Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd Employer type NHS Site HRI/CRH/Elland Town Huddersfield Salary £18,164.25 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 29/05/2025 23:59
CHS is able to offer a wide range of services. Our scale enables us to offer competitive rates and we have a long track record of providing high quality, customer-focused services.
We offer comprehensive estates, facilities management, medical engineering, catering solutions and procurement services supporting the provision of safe, effective healthcare to our communities. We are committed to delivering our Green Plan goals of reducing carbon emissions, air pollution, waste generation and improving recycling throughout delivery of our services. We also enable profit to go back into patient care.
CHS recognises that its staff are its greatest asset and that its business is its people. The company aims to create an environment and culture of openness, trust and honesty. We encourage and celebrate diversity because broader perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge will enrich and enhance the value we bring to each other, our clients, shareholders and other stakeholders.
Job overview
Calderdale & Huddersfield Solutions Ltd have an exciting opportunity for an entry level apprenticeship to Healthcare Science Clinical Engineering at NVQ Level 2.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will primarily carry out scheduled preventative maintenance on a wide range of Medical Devices; however they will also participate in the supply, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing. The post holder is required to work to high standards of safety and accountability and provide up to date technical information on medical devices and related subjects to key clinical staff. As a member of the Clinical Engineering service, the post holder will be expected to carry out their duties under direct supervision initially then with limited supervision once deemed competent, whilst following departmental and national policies at all times.
Working for our organisation
At CHS we understand the differences in delivering our services in complex environments and we have a flexible approach to meet the needs of our customers. Our Estates and Facilities management functions alongside our Clinical Engineering, decontamination and procurement service, provides the following:
* Fully managed estate and building maintenance
* Clinical Engineering & Decontamination
* Procurement advice, guidance and governance
* Capital project management
* Transport
* Grounds maintenance.
* Catering
* Cleaning (including robot and deep cleaning)
All provided to nationally recognised standards giving you assurance that your premises and equipment will be the best they can, and your customers will have confidence in you as a provider.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder is a member of a multi-disciplined team of specialist clinical engineers within the Clinical Engineering & Decontamination Service.
The post holder will identify devices requiring maintenance,
identify faults and repair equipment accordingly; this will include significant time working in clinical/ward areas and occasionally with manufacturers and their agents.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Academic electronics/mechanics knowledge NVQ Level 1 or above and Mathematics & English to GCSE A* - D or 9 – 3 or equivalent, all prerequisite qualifications for entry to the NVQ Level 2 in Healthcare Science Clinical Engineering
* Sciences Biology, Chemistry, Physics to A* - D or 9 – 3
Knowledge & Skills:
* Ability to use and understand Excel, Word etc. to set up documents, templates, reports and spreadsheets and use and extract information from databases
* Able to provide Occasional working in awkward positions during servicing and repair of equipment
* Knowledge of Patient equipment and its application and management and engineering principles
* Knowledge of electrical workshop and field practices
* Knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering and fault finding techniques
* A good level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure, including reporting of incidents and MHRA Safety Alert distribution
* Working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and health & safety requirements e.g. ISO, BSI, IEC
* Equipment management databases to maintain asset register and record work done
* Deal with occasional distressing circumstances when working in clinical areas e.g. trouble shooting problems on patient connected equipment in critical areas and operating theatres etc.
* Deal with complex and unpredictable situations
* A good level of understanding of patient and staff safety in relation to Patient equipment
Experience
* Experience of Excel, Word and etc. to set up documents, reports and spreadsheets
* Experience of patient equipment
* Relevant experience in electro/mechanical engineering workshop practices and techniques post qualification or equivalent
* Experience in commissioning, preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, repair, quality control, safety, acceptance testing and procurement
* The application of workshop technology to Patient equipment and techniques in healthcare
* Working in a hospital or similar environment / Working in patient areas
* Working using own initiative to prioritise work and responding to clinical needs
* An understanding of patient and staff risks arising from patient equipment
* Experience of working to a quality management system
General
* Able to fulfil the health requirements of the post as identified in the Job Description, taking into account any reasonable adjustments recommended by Occupational Health
* Must be eligible to work in the UK
* Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by the Company and Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
* Be prepared to undertake a period of study in addition to normal work during allocated hours
Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions (CHS) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. CHS will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.
If applying via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through NHS Jobs, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via NHS Jobs. If you have a query relating to your application, please contact the recruitment team on ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk .
If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.
You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). For Enhanced and Standard DBS checks you will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.
CHS is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Name Steve Barker Job title Healthcare Science Associate Clincal Engineering Email address steve.barker@cht.nhs.uk Telephone number 01484 356939 Additional information
or 07770 876497 Between 0800 - 1600hrs Mon - Fri
Alternatively contact Clinical Engineering:
Hasnain Mir on 01484 342823
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