Support Technician

Job summary

This is a new post within our busy Clinical Engineering Department. It is designed to support both our technical and administration teams wherever required.

The role will include tasks such as; carrying out servicing and repairs on specific medical equipment ( once training has been provided ), booking in and triaging medical equipment and all logistics surrounding the Clinical Engineering Department.

Clinical Engineering provides technical support to a wide range of equipment within this and neighbouring trusts and other healthcare centres in North and South Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

Based at Queens Hospital Burton, an 500 bed Acute Hospital, Clinical Engineering provides technical support to a wide range of equipment within this and neighbouring trusts and other healthcare centres over a large geographical area.

The post holder will be required on a daily basis, after appropriate manual handling training, to lift, move and transport clinical equipment within the trust and to other sites where the department has a maintenance commitment. This includes driving and loading/unloading Trust Vehicles.

Out-of-hours working, without prior notice, is at times required to support the department's objectives and to attend breakdowns on essential equipment. Occasional weekday shift and rostered weekend working will be required when access to equipment conflicts with patient treatment or clinical workloads.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a team providing technical support to general medical equipment in adult and paediatric environments. The role involves logistical support to the service Clinical Engineering provides on multiple sites within North and South Derbyshire and Staffordshire.

To support the provision of a comprehensive maintenance, repair and support service for clinical equipment, appropriate to the post holders skills, knowledge and training.

To perform urgent and unscheduled tasks which will interrupt daily working schedules.

To ensure that Trust safety policies and working procedures are adhered to when carrying out work.

To regularly review maintenance arrangements and his/her own working practices and ensure that the Chief Technician is made aware of any need, or opportunity, for change that might improve patient safety, or the technical service provided by the Department.

To accurately record all work carried out, materials used, and any other details required by the Clinical Engineering Manager in support of the Trust's equipment management system.

To be conversant with the Department's equipment management system and to input data / update files using the keyboard, as required.

To carry out workshop and Health & Safety duties as determined by the Chief Technician.

You will have experience and/or qualifications relevant to the role.

Closing date of applications: 09th August 2023

Interview date: 23rd August 2023

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE22 3NE

Employer's website

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

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