Clinical Engineering Technologist - Specialist at Harefield Hospital

Job summary

The Clinical Engineering (CE) Department is responsible for the management and maintenance of the Trust's wide range of specialist medical equipment under certified ISO 9001 and 13485 quality systems. It undertakes development projects, research support, and provides a comprehensive service for the selection, purchase and management of equipment as well as interfacing medical equipment to information systems working closely with the Information Technology department. You will participate in the full range of the clinical engineering activities at the Royal Brompton Hospital and Harefield Hospitals Sites but mainly at Harefield Hospital site.

Main duties of the job

This is an established band 6 position. Enthusiastic candidates with less experience may be able to join under Annex 21 arrangement, whereby to train and develop into a full specialist Band 6 technologist within 1 to 2 years (see agenda for change pay scales). This could be an ideal position for new graduates to join the team under Annex 21 arrangement.

You will ultimately specialise in one or more of the advanced medical equipment areas, such as intensive care ventilation, anaesthetic systems, diagnostic ultrasound, infusion systems or interfaced medical equipment. As part of the Clinical Engineering Team, you will participate in the full range of equipment management services provided by Clinical Engineering at the Harefield Hospital providing a comprehensive service for the selection, purchase and management of equipment, as well as participating in development projects and research support.

You should be:

• Qualified to at least degree level in a technical or scientific subjectA skilled communicator experienced at dealing with internal/external, technical and clinical staffHighly motivated and able to work safely under pressure

It will be an advantage to have:

• Experience of working in a hospital environment or other technical or engineering experience
• Experience of working under an ISO 9001 or ISO13485 quality systems
• Experience of a wide range of medical equipment

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation. We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark. We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities. We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harefield Hospital

Hill End Road

Harefield, Middlesex.

UB9 6JH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Harefield Hospital

Hill End Road

Harefield, Middlesex.

UB9 6JH

Employer's website

https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

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