Medical Equipment Library Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

Maintenance of Medical Equipment Library, ensuring all medical equipment is collected and delivered to clinical areas following processes as detailed in Medical Equipment Library Policy.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Collection of all medical equipment from clinical areas after use

Follow decontamination process for medical equipment

Delivery of medical equipment to clinical areas

Be able to perform basic checks on equipment when they arrive in the Medical Equipment Library or other areas designated by the manager.

Be able to provide support and trouble shoot any problems clinical staff may have when using medical equipment

Liaise closely with staff from Medical Engineering ensuring equipment receives planned maintenance

Ensure accurate database records are maintained

Undertake a range of administration & clerical duties associated with the post

Be familiar with the Trusts policy/procedure for reporting Clinical Incidents

Assist in audits of medical equipment usage

Liaise with equipment manufacturers and agents to facilitate equipment availability

To be aware of and adhere to the trust mission statement, values and goals.

CONFIDENTIALITY

All employees must adhere to policies and procedures relating to Information Governance, Confidentiality and Information Security.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trust is committed to approaching the control of risks in a strategic and organised manner.

The postholder must be aware of their individual responsibilities as detailed in the Trusts Risk Management, Health & Safety and Incident policies, and those under the Health and Safety at Work Act. This includes the reporting of any untoward incident, accident, potential or actual hazard identified.

SAFEGUARDING

All staff are required to be familiar with the arrangements for safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and support the organisation in promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Staff working directly with children, young people and vulnerable adults will have a responsibility to ensure safeguarding and promoting their welfare forms an integral part of their duties.

Staff who come into contact with children, vulnerable adults, parents and carers in the course of their work and/or have access to records will have responsibilities to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Staff who come into contact in the course of their duties, with parents, carers or other significant adults or children, young people and vulnerable adults should always be mindful of safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of these individuals.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

The Trust is critically dependent upon research and innovation to preserveits place at the cutting edge of cardiothoracic medicine. Every staff member is expected to support research and innovation that falls within their remit.

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

The Trust is a Health Promoting Hospital. The Trust expects that when you are presented with opportunities to improve the lifestyle of our patients you seek help from appropriately trained clinical staff to ensure patients are supported and assisted in making the necessary lifestyle changes. This is in accordance with best practice as described in the DoH white paper Choosing Health Making Healthy Choices Easier.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

The Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is committed to achieving equal opportunities. All employees are expected to observe this policy in relation to the public and fellow employees.

All staff are expected to adhere to, and act in accordance with, the values & behaviours of the Trust.

This document is intended to be used as a guide to the general scope of duties involved in this post. It is not exhaustive and should not therefore be used as a rigid specification. It will be kept under review and amended as required in consultation with the post holder.

Person Specification

Values & Behaviours

Essential

• To be aware of and adhere to the trust mission statement, values and goals

Knowledge and experiance

Desirable

• Recent experience of working in a hospital environment

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Flexible approach to working commitments
• Ability to allocate and co-ordinate resources
• Able to work effectively within a small team
• Able to stay calm, prioritise workload and deliver results
• Self motivated, able to use initiative, make decisions and practice effective time management
• Excellent communication skills

Qualifications and Education

Essential

• IT literate, specifically use of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and E-Mail

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Address

Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital

Thomas Drive

Liverpool

L14 3PE

Employer's website

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