Oxford Health NHS Trust

Medical Devices Assistant

The closing date is 17 August 2025

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced administrator or clinician to work in a small team to support the safe management of medical devices. This is a part-time role (30 hours per week) based at our Littlemore Mental Health Centre in Oxford.

As our Medical Devices Assistant you'll work Trust-wide to oversee procurement, maintenance and staff training for our medical devices. Medical devices play a key role in healthcare, vital for diagnosis, therapy, monitoring, rehabilitationand care and can be an instrument, appliance, apparatus, software and even an 'app'.

You do not need prior experience of working with or using medical devices, although this would be a benefit. If you're a self-motivated, positive individual who is keen to learn then we can support you to gain the knowledge required in this area.

In this role, no two days are the same; if you enjoy variety and a challenge, this is the perfect role for you. We're a friendly and approachable team, who are incredibly supportive; we know how important it is to have a good team around you to succeed and be happy at work.

The role is Trust-wide and will require a mixture of office/home working, as well as visiting clinical sites. You will work with a wide range of departments and services including clinical teams, quality and risk team, estates and facilities, procurement team, infection, prevention and control team, learning and development, pharmacy, and also external companies.

Main duties of the job

  • Being a single point of contact for clinical teams to ask queries about medical devices
  • Managing/updating the Trust's approved list of medical devices
  • Managing the oversight process for ordering new medical devices
  • Liaising with our clinical engineers around the servicing of devices
  • Supporting the maintenance of a central asset list
  • Supporting training/education as required
  • Visiting clinical teams regularly to support them to manage their medical devices.
  • Maintaining and developing administration processes

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

o Excellent opportunities for career progressiono Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and developmento 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous serviceo NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailerso Competitive pension schemeo Lease car schemeo Cycle to work schemeo Employee Assistance Programmeo Mental Health First Aiderso Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)o Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Details

Date posted

05 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum | pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

267-CS7361029

Job locations

Littlemore Mental Health Centre

Sandford road

Oxford

OX4 4XN


Job description

Job responsibilities

What we need from you!

  • Experience and/or a interest in medical device safety
  • Experience in using or supporting the use of medical devices
  • Good working knowledge of using MS word, excel and outlook (email)
  • Be self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as being a team player
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organisation skills and ideally some project management experience and/or qualifications
  • A flexible and positive attitude

Interviews for this role will be held in person at one of our Trust sites in Oxfordshire on Tuesday 2 September.

Job description

Job responsibilities

What we need from you!

  • Experience and/or a interest in medical device safety
  • Experience in using or supporting the use of medical devices
  • Good working knowledge of using MS word, excel and outlook (email)
  • Be self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as being a team player
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organisation skills and ideally some project management experience and/or qualifications
  • A flexible and positive attitude

Interviews for this role will be held in person at one of our Trust sites in Oxfordshire on Tuesday 2 September.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Management of medical devices
  • Microsoft applications

Desirable

  • Project Management

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to a degree level or equivalent

Desirable

  • Clinical qualification
  • Project Management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of taking notes in meetings
  • Experiences of creating and using excel spreadsheets
  • Experience of organising and developing admin systems and procedures
  • Experience of writing reports

Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training

Personnal qualities

Essential

  • Build and maintain effective working relationships
  • Good team player
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to manage a diverse workload
Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • Management of medical devices
  • Microsoft applications

Desirable

  • Project Management

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to a degree level or equivalent

Desirable

  • Clinical qualification
  • Project Management qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Previous experience of taking notes in meetings
  • Experiences of creating and using excel spreadsheets
  • Experience of organising and developing admin systems and procedures
  • Experience of writing reports

Desirable

  • Experience of delivering training

Personnal qualities

Essential

  • Build and maintain effective working relationships
  • Good team player
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to manage a diverse workload

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Littlemore Mental Health Centre

Sandford road

Oxford

OX4 4XN


Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Oxford Health NHS Trust

Address

Littlemore Mental Health Centre

Sandford road

Oxford

OX4 4XN


Employer's website

https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Medical Devices Safety Officer

Sarah Warner

sarah.warner@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk

07467007958

Details

Date posted

05 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£31,049 to £37,796 a year per annum | pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

267-CS7361029

Job locations

Littlemore Mental Health Centre

Sandford road

Oxford

OX4 4XN


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