Medical Equipment Trainer / MERC Supervisor

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Orpington; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK teaching hospital is seeking a dedicated team member for the Medical Equipment Management Service. The role involves training staff on medical devices, ensuring compliance reporting, and collaborating with medical personnel. Candidates should have relevant healthcare training and experience in training methodologies. The Trust emphasizes sustainability and aims to minimize its carbon footprint. Interested candidates can contact the hiring team for informal visits and more details.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing training on medical equipment.
• Ability to audit and evaluate training systems.
• Strong ability to liaise with medical and nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide training on medical devices for Trust staff.
• Ensure compliance reporting on medical equipment training.
• Audit local training systems and advise managers.

Skills

Training on medical devices

Communication skills

Collaboration with medical staff

Education

Relevant healthcare training

Job description

About the Trust

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching hospitals with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 11,500 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is currently delivering an ambitious financial efficiency programme with the aim to achieve long‑term financial sustainability.

Position Overview

The post holder will work as part of a dedicated MEMS team to provide and develop services across the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) and Orpington or Denmark Hill (DH) sites. The Medical Equipment Management Service (MEMS) of the department provides a range of services to the Trust. These services include the care of medical electronic and associated devices, training of staff (Medical Equipment Training) to use medical devices and a loan service for medical devices (Equipment Library).

Education and Training

• Provide training on medical devices for Trust staff using a variety of methodologies (didactic training, workshops, e‑learning etc).
• Ensure that records of training are maintained and report on compliance with medical equipment training across the Trust.
• Coordinate and monitor the medical equipment training provided by outside bodies (for example medical device manufacturing companies).
• Liaise with medical and nursing staff to develop training competencies and knowledge verification systems for relevant staff at all levels.
• Assist in the development of alternative or enhanced methods of training delivery via available media in collaboration with information technology experts.
• Visit relevant areas, audit and evaluate local training systems and advise and assist Ward/Department managers to improve or maintain staff training.
• Provide input as required to staff induction or ward study day programmes.

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person‑centred, digitally‑enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Kimblin Channer, Job title: Administrator Email address: [e-mail]