Senior Clinical Technologist/Dialysis Technical Services Engineer

Transformationunitgm; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organization is seeking a Senior Clinical Technologist/Dialysis Technical Services Engineer to join their Dialysis Technical Services team in Cardiff. You will be responsible for maintenance and repair of dialysis machines, ensuring high-quality care for patients on Renal Replacement Therapy. This is an opportunity to work in a supportive environment focused on patient outcomes and innovative healthcare solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in applying workshop technology to healthcare equipment.
• Substantial experience with servicing medical equipment, especially dialysis equipment.
• Registration on the Voluntary Register on Clinical Technologists.

Responsibilities

• Handle complex technical problems related to dialysis machines.
• Communicate equipment-related issues to clinical colleagues and patients.
• Participate in emergency call system for patient support.

Skills

Workshop technology

Medical equipment servicing

Computer database and management systems

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Appropriate Degree or H.N.C.

Post-grad diploma level

Tools

Medusa management system

Job description

Employer Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Clinical Engineering Town Cardiff Salary £37,898 - £45,637 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/06/2025 23:59

Senior Clinical Technologist/Dialysis Technical Services Engineer

Band 6

WHO WE ARE:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Board in the UK, employing over 16,000 staff and providing over 100 specialist services. Serving a population of around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst also working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone and to delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”. We have recently refreshed our strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, which sets out the Health Board’s Vision for improving the health and wellbeing of the populations we serve by 2035 through the delivery of our strategic objectives; Putting People First, Providing Outstanding Quality, Delivering in the Right Places, and Acting for the Future. We have challenging times ahead, but we are confident that by tackling these challenges together, we can support people to live healthier lives and reduce the unfair differences in the prevalence of illness and health outcomes we see in our communities today. We aspire to deliver outstanding care and treatment for people when they need it, where they need it; care that compares well with the best in the world, but to do so, we need to transform how we deliver services over the next decade and beyond.

We are a values-driven organisation and out goals will only be realised if our values are at the heart of everything we do. Created by colleagues, patients and their families and carers, our values are:

· We are kind and caring

· We are respectful

· We have trust and integrity

· We take personal responsibility

OUR REGION:

Wales has much to offer with miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites and beautiful countryside. Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, has something for everyone. It is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline, as well as charming towns including Penarth and Cowbridge. Those seeking more culture may find themselves drawn to the National Museum, St Fagan’s Museum of Welsh Life or the Millennium Centre, home of the Welsh National Opera. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

Job overview

A vacancy has become available for a permanent specialist Clinical Technologist/Medical Engineer within the Dialysis Technical Services team at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board. Join the team to be part of the Nephrology & Transplant Directorate and support patients on Renal Replacement Therapy through maintenance and repair of essential dialysis machines within inpatient, satellite dialysis units settings as well as for home therapies patients.

Main duties of the job

A specialist Clinical Technologist/Medical Engineer within the Dialysis Technical Services team at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board will have the ability and experience to handle any of the complex day to day technical problems and work tasks related to the maintenance, repair, calibration, clinical support and giving of advice relevant to a broad range of Medical equipment.

The post holder will be expected to deal directly with patients and will at all times have to communicate complex equipment related issues to relevant stakeholders, for example clinical colleagues, patients, carers. The post holder will operate with a high degree of individual responsibility and may be the lead technologist for a particular type of equipment or for providing services to a particular clinical area. The post holder will have the skill, ability and breadth of experience and knowledge to be able to deal with the complex and unexpected situations that arise.

I n addition, the post holder will be required to participate in an emergency out of hours on call system, providing cover to all Hospital areas and particularly support to home patients, requiring a higher level of initiative and responsibility.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Working for our organisation

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is “Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Appropriate Degree or H.N.C. minimum, with further learning to post-grad diploma level.
• Able to meet the requirements for membership at Engineering Technician level or equivalent membership of a relevant professional body (equivalent to diploma level)
• Registration on the Voluntary Register on Clinical Technologists

Experience

• Experience in applying workshop technology to patient-critical equipment and techniques in healthcare
• Substantial experience of hands-on servicing of medical equipment. Specialist knowledge and understanding of a wide range of medical equipment through equipment specific training and experience.
• Experience in applying workshop technology to Dialysis Equipment.

Skills

• Confident in the use of computer database and management systems (e.g. Medusa).
• Highly developed craft skills enabling the use of appropriate tools and measuring equipment.
• Skills in handling small components in complex equipment.
• Able to plan own work, liase with users, suppliers etc. Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence.
• Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances when working in clinical areas (e.g. when visiting wards and theatres fault finding on patient connected equipment).
• Able to communicate complex information across professional boundaries (e.g. fault finding in an emergency call out, to minimise misunderstanding and obtain the required information).
• Able to negotiate with customers including those in specialist clinical areas.

Personal Qualities

• Good interpersonal, negotiating and communication skills.
• Full driving licence

MANAGING YOUR APPLICATION:

We are committed to promoting inclusion, where all staff have a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from everyone and recognise the need for our workforce to represent the diversity of the population we serve. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where diversity is celebrated. We aim to create a working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential no matter their disability, sex, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, pregnancy and maternity or marriage and civil partnership status.We are keen to break down barriers in the UHB, and encourage applications from under-represented groups.

Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

The UHB reserves the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa , unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK . If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.