Clinical Engineering Healthcare Scientist

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a Clinical Engineering professional in Bradford to provide essential services for managing and maintaining medical devices. The role involves preventive maintenance, fault finding, and adapting to service requirements while ensuring quality standards are upheld. Candidates should have experience in clinical engineering and strong problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in clinical engineering or equivalent technical background.
• Ability to work independently and manage heavy equipment.
• Knowledge of ISO9001 quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned preventive maintenance and calibration of medical equipment.
• Prioritize workload and manage time effectively.
• Maintain and develop the quality system and equipment service records.

Skills

Planned preventive maintenance

Fault finding and repair

Handling of heavy equipment

Job description

The post-holder will be a member of a team providing Clinical Engineering Services for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and other locations. These services cover the management of medical devices within the Trust, including maintenance and repair of medical equipment.

Safety and good working practices are essential to the duties, which are highly specialised and non-routine, demanding a high level of responsibility and independent judgment.

The Clinical Engineering service operates within a quality system ISO9001. Responsibilities include:

1. Planned preventive maintenance and calibration of a wide range of equipment.
2. Planning and prioritising own workload as allocated by the Team Leaders.
3. Working in close proximity to patients most days.
4. Handling heavy equipment requiring physical effort.
5. Fault finding and repair on complex medical equipment.
6. Assisting with maintenance work within the section, as directed by Team Leaders.
7. Undertaking project work as directed.
8. Maintaining and developing the quality system.
9. Accurately keeping equipment service records in the Clinical Engineering e-Quip system.
10. Reporting deficiencies in tools or training needs to Team Leaders.
11. Managing stock spares levels, reordering when necessary.
12. Working flexibly to meet service requirements.
13. Performing duties at a comparable level of responsibility as agreed with the job holder.
14. Traveling to other hospitals when necessary; a driving license is desirable.

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we value, including:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We are eager to meet individuals who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.