Specialist Medical Equipment Technican

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Here is an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Specialist Medical Equipment Technican. MEMS provide total medical equipment management services to Basildon, Southend and Mid Essex Hospitals. This includes Procurement, Acceptance, Maintenance and Service, co-ordinate clinical staff training and decommissioning and disposal.

You will be responsible to ensure that equipment operates effectively and safely with the minimum of downtime. Clinical equipment covered incorporates complex electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer and medical gas-based systems.

You provides support to electrical and electronic related medical equipment, which includes the scheduled planned preventative maintenance (PPM), servicing, repair, calibration and acceptance testing on a wide range of medical equipment within the electrical / electronic field.

You will help promote understanding of the medical equipment concept within the Trust and support development and delivery of associated work programmes.

If this interest you apply now!

Main duties of the job

For a full list ofresponsibilities, please see the attached Job Description. Duties will include:

  • Investigate and test medical devices, analysing the results to diagnose faults or problems on complex medical devices. Demonstrating equipment operation and techniques to individual clinical users where this is a solution to a problem.
  • Communication of investigation results to users, colleagues and suppliers, sharing knowledge and experience.
  • Using primarily computerised systems, make accurate equipment maintenance history records and other information supporting audit, quality and performance monitoring.
  • Ensure all duties are delivered in an efficient, safe, professional and organised way according to Section policies, procedures and Health and Safety documentation.

About us

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum ( prom rate for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-EFM-BA-0789

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon, Essex

SS16 5NL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We are looking forward for your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We are looking forward for your application.

Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Medical Equipment servicing
  • Degree Level Electronics / appropriate experience

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Microsoft application software

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Previous working knowledge in electronic servicing
  • Previous working knowledge in Medical equipment servicing
  • Proven knowledge of Medical Equipment Safety IEC 60601
  • Knowledge of specialist test equipment.
  • Ability to work with technical manuals and schematic diagrams
  • Ability to work within the confines of a quality system
  • Experience of Equipment management information systems and databases

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

  • Ability to plan and prioritise workload to ensure maximum efficiency

PHYSICAL SKILLS

Essential

  • Ability to perform tests requiring high level of manual dexterity
Person Specification

QUALIFICATIONS & KNOWLEDGE

Essential

  • Medical Equipment servicing
  • Degree Level Electronics / appropriate experience

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Microsoft application software

EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Previous working knowledge in electronic servicing
  • Previous working knowledge in Medical equipment servicing
  • Proven knowledge of Medical Equipment Safety IEC 60601
  • Knowledge of specialist test equipment.
  • Ability to work with technical manuals and schematic diagrams
  • Ability to work within the confines of a quality system
  • Experience of Equipment management information systems and databases

PERSONAL QUALITIES

Essential

  • Ability to plan and prioritise workload to ensure maximum efficiency

PHYSICAL SKILLS

Essential

  • Ability to perform tests requiring high level of manual dexterity

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon, Essex

SS16 5NL


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon, Essex

SS16 5NL


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

MEMS Team Leader

Stephen Lawrence

stephen.lawrence7@nhs.net

012685249002963

Date posted

10 January 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year Per annum ( prom rate for part time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-EFM-BA-0789

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon, Essex

SS16 5NL


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