Job summary
The Medical Equipment Management Service (MEMS) are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, individual to join a multi-disciplinary team of scientists and engineers at Princess Royal University Hospital
MEMS provide a comprehensive service to the Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to develop and support its Medical Device Management Policy. This includes managing medical equipment throughout the duration of its lifecycle, medical equipment training, medical engineering, and operating the Medical Equipment Library. We are a department of close to 30 staff including engineers, scientists and administrators, and support over 20,000 medical devices.
You will need to be a team player who is eager to learn, as well as being able to work alone. Knowledge and/or experience of medical equipment and medical equipment management is essential. Flexibility is essential to accommodate the constantly changing demands of a very busy service.
Main duties of the job
The post holder's main duties will be the provision of a broad range of support services on behalf of Medical Equipment Management Services to clinical staff within the Trust. This will include playing an active role in medical device integration (MDI) and connectivity.The successful applicant will be responsible for supporting medical devices and connectivity related issues across all sites of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; and might be required to take part in the out of hours rota and weekend working.The post holder will play a key role in ensuring that service levels are met in an efficient and cost effective manner within their area of responsibility.Additionally there will be a requirement to use a comprehensive information technology system for call logging, job control and maintaining equipment history.The department is registered to EN ISO 13485 and the post holder will assist in developing systems to achieve high standards of quality across all MEMS activities.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.
King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone's contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust's carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reachis our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assess and maintain equipment and devices for use in health care services:- Assess new medical devices/equipment for clinical use.- Commission and accept new medical devices/equipment for clinical use either in the clinical area or within MEMS.- Calibrate and verify electrical / electronic equipment in the clinical area.- Conduct complex fault finding / repair on electrical / electronic equipment.- Handle and store equipment and consumables within acceptable safe limits.- For applicable medical devices ensure that medical device integration and connectivity is successfully implemented/achieved.- Maintain connectivity of medical devices.- Assist/Play active role in any future medical device integration projects or phases.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To assess and maintain equipment and devices for use in health care services:- Assess new medical devices/equipment for clinical use.- Commission and accept new medical devices/equipment for clinical use either in the clinical area or within MEMS.- Calibrate and verify electrical / electronic equipment in the clinical area.- Conduct complex fault finding / repair on electrical / electronic equipment.- Handle and store equipment and consumables within acceptable safe limits.- For applicable medical devices ensure that medical device integration and connectivity is successfully implemented/achieved.- Maintain connectivity of medical devices.- Assist/Play active role in any future medical device integration projects or phases.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in electronics or HND / NVQ4 electronics or equivalent.
Desirable
- IPEM diploma in Medical Physics or Medical Engineering Technology.
- Registered as a member of the Voluntary Register for Clinical Technologists.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of medical electronics and electro- mechanical systems.
- Specialist knowledge of medical device support including; preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, repair, calibration, quality control, safety, acceptance testing and health service procurement.
- In-depth experience of medical device operation and management.
- Experience in applying workshop technology to patient-critical equipment and techniques in healthcare.
- Extensive experience in electro-medical engineering workshop practices.
- Developed practical skills on a broad range of electro-medical equipment.
- High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure.
- High knowledge of clinical procedures for own area.
- Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area.
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines (e.g. EN 13485, DB 9801, MHRA, and Health & Safety).
- Understanding of the hazards posed by, and precautions needed with: o Non-ionising radiation o Electricity - medium voltages and currents o Cross - infection o Workshop hazards o Fumes o Mercury hazards o Solvents and glues o Tools at elevated temperatures (e.g. Soldering iron) o Compressed medical gases o Cleaning agents o Lifting heavy sensitive items of equipment.
Desirable
- Specialist principles. knowledge and experience of ICT networking
- Specialist knowledge and experience of medical device integration and connectivity.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Able to prioritise and manage own workload.
- Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area.
- Able to supervise junior staff.
- Able to use Excel, Word etc. to set up documents and spreadsheets and extract information for written reports.
- Able to use fine tools for equipment adjustment and assembly.
- Able to lift medium weights.
- Able to maintain concentration with frequent interruptions creating unpredictable working patterns.
- Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances when working in clinical areas.
- Able to communicate complex information.
- Able to deliver training to groups of other professional or technical staff.
- Able to deliver teaching and training on multi-faceted equipment.
- Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations.
Desirable
- Good negotiation skills for use with external suppliers and members of the public.
- A clean UK driving license.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in electronics or HND / NVQ4 electronics or equivalent.
Desirable
- IPEM diploma in Medical Physics or Medical Engineering Technology.
- Registered as a member of the Voluntary Register for Clinical Technologists.
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of medical electronics and electro- mechanical systems.
- Specialist knowledge of medical device support including; preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, repair, calibration, quality control, safety, acceptance testing and health service procurement.
- In-depth experience of medical device operation and management.
- Experience in applying workshop technology to patient-critical equipment and techniques in healthcare.
- Extensive experience in electro-medical engineering workshop practices.
- Developed practical skills on a broad range of electro-medical equipment.
- High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure.
- High knowledge of clinical procedures for own area.
- Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area.
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines (e.g. EN 13485, DB 9801, MHRA, and Health & Safety).
- Understanding of the hazards posed by, and precautions needed with: o Non-ionising radiation o Electricity - medium voltages and currents o Cross - infection o Workshop hazards o Fumes o Mercury hazards o Solvents and glues o Tools at elevated temperatures (e.g. Soldering iron) o Compressed medical gases o Cleaning agents o Lifting heavy sensitive items of equipment.
Desirable
- Specialist principles. knowledge and experience of ICT networking
- Specialist knowledge and experience of medical device integration and connectivity.
Skills and Competencies
Essential
- Able to prioritise and manage own workload.
- Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area.
- Able to supervise junior staff.
- Able to use Excel, Word etc. to set up documents and spreadsheets and extract information for written reports.
- Able to use fine tools for equipment adjustment and assembly.
- Able to lift medium weights.
- Able to maintain concentration with frequent interruptions creating unpredictable working patterns.
- Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances when working in clinical areas.
- Able to communicate complex information.
- Able to deliver training to groups of other professional or technical staff.
- Able to deliver teaching and training on multi-faceted equipment.
- Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations.
Desirable
- Good negotiation skills for use with external suppliers and members of the public.
- A clean UK driving license.
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).
