Job summary
The CESS team's ever-expanding role supports the Trust in developing systems to achieve compliance with legal, regulatory, quality, professional and best practice standards relating to the safe acquisition, use and management of healthcare technologies. This post will also support the CESS manager's advisory role in the development of Trust strategies, policies and operational practices relating to medical devices.
This role will include leading on delegated projects e.g., rolling replacement programmes, clinical evaluations and writing specifications as specified by the medical device governance lead.
Main duties of the job
Act as a point of contact for all enquiries involving medical devices and emerging healthcare technologies.
Advise clinical staff on a broad range of healthcare technology, assessing devices available on the market and making judgements on suitability for the intended purpose, taking into account elements such as UK based maintenance support and ease of use etc. and balancing this against clinical preference.
Manage medical devices procurement projects, including writing, specifications, monitoring expenditure of allocated capital funding, following tender and purchasing processes, planning clinical evaluations.
Extrapolate and analyse information from Trust data systems to produce reports e.g., monitoring of device related clinical incidents supporting device replacement programmes, planned maintenance requirements and evidence for regulatory standards.
Act as a visible, accessible, and assertive resource for medical device users; to be a credible authoritative source of expert advice to managerial, medical, clinical, and technical staff and patients on the safe use, maintenance and management of medical devices and a pro-active champion of best practice in their clinical application throughout the Trust
Provide support to the Medical Device Training Co-ordinator in the delivery of medical device training programmes.
Act as mentor for Clinical Scientist trainees and participate in joint training programmes in collaboration with external education organisations
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Broad range of professional experience in the field of medical devices, their management, and their clinical application
- Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines, procedures, and practices relating to safe and effective use of medical devices.
Desirable
- experience of investigating clinical incidents involving medical devices and participating in patient safety investigations, including an awareness of ergonomic and user factors that impact on the safe use of medical devices
- knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management, including health and safety, infection control, manual handling, etc.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to engage professionally and credibly at senior management level
- Able to respond, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively through a range of different media (posters/work sheets /emails/etc.) and engage others
- Advanced software use of Microsoft Office and other systems to extract, analyse, summarise, and report
- Able to present and receive complex information to a multi-professional audience
- Able to deal effectively with interpersonal conflict through being assertive and having demonstrable negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to work autonomously within own specialist area, exercising initiative and leadership in delegated projects
Desirable
- Team player who can initiate, delegate and complete projects
Aptitudes
Essential
- Systems thinker able to consider the wider picture when assessing complex medical device clinical utilisation scenarios
- Keen sense of innovation to help keep "Healthcare at the limits of science"
- Appreciation of the changing face of medical devices and increased move towards digital devices
Desirable
- Interest in training scheme development and leading training of other staff
- Interest in medical device research
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Good honours degree in a relevant engineering discipline
- Masters level qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience
- Work towards attaining or maintaining accreditation as a registered Clinical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC
Desirable
- Management qualification (level 5) or equivalent experience
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Broad range of professional experience in the field of medical devices, their management, and their clinical application
- Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines, procedures, and practices relating to safe and effective use of medical devices.
Desirable
- experience of investigating clinical incidents involving medical devices and participating in patient safety investigations, including an awareness of ergonomic and user factors that impact on the safe use of medical devices
- knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk management, including health and safety, infection control, manual handling, etc.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Able to engage professionally and credibly at senior management level
- Able to respond, prioritise and analyse complex problems/situations and ensure effective interventions are put in place
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively through a range of different media (posters/work sheets /emails/etc.) and engage others
- Advanced software use of Microsoft Office and other systems to extract, analyse, summarise, and report
- Able to present and receive complex information to a multi-professional audience
- Able to deal effectively with interpersonal conflict through being assertive and having demonstrable negotiating and influencing skills
- Ability to work autonomously within own specialist area, exercising initiative and leadership in delegated projects
Desirable
- Team player who can initiate, delegate and complete projects
Aptitudes
Essential
- Systems thinker able to consider the wider picture when assessing complex medical device clinical utilisation scenarios
- Keen sense of innovation to help keep "Healthcare at the limits of science"
- Appreciation of the changing face of medical devices and increased move towards digital devices
Desirable
- Interest in training scheme development and leading training of other staff
- Interest in medical device research
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Good honours degree in a relevant engineering discipline
- Masters level qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience
- Work towards attaining or maintaining accreditation as a registered Clinical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC
Desirable
- Management qualification (level 5) or equivalent experience
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
St Michaels Hospital
Southwell Street,
Bristol
BS2 8EG
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
