Job summary
The Head of Clinical Engineering provides strategic and Situational leadership in the field of Clinical Engineering to the Trust. The postholder will lead the team providing professional guidance and expertise to support the delivery of excellent clinical service across all sites and Service Level Agreement (SLA) customers. The postholder will provide expert advice/support, leadership and training/education functions for all equipment users at all levels and across all disciplines.
Main duties of the job
Accountable for service delivery and management of theClinical Engineering service across the Trust, providing professional leadership to departmental managers
Develop, design and implement policies and service including business planning and allocating workload programmes for the service delivery needs. Interprets and instigate required policy changes for the Trust, from external bodies (DoH/MHRA/NPSA/etc).
Review, analyse and adjust staffing structureas necessary in discussion withDirector, for effective delivery of theClinical Engineering services, additions and reductions, (sensitive staffing issues).
Identify cost efficiencies for service Improvement and delivery, including modernisation initiatives and different working practices/systems.
Ensure appropriate PPM system in place from resources available within the Department team to ensure maximum patient safety
Provide interpretation and implementation of DoH/MHRA guidelines, policy and statutory requirements,for the operational services. Provide analysis of impact to other professionals (e.g. Nursing Policy) and advice on solutions /strategy.
Design, preparation and delivery of complex presentations to senior staff across the Trust on all aspects of the services, including management, safety, service development/delivery.
About us
At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.
North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions is an NHS owned company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not the NHS.
We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health & well-being initiatives and opportunities for development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition, Managers Awards and Shining Stars.
We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool"
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will provide specialist expert advice to senior management/Director level on all aspects of Clinical Engineering for example on safety issues associated with medical equipment. The postholder will be responsible for identifying a number of different options for issues identified with medical equipment and deciding on the best possible solution. The postholder will develop and implement a trust wide comprehensive medical device management policy and for delivering, the work streams associated with this activity
Job description
Job responsibilities
The postholder will provide specialist expert advice to senior management/Director level on all aspects of Clinical Engineering for example on safety issues associated with medical equipment. The postholder will be responsible for identifying a number of different options for issues identified with medical equipment and deciding on the best possible solution. The postholder will develop and implement a trust wide comprehensive medical device management policy and for delivering, the work streams associated with this activity
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in suitable subject Electronics or Computing Master's Degree
Desirable
- Member of Professional Institute such as IHEEM
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in a senior technical role along with management and substantial supervisory experience, supported by additional Competency training and knowledge of technical servicing, repair and calibration of specialised medical devices e.g. Anaesthetics and Ventilator Equipment
Skills/ aptitudes
Essential
- Communicate with Healthcare Professionals at senior level on all aspects Communicate with Centre managers, Service Managers/senior nursing staff on specific patient issues related to Medical devices/equipment
Disposition
Essential
- Confident
- Proactive
- Flexible attitude
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in suitable subject Electronics or Computing Master's Degree
Desirable
- Member of Professional Institute such as IHEEM
Experience
Essential
- Substantial experience in a senior technical role along with management and substantial supervisory experience, supported by additional Competency training and knowledge of technical servicing, repair and calibration of specialised medical devices e.g. Anaesthetics and Ventilator Equipment
Skills/ aptitudes
Essential
- Communicate with Healthcare Professionals at senior level on all aspects Communicate with Centre managers, Service Managers/senior nursing staff on specific patient issues related to Medical devices/equipment
Disposition
Essential
- Confident
- Proactive
- Flexible attitude
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).
