Job summary
The Clinical Engineering Department at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital currently has a vacancy for a full time Band 6 Senior Healthcare Science Practitioner to provide lead technical support for anaesthetic and ventilator equipment and other specialist medical equipment used in clinical areas.
The post holder will be a member of a multi-disciplined engineering team at Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB), and will be expected to work without supervision, problem solving on a wide range of highly complex life support equipment which includes anaesthetic machines, ventilators, patient monitoring, medical lasers, infusion devices, baby incubators etc which at times will be patient connected.
The range of assigned tasks will be carried out with the highest standard to support and enable qualified staff to provide patient care, which reflects the quality of standards and mission of the University Health Board.
The post holder will be required to carry out a range of assigned tasks involving indirect care for the benefit of the patient/client in accordance with agreed protocols.
The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all policies and procedures are observed, and meet the Health Board requirements contained in the Health and Safety Policy, and will also be expected to assist in development of policies relevant to specialty.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be the specialist lead for both the Royal Glamorgan and Prince Charles Hospital sites for the maintenance and repair of patient ventilators and Anaesthetic Machines and will therefore be required to attend each of these sites regularly depending on service and repair schedules/requirements. On occasions there may be a requirement to attend other Health Board sites.
The post holder will also liaise with external contractors relating to repairs/service contracts on equipment where required.
The post holder will have a UK accredited Degree or equivalent qualification, knowledge / experience in electronics or Clinical Engineering and be able to clearly demonstrate significant post qualification technical training and experience in the support of anaesthetic and ventilator equipment as well as a broad range of other electronic medical equipment. Specific training on a range of medical equipment will be provided.
RCT registered or member of equivalent professional register or working towards registration is desirable for this role.
High personal integrity and sympathetic people skills, with the ability to fit in and perform as part of a team providing technical support to critical care and other clinical areas are essential.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
About us
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Be responsible for organising their own day to day work tasks/activities.
Plan technical complex cases in conjunction with clinical staff, support junior staff in this role e.g. Emergency maintenance of highly complex ventilators from ITU/HDU.
Use highly developed physical skills to perform work that is primarily non-routine, problem solving faulty equipment and finding the best solution for the problem identified.
Work within departmental quality procedures that are in place, which includes data entry on various computer systems.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder will:
Be responsible for organising their own day to day work tasks/activities.
Plan technical complex cases in conjunction with clinical staff, support junior staff in this role e.g. Emergency maintenance of highly complex ventilators from ITU/HDU.
Use highly developed physical skills to perform work that is primarily non-routine, problem solving faulty equipment and finding the best solution for the problem identified.
Work within departmental quality procedures that are in place, which includes data entry on various computer systems.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
Person Specification
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Effective Supervisory and Leadership skills.
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate good standard of record keeping in line with quality standards.
Qualifications
Essential
- HNC/Degree in Clinical Technology or Electronic/Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualification, knowledge, skills and experience in Electronics or Clinical Engineering.
Desirable
- Ventilation Technical Training.
- Anaesthetics Technical Training.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience and currently working in a Clinical Engineering setting.
Desirable
- Significant post registration experience, most recently in a specialty dealing with ventilation and anaesthetics e.g. Critical Care/Theatres.
Person Specification
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Effective Supervisory and Leadership skills.
Desirable
- Ability to demonstrate good standard of record keeping in line with quality standards.
Qualifications
Essential
- HNC/Degree in Clinical Technology or Electronic/Electrical Engineering or equivalent qualification, knowledge, skills and experience in Electronics or Clinical Engineering.
Desirable
- Ventilation Technical Training.
- Anaesthetics Technical Training.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience and currently working in a Clinical Engineering setting.
Desirable
- Significant post registration experience, most recently in a specialty dealing with ventilation and anaesthetics e.g. Critical Care/Theatres.
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).
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).
