Senior Clinical Engineering Technologist (Theatres & Critical Care)

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking an experienced Clinical Technologist to provide senior technical support in Critical Care and Theatre areas. This role involves fault diagnosis, repairs, and servicing of medical devices, alongside training and supervising less experienced staff. Candidates should have experience in clinical technology and be passionate about delivering high-quality care. Join us in making a meaningful impact in a complex healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Experienced Clinical Technologist with a passion for delivering high-quality care.
• Ability to work in challenging clinical environments.
• Experience with capital planning and medical device selection.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior level technical and engineering support.
• Coordinate maintenance and repairs of medical equipment.
• Train and supervise less experienced technologists.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Repair and servicing

Technical support

Capital planning

Clinical environments expertise

Education

Experience in clinical technology

Job description

This is a very exciting opportunity to help shape a service development at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. The team is expanding to provide a high-quality technical support service to both Theatres and Critical Care. This includes supporting anaesthetic machines, physiological monitoring systems and a range of ventilators that have previously been supported by external maintenance contracts.

Responsibilities

• Advice & assistance with selection of medical devices and accessories
• Capital planning and replacement
• Acceptance testing and commissioning of new equipment
• Planned Periodical Maintenance (PPM)
• Repairs and Corrective maintenance
• Coordination of safety actions and notices
• Decommissioning of redundant equipment
• Maintaining a database and records of all medical equipment

The Section has specialist workshops in NNU, Critical Care, Theatres, NHNN, Westmoreland Street and the RNTNE Hospital.

Role Purpose

To provide senior level, technical and engineering support to the Critical Care NHNN workshop, covering all Critical Care and Theatre areas involving fault diagnosis, repair and servicing including workshop tidiness, records of work done and stock control.

To work according to an agreed rota, in liaison with the Team leader, so as to provide continuity of cover.

To contribute to the development of the service by way of process improvement, work instructions etc.

To participate in supervision and training of less experienced technologists.

To set up equipment for use, explaining the use and interpretation of readings to clinical staff.

Qualifications

We are looking for an experienced Clinical Technologist with a passion for delivering high-quality care and excited to work in challenging clinical environments. You will be supported with a comprehensive mix of internal and external training.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research. We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospitalan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.