Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Senior Clinical Engineering Technologist to join a large team in a busy medical equipment servicing unit.
This post is ideal for an experienced Technologist looking to progress their career in a challenging and busy environment. Alternatively we are looking for a Technologist seeking to improve their experience and capabilities.
This post will include activities, selection and evaluation, acceptance testing and installation, calibration, planned maintenance, repair, routine safety testing, decommissioning and disposal. These services are provided for a defined range of complex electro-mechanical medical equipment within the care of Clinical Engineering that are owned by or used by the Trust and certain organisations outside the Trust.
Main duties of the job
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
About us
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is one of the largest acute teaching trusts in the country. It includes Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House, a facility in Nottingham City Centre where hearing services are based. The Trust provides acute and specialist services to 2.5 million people within Nottingham and surrounding communities and has about 1,800 beds and 100 wards.
The Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering Department is a large service that includes both clinical and support sections. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a friendly team environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for the repair, maintenance and servicing of a defined range of medical equipment/devices, requiring a high degree of competence, experience and specialised knowledge.
Please note we are also willing to consider candidates who dont meet all the essential criteria as a progression against agreed milestones, this will be under Annex 21 basis as defined in the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Employment. Measures including pay and milestones underpinning this appointment will be discussed with the successful candidate by the appointing manager.
This will be face to face interviews only as we need to conduct practical tests as part of the interview process. Please ensure you can attend face to face before applying.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Responsible for the repair, maintenance and servicing of a defined range of medical equipment/devices, requiring a high degree of competence, experience and specialised knowledge.
Please note we are also willing to consider candidates who dont meet all the essential criteria as a progression against agreed milestones, this will be under Annex 21 basis as defined in the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Employment. Measures including pay and milestones underpinning this appointment will be discussed with the successful candidate by the appointing manager.
This will be face to face interviews only as we need to conduct practical tests as part of the interview process. Please ensure you can attend face to face before applying.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Good quality academic qualifications in engineering / technology; Masters or equivalent (e.g. HNC/HND/Degree + post-qualification training)
- Extensive additional theoretical knowledge acquired through CPD (professional short courses, personal study, conferences)
Desirable
- Honours degree in Clinical Technology/Electronics or equivalent
- Registered Clinical Technologist
Experience
Essential
- At least 3 years' experience as a technologist.
- Experience in fault diagnosis.
- Specialist knowledge on the maintenance and repair of a range of highly complex devices
- Use of Office and other equipment specific software packages.
- Disassembly and reassembly skills
- Advanced knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical electronic engineering
- Ability to use equipment management data bases
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of working in a Health care setting
- Knowledge of MHRA Managing Medical Devices April 2015
Communication and Relationship
Essential
- Able to communicate complex and varied information across professional boundaries to a range of staff both inside and outside the organisation.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations.
Desirable
- Able to deliver teaching and training on complex equipment to other technologists
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Able to make recommendations about issues with complex equipment
- Interpretation of legislation/policy/complex test results where there is no precedent
- Analysis and interpretation of engineering test results.
- Able to provide assistance, support and advice to technicians in the diagnosis and correction of faults.
- Investigate and manage causes of problems with users/ patients / equipment, escalating to managers if required
Planning & organisation skills
Essential
- Plan programmes of work within own service and other services, involving a wide range of other professionals.
- Work independently and under pressure, prioritising workloads .
- Exercise initiative when dealing with own area of competence and expertise.
- Plan programmes of work that impact within own service and other services, involving a wide range of other professionals.
- Work unsupervised and under pressure.
Physical skills
Essential
- Advanced keyboard and Microsoft office software skills.
- Ability to review and complete documentation in a complex and repetitive manner.
- Ability to spend extended periods of time desk working with VGA equipment following appropriate assessment.
- Ability to lift items of equipment up to 15kg, following Trust manual handling policy and practices.
- Ability to work in small or awkward spaces; when installing or maintaining equipment
Other
Essential
- Be able to work within broad occupational policies and establish how these should be interpreted for the Trust
- Full UK driving licence
- Compassionate - demonstrates a caring nature towards patients, colleagues and the public.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- Good quality academic qualifications in engineering / technology; Masters or equivalent (e.g. HNC/HND/Degree + post-qualification training)
- Extensive additional theoretical knowledge acquired through CPD (professional short courses, personal study, conferences)
Desirable
- Honours degree in Clinical Technology/Electronics or equivalent
- Registered Clinical Technologist
Experience
Essential
- At least 3 years' experience as a technologist.
- Experience in fault diagnosis.
- Specialist knowledge on the maintenance and repair of a range of highly complex devices
- Use of Office and other equipment specific software packages.
- Disassembly and reassembly skills
- Advanced knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical electronic engineering
- Ability to use equipment management data bases
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of working in a Health care setting
- Knowledge of MHRA Managing Medical Devices April 2015
Communication and Relationship
Essential
- Able to communicate complex and varied information across professional boundaries to a range of staff both inside and outside the organisation.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations.
Desirable
- Able to deliver teaching and training on complex equipment to other technologists
Analytical & Judgement Skills
Essential
- Able to make recommendations about issues with complex equipment
- Interpretation of legislation/policy/complex test results where there is no precedent
- Analysis and interpretation of engineering test results.
- Able to provide assistance, support and advice to technicians in the diagnosis and correction of faults.
- Investigate and manage causes of problems with users/ patients / equipment, escalating to managers if required
Planning & organisation skills
Essential
- Plan programmes of work within own service and other services, involving a wide range of other professionals.
- Work independently and under pressure, prioritising workloads .
- Exercise initiative when dealing with own area of competence and expertise.
- Plan programmes of work that impact within own service and other services, involving a wide range of other professionals.
- Work unsupervised and under pressure.
Physical skills
Essential
- Advanced keyboard and Microsoft office software skills.
- Ability to review and complete documentation in a complex and repetitive manner.
- Ability to spend extended periods of time desk working with VGA equipment following appropriate assessment.
- Ability to lift items of equipment up to 15kg, following Trust manual handling policy and practices.
- Ability to work in small or awkward spaces; when installing or maintaining equipment
Other
Essential
- Be able to work within broad occupational policies and establish how these should be interpreted for the Trust
- Full UK driving licence
- Compassionate - demonstrates a caring nature towards patients, colleagues and the public.
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).