EME Field Service Engineer

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

1. JOB PURPOSE

Maintain Medical Devices & Systems to the highest levels of performance, quality and integrity aligned to HPL requirements

Act as point of contact for all EME related community work.

Responsibility for delivery of the EME service provision to third party stakeholders

Main duties of the job

1. JOB SUMMARY

To perform service and maintenance activities on a wide range of Medical devices for our third party stakeholders. This includes local community Hospitals, Health Centres, Doctors practices, Acute NHS Trusts and Private Hospitals.

Reporting to the Deputy EME Manager, the EME field service Engineer will be responsible for all aspects of maintenance including annual servicing, emergency call-out, and minor repairs. This position will be required to establish and maintain a professional working relationship with customers and internal colleagues.

The role calls for someone from an Electronics / Instrumentation Engineering background, and as such the post holder will require knowledge across the range of technologies and services that fall under the responsibility of this post.

The role will frequently require the post holder to engage with infrastructure and business projects and the adoption of new technologies in line with business requirements.

About us

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.

Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.

There has never been a better time to join us.

Date posted

13 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,827 to £36,310 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9384-ZC-EMF13524-EME

Job locations

Egerton Road

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 7XX


Job description

Job responsibilities

DEPARTMENT Electronic Medical Equipment (EME).

JOB TITLE EME Field Service Engineer

REMUNERATION

PACKAGE £29,827 to £36,310.00 per annum plus Higher Cost Area Supplement up to 5% of basic salary (subject to a minimum of £1252.00, and a maximum payment of £2379.00), Performance Bonus, Contributory Pension Scheme and 25 rising to 30 days holiday per year (plus 8 days public holidays)

HOURS 37.5 (flexible working arrangement available)

Healthcare Partners Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the central resource of professional engineering knowledge and skills within the hospital. Our services are used to support clinical services, research and development both within the Trust and also alongside external academic and clinical partners.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible service engineers to join a dynamic team of engineers providing a comprehensive repair, maintenance and service to a range of healthcare providers across the Surrey and Hampshire area.

The engineers will be specifically responsible for delivery of the EME service provision to third party stakeholders and act as point of contact for all EME related community work.

At Grade 5 we are looking for an experienced Service Engineer, ideally working in healthcare. Full manufacturer training will be provided to enable the individuals to work independently.

Ideally, a degree or HNC/D in electronics / electrical engineering or equivalent technical qualification and experience is required.

You will have/develop skills in the following areas: quality control measurements, fault finding, repairs and planned maintenance of a wide range of medical devices.

The NHS is moving to 7-day working so flexibility of working patterns is expected within HPL.

If you are ready for a new challenge and would like to discuss the role further, then please contact Ben Caldicott, Bencaldicott@nhs.net, 01483 464179.

Job description

Job responsibilities

DEPARTMENT Electronic Medical Equipment (EME).

JOB TITLE EME Field Service Engineer

REMUNERATION

PACKAGE £29,827 to £36,310.00 per annum plus Higher Cost Area Supplement up to 5% of basic salary (subject to a minimum of £1252.00, and a maximum payment of £2379.00), Performance Bonus, Contributory Pension Scheme and 25 rising to 30 days holiday per year (plus 8 days public holidays)

HOURS 37.5 (flexible working arrangement available)

Healthcare Partners Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the central resource of professional engineering knowledge and skills within the hospital. Our services are used to support clinical services, research and development both within the Trust and also alongside external academic and clinical partners.

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible service engineers to join a dynamic team of engineers providing a comprehensive repair, maintenance and service to a range of healthcare providers across the Surrey and Hampshire area.

The engineers will be specifically responsible for delivery of the EME service provision to third party stakeholders and act as point of contact for all EME related community work.

At Grade 5 we are looking for an experienced Service Engineer, ideally working in healthcare. Full manufacturer training will be provided to enable the individuals to work independently.

Ideally, a degree or HNC/D in electronics / electrical engineering or equivalent technical qualification and experience is required.

You will have/develop skills in the following areas: quality control measurements, fault finding, repairs and planned maintenance of a wide range of medical devices.

The NHS is moving to 7-day working so flexibility of working patterns is expected within HPL.

If you are ready for a new challenge and would like to discuss the role further, then please contact Ben Caldicott, Bencaldicott@nhs.net, 01483 464179.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HNC / HND level education, equivalent professional qualifications or relevant experience of operating at this level
  • Registration as Clinical Technologist or Scientist

Desirable

  • Professional Registration
  • Additional specialist knowledge acquired through Manufacture training or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Able to develop a long-term strategic plan for the delivery and on-going support of the trusts Medical Devices. Recommending future products and services as these become relevant.
  • Experience of monitoring service providers, and able to negotiate and manage contracts to deliver best value for the trust
  • Experience of use of Microsoft Office applications e.g. Word, excel, outlook etc
  • Experience of working in the patient environment
  • Management and development of proactive infrastructure monitoring and reporting solutions
  • Significant experience holding technical roles, preferably in NHS hospital environments
  • Experience with change control Process

Desirable

  • Experience of repair & maintenance of highly complex Medical Devices and systems.
  • Experience of implementation of policies and procedures
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • HNC / HND level education, equivalent professional qualifications or relevant experience of operating at this level
  • Registration as Clinical Technologist or Scientist

Desirable

  • Professional Registration
  • Additional specialist knowledge acquired through Manufacture training or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential

  • Able to develop a long-term strategic plan for the delivery and on-going support of the trusts Medical Devices. Recommending future products and services as these become relevant.
  • Experience of monitoring service providers, and able to negotiate and manage contracts to deliver best value for the trust
  • Experience of use of Microsoft Office applications e.g. Word, excel, outlook etc
  • Experience of working in the patient environment
  • Management and development of proactive infrastructure monitoring and reporting solutions
  • Significant experience holding technical roles, preferably in NHS hospital environments
  • Experience with change control Process

Desirable

  • Experience of repair & maintenance of highly complex Medical Devices and systems.
  • Experience of implementation of policies and procedures

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Egerton Road

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Egerton Road

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 7XX


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Ben Caldicot

Bencaldicott@nhs.net

Date posted

13 October 2023

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£29,827 to £36,310 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9384-ZC-EMF13524-EME

Job locations

Egerton Road

Guildford

Surrey

GU2 7XX


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