Employer James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site James Paget Hospital Town Great Yarmouth Salary £37,338 - £44,962 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/06/2025 23:59
Senior Medical Engineering Technician
NHS AfC: Band 6
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children’s service.
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
* Putting patients first
* Aiming to get it right
* Recognising that everybody counts
* Doing everything openly and honestly
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Medical Engineering Department for a Senior Technician specialising in anesthetic and ventilation equipment.
We are looking for a motivated person with extensive experience in maintaining the operating theatre anesthetic machines and ventilators. Our current devices are supplied by Draeger, experience with these devices would be advantageous.
Manufacturer training will be provided for new devices as equipment is replaced.
the successful candidate will also be required to maintain a wide range of complex medical devices
Main duties of the job
As a senior technician you will be expected to take the lead role in providing planned maintenance and breakdown services for the trusts anesthetic machines and ventilators
Carry out acceptance testing, planned preventative maintenance, calibration, service and repair work to anesthetic, electro-medical, renal, laboratory, x-ray and other specialist equipment. Working with minimum
supervision to perform work of a non-routine nature, including complex skilled tasks of a medical engineeringand electronics nature.
Provides supervision, support, advice and training as required to other staff on issues relating to theoperation and maintenance of medical equipment and devices. Deputises for Medical Engineering Managerin their absence (i.e. deals with enquiries, delegates fault reports and planned maintenance activities toMedical Engineering Technicians, etc.).
Working for our organisation
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities Operational Responsibilities.
· Carries out acceptance testing, planned preventative maintenance, calibration, service and repair work to anaesthetic, electro-medical, renal, laboratory, x-ray and other specialist equipment. Working with minimum supervision to perform work of a non-routine nature, including complex skilled tasks of a medical engineering and electronics nature.
· Organises servicing for specialist areas, including liaising with users, suppliers, plans quality audits/commissioning of new equipment.
· Analyses & diagnoses faults in complex, multi-faceted medical equipment and completes repairs. Calibrates and maintains medical equipment and devices for use in patient care.
· Ensures all duties are carried out in accordance with relevant Policies and Procedures and refers to manufacturer’s technical documentation (i.e. service manual, operating instructions, etc.) when testing and maintaining specialist equipment and devices.
· Provides supervision, support, advice and training as required to other staff on issues relating to the operation and maintenance of medical equipment and devices. Deputises for Medical Engineering Manager in their absence (i.e. deals with enquiries, delegates fault reports and planned maintenance activities to Medical Engineering Technicians, etc.).
· Collects, collates and records all maintenance activities and enter actions into the department’s equipment service database to ensure accurate maintenance records are kept and a quality service is provided.
· Orders supplies of specialist equipment, spare parts & accessories for medical equipment and devices.
· Assess the risks and hazards to themselves and others (i.e. staff, patients and visitors) which occur when conducting the maintenance and repair of medical equipment and devices. Aware of his/her responsibilities in respect of the Health and Safety at Work Act and complies with the Trusts Health & Safety Policy.
· Works overtime to carry out urgent or essential Planned Maintenance and Breakdown repair work as required. Where necessary, undertakes on-call duties as part of an on-call rota responsible for emergency repairs occurring out of normal working hours.
· Attends in-house, NHS and manufacturers training establishments as required for the purpose of training on equipment and participates in the internal training of other members of staff.
Undertakes any other duties as required by the Medical Engineering Manager
Person specification
Qualifications
Trained in anaesthetic/ ventilation maintenance
Experience
* Experience of maintaining Medical Devices in an Acute Healthcare environment
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency. The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
‘Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England'
Tier 2 Sponsorship :We are pleased to consider applicants who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK but it is unlikely that we would be able to appoint if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled UK/Right to work candidate is available. Applying for entry clearance into the UK, must provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.
Visa and Immigration
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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.
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