Medical Engineer

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Upton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a skilled Biomedical/Clinical Engineer Technician within the Electronic and Bio-Medical Engineering department. You will calibrate, test and maintain medical devices to ensure patient safety and minimal downtime across wards and clinical areas.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team, perform planned preventive maintenance, and respond to equipment faults, liaising with clinical staff and regulatory bodies to implement

Qualifications

• Experience calibrating and maintaining medical equipment.
• Familiar with planned preventive maintenance schedules.
• Ability to work in clinical areas with patient contact.
• Knowledge of MHRA safety notices and engineering updates.

Responsibilities

• Perform calibration and repair of medical devices.
• Attend wards to perform maintenance and non-schedule repairs as needed.
• Identify faults and liaise with clinical staff to resolve issues.
• Ensure safe operation and use of specialised test equipment.

Skills

Calibration

Preventive maintenance

Repair

Test equipment operation

Job description

The post is one of a multi-disciplined team of technicians within the Electronic and Bio-Medical Engineering department concerned with the provision of services that are aimed at ensuring that medical equipment operates effectively and safely with the minimum of downtime. To calibrate and maintain medical equipment and devices for use in patient care.

The post holder provides support to various electrical, electronic, mechanical and oxygen therapy equipment which includes the planned preventative maintenance, repair, calibration and acceptance testing of a wide range of medical equipment, including life support, patient monitoring, patient therapy, diagnostic, ventilatory and anaesthetic equipment which at times will be ‘patient connected’.

The post holder liaises with Consultant Medical and Nursing ward staff, associated Healthcare Professionals and technical staff to identify faults and repair equipment, including working in clinical areas with intermittent patient contact.

Use appropriate test equipment and to take responsibility for its use and safety, majority of which is highly specialised, expensive and complex.

Reference the correct protocol for type and range of equipment.

Complete planned preventative maintenance to specified schedule.

To attend all wards/departments within the Trust, Primary Care Trusts and other organisations on a regular basis to perform equipment maintenance as per planned preventative maintenance schedule and when necessary, to carry out non-schedule repairs. This may involve frequent movement of heavy items of medical equipment.

Clarify all issues affecting the required maintenance and their impact on the delivery of clinical services.

To co-operate in the implementation of departmental policies and procedures as required and to propose changes to procedures that may impact on other professions.

To act on relevant safety notices received from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), engineering updates and modifications with the appropriate course of action and liaise with other healthcare professionals to ensure their timely execution.

To assist with the investigation of adverse incidents relating to medical devices and reporting potential incidents when identified.

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as “competent and caring staff” by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral’s only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alison Newbolt Job title: Head of Clinical Engineering Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 0151 604 7209