Associate Medical Device Trainer

Portsmouth Hospitals University Nhs Trust; Plymouth; Sur place; GBP 32 000 - 42 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking an Associate Medical Device Trainer to deliver specialist training across the PHU main site and satellite centres. You will organise training for clinical staff using a portfolio of medical devices, ensuring safe operation and alignment with manufacturer specifications and local policy.

You will work with the Lead Educator and Clinical Skills Team to develop and deliver a comprehensive training programme, including patient or carer education

Qualifications

• Understanding of clinical environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication of complex systems.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage training schedules.
• Ability to deliver presentations and impart knowledge to diverse staff groups.
• Experience with clinical procedures.
• Experience teaching multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals.
• Familiarity with NHS policies and procedures.
• Proficient with computer-based presentation tools.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.

Responsabilités

• Provide specialist training for a wide range of core medical devices to ensure safe use by clinical staff.
• Set up medical equipment for demonstrations in training sessions with high precision.
• Contribute to training schemes for various core medical devices.
• Collaborate with departmental leads and managers to support or arrange training.
• Deliver effective training sessions, presentations, and talks to groups and individuals.
• Develop and advise on core medical device training programmes with Lead Educator.
• Plan and deliver training sessions using standardised materials; coordinate with senior clinical staff for professional development.
• Create accessible and modified training to meet a diverse workforce.
• Understand clinical procedures and pressures to communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary staff.
• Identify training requirements to control risks and support patient safety.
• Produce and maintain training content and materials for multiple delivery methods; liaise with other departments.
• Order training materials within budget; manage stock.
• Assess device user competency non-judgementally and conduct audits of training effectiveness.
• Demonstrate safe handling and storage of medical devices.
• Maintain ESR records for competency and GDPR-compliant training bookings.

Connaissances

Clinical environment understanding

Verbal & written communication

Organisational skills

Presentations

Clinical procedures

Teaching multi-disciplinary teams

NHS policies & procedures

Computer-based presentation tools

Full UK driving licence

Description du poste

Main duties of the job

• Role within Clinical Skills Team in Learning Education and Development, the Associate Medical Device Trainer provides device training across the PHU main site together with service to satellite centres.
• The post holder is responsible for organising and providing training to clinical staff who are required to use a portfolio of medical devices.
• The post holder will require excellent interpersonal and teaching skills underpinned with sound theoretical knowledge and extensive practical experience of a wide range of medical devices and their clinical use.
• This training may extend to the education of patients or carers in the correct and safe operation of any medical device that they may be discharged with and will be responsible for operating.

About us

Working as a partnership, both Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. The single corporate service is delivered across both organisations. You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Job responsibilities

• Provide specialist training for a wide range of core medical devices to enable safe and effective use of diagnostic and therapeutic technology. This will require clear and concise explanations of complex technologies and concepts to clinical staff, aligned to manufacturer specifications and local policy.
• Be able to set up medical equipment for demonstration in training sessions, as outlined by the manufacturer specifications with a high degree of precision
• The post holder will contribute to training schemes covering a variety of core medical devices
• The post holder will be required to liaise and work closely with local departmental leads and managers, practice educators and cascade trainers to support or arrange training.
• The post holder will be expected to deliver effective training sessions presentations and talks to large groups, small groups and to individuals who are in clinical practice
• In collaboration with the Lead Educator, use specialist knowledge of medical devices to develop, provide and advise on the core medical device training programme.
• In partnership with the Lead Educator, plan, organise and deliver training sessions using the standardised training materials and resources. Work with senior clinical staff to plan and organise training programmes for the professional development of junior clinical staff.
• In partnership with the Lead Educator and in collaboration with the clinical skills team provide accessible and modified training, as required, to meet the training needs of a diverse work force.
• Understand clinical procedures and pressures placed on clinical staff to enable effective communication and interaction with multi-disciplinary staff at all levels
• With support from the Lead Educator provide training that includes the technical and clinical factors associated with medical devices, risks associated with the use of medical devices.
• In collaboration with the Lead Educator, identify training requirements to control risks associated with medical devices, and as part of patient safety.
• Produce and maintain training content and materials for delivery by a range of methods including traditional presentations, trainee notes, user guides, reference and resource materials and computer presentations including e-learning. The post holder will liaise with clinical and other training departments in the production of training material.
• Order training materials to ensure availability for training courses, being aware of budgetary restraints and should order and manage this stock accordingly
• Understand methods for assessing device user competency in a non-judgmental way, encouraging openness and understanding. Carry out observations of the learners ability to safely and competently use medical equipment and perform audits on the overall effectiveness of the training programmes.
• Demonstrate appropriate methods of handling and storage of medical devices, to prevent damage or physical injury.
• Keep up to date records of training delivered onto ESR to ensure that competency is updated, and education is documented correctly. Keep up to date records of training activities, competency and compliance.
• Maintain candidate records as part of training bookings, in line with GDPR regulation.
• Maintain up to date record keeping of administrative activities and procedures including SOPs.

Essential

• Understanding of clinical environment.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing the operation of complex systems effectively.
• Organisational skills.
• Able to give presentations and impart knowledge to all staff groups.
• Experience of clinical procedures.
• Teaching multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals.
• Experience of working with NHS policies and procedures.
• Computer based presentation tools.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable

• Highly developed interpersonal skills.
• Specialist knowledge of medical device technology and its clinical application.
• Manufacturers training courses.

Employer name: Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address: Queen Alexandra Hospital, Southwick Hill Road, Cosham, PO6 3LY, United Kingdom
Contact: Lisa Toft, [e-mail]
Closing date: 12 November 2026
Reference number: REF2678I

Please refer to the full Job Description for complete person specification.