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Technical Support Engineer
at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Other in Other (Published at 26-09-2024)
We have an exciting opportunity for an Electronics Biomedical Engineer in the Medical Engineering Department at Royal Oldham Hospital. You will join a team of engineers who specialise in the maintenance and repair of Medical devices and equipment.
Applicants will be expected collaborate and build relationships with key clinical and patient areas across the organisation in support of medical equipment management.
The work of the department is very diverse and will give great opportunity for the right applicant to further develop their range of skills across a range specialties through a structured training program.
Applicants should have a proven track record of maintaining a range of medical equipment used in wards and departments of a hospital, with a willingness to gain new skills in a very diverse range of clinical engineering specialties.
Applicants will be expected to have a minimum qualification of HNC in a electronics or a clinical engineering higher diploma.
Candidates with a limited skill set may be considered for a lower banded post with a development plan to enable movement to the advertised grade.
Successful applicants’ day to day duties will include:
Supporting users of medical equipment to make the best use of these assets.
Carry out routine maintains on a wide range of medical equipment
Investigate and carry out repairs on medical equipment reported as faulty
Support more senior engineers to carry out investigations on medical equipment and devices which are reported as being subject to an adverse incident or when supplier recall notification require action.
Carry out testing and configuring of new medical before it can be released for clinical use.
The main duties of the post holder will include:
To provide specialist advise to users in the clinical use and application of medical devices. Supervise more junior staff assigned to this group. Assist in the management of risk associated with medical equipment; this will include involvement in training, AIR investigations, testing and repair of medical equipment and acting as the interface between users and other outside agencies / suppliers. Specialist responsibilities will also include:
Working with external supplier of medical equipment
Updating evidence of work done on an equipment database
Assisting with the commissioning of new medical equipment
Working within the organisations policies and local procedures.
Working in a team
Regularly updating your knowledge / Skills.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Applicants will be expected collaborate and build relationships with key clinical and patient areas across the organisation in support of medical equipment management.
The work of the department is very diverse and will give great opportunity for the right applicant to further develop their range of skills across a range specialties through a structured training program.
Applicants should have a proven track record of maintaining a range of medical equipment used in wards and departments of a hospital, with a willingness to gain new skills in a very diverse range of clinical engineering specialties.
Applicants will be expected to have a minimum qualification of HNC in a electronics or a clinical engineering higher diploma.
Candidates with a limited skill set may be considered for a lower banded post with a development plan to enable movement to the advertised grade.
Successful applicants’ day to day duties will include:
Supporting users of medical equipment to make the best use of these assets.
Carry out routine maintains on a wide range of medical equipment
Investigate and carry out repairs on medical equipment reported as faulty
Support more senior engineers to carry out investigations on medical equipment and devices which are reported as being subject to an adverse incident or when supplier recall notification require action.
Carry out testing and configuring of new medical before it can be released for clinical use.
The main duties of the post holder will include:
To provide specialist advise to users in the clinical use and application of medical devices. Supervise more junior staff assigned to this group. Assist in the management of risk associated with medical equipment; this will include involvement in training, AIR investigations, testing and repair of medical equipment and acting as the interface between users and other outside agencies / suppliers. Specialist responsibilities will also include:
Working with external supplier of medical equipment
Updating evidence of work done on an equipment database
Assisting with the commissioning of new medical equipment
Working within the organisations policies and local procedures.
Working in a team
Regularly updating your knowledge / Skills.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
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