Medical Equipment Librarian

NHS; St Leonards; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking candidates to provide medical equipment delivery and maintenance services. Responsibilities include troubleshooting minor equipment faults and participating in audits. Candidates should have a good general education and relevant experience in service provision, healthcare environments, and IT knowledge. Join us to make a meaningful contribution in a supportive healthcare setting with benefits such as staff development and access to psychological support.

Benefits

Staff development

Access to NHS pension scheme

Onsite parking for £50 a year

Access to free psychological support

Qualifications

• Good general level of education including English and Maths.
• Willingness to undertake further training to develop in role.
• ECDL or equivalent desirable but training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Provide medical equipment delivery and collection service for all clinical areas.
• Troubleshoot minor equipment faults within clinical areas.
• Participate in regular equipment audits and provide reports.

Skills

Ability to carry out full range of physical activities required for role

Ability to work under minimal supervision

IT knowledge including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and internet

Awareness of confidentiality issues relating to the health care environment

Prioritisation skills

Education

Good general level of education including English and Maths

Tools

ECDL

Job description

To provide medical equipment delivery and collection service for all clinical areas. To maintain the medical equipment library database and records of equipment and consumables allocation. To trace equipment and to participate in regular equipment audits and to provide reports as required to the Trust.

Main duties of the job

To actively troubleshoot minor equipment faults within the clinical areas, where competent to do so, and to carry out minor maintenance of library equipment to maximise availability.

About us

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.

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Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

• Good general level of education including English and Maths
• Willingness to undertake further training to develop in role
• ECDL or equivalent desirable but training will be provided.

Experience

• Previous experience of at least one year working in service provision.
• Previous experience of working as part of a team
• Experience working within a health care environment.
• Previous experience and skills in audit

Skills

• Ability to carry out full range of physical activities required for role.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision.
• IT knowledge including Word, Excel, Access, Outlook and internet. IT database management
• Awareness of confidentiality issues relating to the health care environment.
• Prioritisation skills and the ability to calmly handle conflicting demands.

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.