Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our team in providing a medical equipment management, maintenance, repair and support service for the Trust and other healthcare providers in the area.
You will be a skilled and self-motivated engineer, educated to HNC level in a suitable engineering subject, with proven experience of working as an unsupervised Medical Engineer within an NHS Trust. You will be able to demonstrate the desire to continue your professional development through internal and external training courses.
You will be highly professional, well organised and capable of multi-tasking and working under pressure.
Some knowledge of quality management would be an advantage, as we work to a registered quality assurance system (BS EN ISO 9001:2015)
You will be expected to work on a number of sites, so a driving licence is an advantage but not essential.
A skills test is a mandatory requirement of the Interview process. Please DO NOTapply if you cannotfacilitatethis requirement.
Consideration will be given to appointing under Annex 21 of Agenda for Change should you lack sufficient experience.
Main duties of the job
Main duties include the repair, calibration, planned maintenance, commissioning and disposal of a wide range of medical equipment.
Working with stakeholders to deliver a responsive, safe and effective patient-centred service.
Liaising with and providing advice and support to users of medical equipment .
Requisitioning spares and materials, accepting deliveries of materials and equipment.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Science oror Registered Clinical Technologist at graduate level
Experience
Essential
2. Recent and relevant practical experience in the maintenance and repair of a wide range of complex medical equipment
3. Evidence of working alone and on own initiative
Desirable
4. Experience in quality assurance procedures and records management
Knowledge
Essential
5. Demonstrable level of knowledge necessary to maintain and repair a wide range of complex electronic medical equipment
6. Understanding hazards and taking adequate precautions
Desirable
7. Evidence of satisfactory completion of appropriate specialised training courses.
Skills
Essential
8. Able to communicate technical information across professional boundaries
9. Able to communicate difficult concepts with clarity
10. Effective interpersonal & communication skills, including report writing & document presentation
11. Able to prioritise own work, meeting deadlines
Desirable
12. Able to use word processing, spreadsheet and email applications
13. Computer software & hardware fault-finding skills