Job summary
Medical Equipment Librarian
Division: Estates & Facilities
Care Group: Hard FM
Band: 3
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 per annum/pro rata
Interview Date: Wednesday 12th March 2025
We are recruiting for a Medical Equipment Librarianwho shares our ambition and vision to deliver theBest of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
Main duties of the job
To support the delivery of a comprehensive Medical Equipment Library Service as part of the Clinical Engineering Department of Medway Maritime Hospital. The job will include rostered weekend work. As such the Equipment Librarians will ensure that all Library Equipment is ready for use in a clean and safe manner, taking requests for, delivering and collecting Library Equipment from the Clinical Environment ensuring that, where necessary, appropriate decontamination has been correctly carried out.
Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Do you have the ambition and vision to deliver our mission of theBest of Care by the Best of People providing excellent care, every time?
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision is achieved for our patients.
As a key partner in the healthcare of our local population, we are keen to deliver this as an outcome of our Trust-wide strategy - Patient First. Using an Operational Excellence approach to align our priorities and operational management structures, we are just over a year and half into our Patient First deployment. We are looking for creative, skilled people to join our Transformation Team and further support us on this journey.
Our culture and values define us here at Medway NHS Foundation Trust and are the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our BEST values underpin Patient First and are at the core of the care we give to our patients, the support we offer to our staff and our overall leadership approach:
B - Bold
E - Every person counts
S - Sharing and open
T - Together
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious and dynamic environment; our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families. This includes the promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the delivery of a comprehensive patient focussed Medical Equipment Library Service as part of the Clinical Engineering Department of Medway Maritime Hospital.
The post holder will participate in education and training and will assist in the development of all Clinical Engineering functions.
Equipment Librarians will take and record requests for the delivery and return of Library Medical Equipment and satisfy the Equipment needs of clinical staff as specified in the Equipment Library SOP.
All Library Equipment loans and returns will be recorded by the Equipment Librarians and loaned Library Equipment will be continually appraised to ensure timely return. Librarians will complete regular and frequent audits of the Library and the Hospital Clinical Environment using appropriate means to track Library and other Medical Equipment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the delivery of a comprehensive patient focussed Medical Equipment Library Service as part of the Clinical Engineering Department of Medway Maritime Hospital.
The post holder will participate in education and training and will assist in the development of all Clinical Engineering functions.
Equipment Librarians will take and record requests for the delivery and return of Library Medical Equipment and satisfy the Equipment needs of clinical staff as specified in the Equipment Library SOP.
All Library Equipment loans and returns will be recorded by the Equipment Librarians and loaned Library Equipment will be continually appraised to ensure timely return. Librarians will complete regular and frequent audits of the Library and the Hospital Clinical Environment using appropriate means to track Library and other Medical Equipment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 Education or equivalent working experience
Knowledge
Essential
- General knowledge of computer systems at a desk top level, including Microsoft products including Excel and Edge
- An understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines e.g. Health and Safety, COSHH, RIDDOR, MHRA guidance, CQC Requirements
- Reasonable experience of working in a facilities role providing service to a clinical care environment.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with clients in a pressured environment
- Working with low level direct supervision
- Able to prioritise and manage own workload
Skills
Essential
- Competent in the use of IT including MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Edge/Google Chrome
- Basic problem solving and fault identification with the software systems in use
- Able to lift medium weights
- Able to communicate complex information across professional boundaries
Values Based Question
Essential
- How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ Level 2 Education or equivalent working experience
Knowledge
Essential
- General knowledge of computer systems at a desk top level, including Microsoft products including Excel and Edge
- An understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines e.g. Health and Safety, COSHH, RIDDOR, MHRA guidance, CQC Requirements
- Reasonable experience of working in a facilities role providing service to a clinical care environment.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of dealing with clients in a pressured environment
- Working with low level direct supervision
- Able to prioritise and manage own workload
Skills
Essential
- Competent in the use of IT including MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Edge/Google Chrome
- Basic problem solving and fault identification with the software systems in use
- Able to lift medium weights
- Able to communicate complex information across professional boundaries
Values Based Question
Essential
- How would you ensure you represent MFT in a positive way?
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).
