Clinical Engineering Engineer

The Methodist Church in Britain; Lewes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training opportunities

Job summary

Medway NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Band 5 Clinical Engineer to join the Clinical Engineering team within Estates & Facilities. The role focuses on repairing, testing and calibrating life-support and diagnostic equipment, from ventilators to infusion pumps, with planned maintenance and acceptance testing of new kit.

The post offers training across maintenance tasks and potential to develop within the organisation; an HNC in electrical and electronic engineering, or equivalent, is essential.

Qualifications

• HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 4 in a technology-based subject.

Responsibilities

• Repair, service, calibrate and test life-support, diagnostic and therapeutic devices to MHRA, ISO9001:2015 and other standards.
• Acceptance testing and commissioning of new equipment.
• Planned preventative maintenance.
• Investigate adverse incidents and accidents involving medical equipment.
• Advise and train clinical staff in the care and use of medical equipment.
• Develop technical specifications and testing regimes with the Clinical Engineering Manager.
• Assist with the equipment aspects of CQC compliance, NHSLA, Trust policy and ISO9001:2015.
• Maintain an accurate equipment inventory.
• Source, order and stock-control spare parts, raising requisitions and checking goods-received notes.
• Condemn and safely dispose of redundant equipment; carry out authorised modifications.
• Collect defective machines from wards, return repaired items, and take part in a lunchtime cover rota.
• General team administration, including logging enquiries; any other reasonable task set by the Clinical Engineering Manager.

Skills

Electronic workshop knowledge

Electrical engineering

Electrical safety principles

Risk assessment

Legislation & standards

MS Excel

MS Word

Web browser

Education

HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

NVQ Level 4 in a technology-based subject

Job description

This Band 5 post sits in the Clinical Engineering team within Estates & Facilities at Medway NHS Foundation Trust, helping to keep the Trust's fleet of medical devices maintained. The work centres on repairing, testing and calibrating life-support and diagnostic equipment, from ventilators to infusion pumps, along with planned maintenance and acceptance testing of new kit. It suits someone wanting training and experience across a range of maintenance tasks, with scope to develop further within the organisation. An HNC in electrical and electronic engineering, or an equivalent, is essential.

What the job involves

• Repair, service, calibrate and test life-support, diagnostic and therapeutic devices to MHRA, ISO9001:2015 and other standards
• Acceptance testing and commissioning of new equipment
• Planned preventative maintenance
• Investigate adverse incidents and accidents involving medical equipment
• Advise and train clinical staff in the care and use of medical equipment
• Develop technical specifications and testing regimes with the Clinical Engineering Manager
• Assist with the equipment aspects of CQC compliance, NHSLA, Trust policy and ISO9001:2015
• Maintain an accurate equipment inventory
• Source, order and stock-control spare parts, raising requisitions and checking goods-received notes
• Condemn and safely dispose of redundant equipment; carry out authorised modifications
• Collect defective machines from wards, return repaired items, and take part in a lunchtime cover rota
• General team administration, including logging enquiries; any other reasonable task set by the Clinical Engineering Manager

Qualifications

• HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or equivalent
• NVQ Level 4 in a technology-based subject

Experience

• Dealing with clients in a pressured environment
• Working with low-level direct supervision
• Working with computer-based systems that grant permissions and status, and their impact on service users

Skills & knowledge

• General knowledge of electronic workshop practice and computer systems
• Knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering
• Understanding of electrical safety principles
• Understanding of risk assessment, hazards and precautions
• Understanding of legislation and standards, including H&S, COSHH, RIDDOR, MHRA guidance, CQC requirements and ISO9001:2015
• Competent in IT, including MS Excel, MS Word and a web browser

Other

• Basic problem solving and fault identification with the software systems in use
• Communicating complex information across professional boundaries
• Prioritising and managing own workload
• Exercising own initiative within own area of competence
• Contributing to innovation

What’s offered

• Choice of cover and supplemental benefits for the employee and their family
• Promotion of flexible working opportunities across the Trust
• Training in a range of maintenance activities, with potential to develop within the organisation