e.g. Medusa).
- Highly developed craft skills enabling the use of appropriate tools and measuring equipment.
- Skills in handling small components in complex equipment.
- Able to plan own work, liase with users, suppliers etc. Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence.
- Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances when working in clinical areas (e.g. when visiting wards and theatres fault finding on patient connected equipment).
- Able to communicate complex information across professional boundaries (e.g. fault finding in an emergency call out, to minimise misunderstanding and obtain the required information).
- Able to negotiate with customers including those in specialist clinical areas.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal, negotiating and communication skills.
- Full driving licence
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).
