Job summary
To be part of a team of clinical scientists and technicians. Successful applicant will be supporting management of the existing portfolio of service contracts which is part of the Medical Device whole lifecycle management. The Clinical Engineering Section is primarily concerned with providing repair, calibration, maintenance and governance to a wide range of medical, diagnostic and therapeutic equipment to the Barts Health NHS Trust and to various NHS and private healthcare organisations. Clinical equipment covered incorporates electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer software and medical gas systems.
The main emphasis of this role is to work closely and to assist the Clinical Engineering Contracts Manager. In doing so, the postholder will contribute to other aspects of medical equipment management and maintenance handled by the Department and will support clinical technologist in their work as appropriate.
The Postholder will work closely with internal stakeholders and with service/equipment providers. Ideally, they are expected to have some knowledge and practical experience of biomedical engineering.
Main duties of the job
The Postholder will assist the Clinical Engineering Contracts Manager in managing maintenance arrangements provided by external organisations/suppliers covering medical equipment used within Barts Health. Among other duties it will involve administration, negotiation, auditing, site visits and more.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst Degree in Electronics Engineering or Physics
- oEvidence of regular attendance at technical training courses at postgraduate diploma level throughout career.
Desirable
- oRegistered Clinical Technologist
Experience
Essential
- Experience in all aspects of the management of clinical equipment with some involvement in contract or business management.
- Experience with using asset database and other Quality System, finance and Procurement platforms.
- Biomedical Enginering experience
Desirable
- oGood knowledge of E-Quip asset dadabase, Oracle procurement system and QPulse portal
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent IT skills including the ability to generate complex Excel spreadsheets and to use Microsoft Office.
- oGood report generating skills.
- oAbility to operationally use and format an computerised equipment management system.
- oThe post requires some walking, lifting, packing and unpacking of equipment therefore an average level of physical fitness is required.
- oAbility to do some physical work. Some lifting, packing and unpacking of equipment is required
- oManual dexterity is required to enable accurate data collection in awkward places.
- oAble to concentrate when frequently subjected to unpredictable interruptions that result in changes to work patterns.
- oAbility to work in patient environment and on occasions in the operating theatres where patients are undergoing surgery.
- oGood written and verbal communication skills.
- oAble to provide advice, instruction and training to small groups of nursing, clinical, scientific, and management staff on areas relating to clinical equipment management.
- oGood customer relations and interpersonal skills. Able to negotiate with manufacturers, suppliers nursing, clinical, scientific, and management staff on trust wide issues relating to clinical equipment management.
- oAble to understand hazards posed by and precautions needed when dealing with potentially contaminated clinical equipment.
- oThe postholder will occasionally be required to work on equipment with potentially hazardous exposed electrical voltages and should be able to recognise these circumstances and take all necessary precautions.
- oGood typing skills.
- oAbility to concentrate for long periods when entering data or typing complicated scientific or Technical documents.
- oAble to cope with frequent interruptions to current task.
Desirable
- oAbility to supervise, prioritise and manage the work of a small group of staff involved in equipment audit and verification..
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- oFirst Degree in Electronics Engineering or Physics
- oEvidence of regular attendance at technical training courses at postgraduate diploma level throughout career.
Desirable
- oRegistered Clinical Technologist
Experience
Essential
- Experience in all aspects of the management of clinical equipment with some involvement in contract or business management.
- Experience with using asset database and other Quality System, finance and Procurement platforms.
- Biomedical Enginering experience
Desirable
- oGood knowledge of E-Quip asset dadabase, Oracle procurement system and QPulse portal
Skills
Essential
- oExcellent IT skills including the ability to generate complex Excel spreadsheets and to use Microsoft Office.
- oGood report generating skills.
- oAbility to operationally use and format an computerised equipment management system.
- oThe post requires some walking, lifting, packing and unpacking of equipment therefore an average level of physical fitness is required.
- oAbility to do some physical work. Some lifting, packing and unpacking of equipment is required
- oManual dexterity is required to enable accurate data collection in awkward places.
- oAble to concentrate when frequently subjected to unpredictable interruptions that result in changes to work patterns.
- oAbility to work in patient environment and on occasions in the operating theatres where patients are undergoing surgery.
- oGood written and verbal communication skills.
- oAble to provide advice, instruction and training to small groups of nursing, clinical, scientific, and management staff on areas relating to clinical equipment management.
- oGood customer relations and interpersonal skills. Able to negotiate with manufacturers, suppliers nursing, clinical, scientific, and management staff on trust wide issues relating to clinical equipment management.
- oAble to understand hazards posed by and precautions needed when dealing with potentially contaminated clinical equipment.
- oThe postholder will occasionally be required to work on equipment with potentially hazardous exposed electrical voltages and should be able to recognise these circumstances and take all necessary precautions.
- oGood typing skills.
- oAbility to concentrate for long periods when entering data or typing complicated scientific or Technical documents.
- oAble to cope with frequent interruptions to current task.
Desirable
- oAbility to supervise, prioritise and manage the work of a small group of staff involved in equipment audit and verification..
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).
