Job overview

The Clinical Engineering department at Derriford hospital is responsible for the reporting, management and maintenance of 40,000 individual, active medical devices within our database. Clinical Engineering provides our Trust and other customers with medical device leadership, expertise and governance for the whole life cycle of their devices, through proactive and responsive teams.

Clinical Engineering at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust is seeking to appoint an assistant/apprentice to support in various Clinical Engineering functions;  performing commissioning, decommissioning, decontamination, booking in, returning and collecting equipment.

As an Apprentice the successful applicants will engage with and actively participate in our Clinical Engineering training scheme. This includes educationally, the specific Healthcare Engineering Specialist Technician, Level 3 Course as linked in Advert. This education is funded under the Government’s apprenticeship scheme and 20% working week will be allocated for study (paid) and to build a portfolio of developing knowledge, experience and competencies towards fulfilling the departments work commitment and supporting evidence-based progression to Technical Inspector.

Onwards education post qualification, with the PTP Healthcare Science degree course (UWE) will be available on completion of the level 3 Specialist Technician course with the attainment of  (band 4) Clinical Engineering Technician role. 

Main duties of the job

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

• Plans own work in cooperation with the team leader and other colleagues
•  Performs tasks and duties on a wide range of medical devices including complex systems
•  Acts on own initiative to solve complex technical problems with multi-disciplinary teams allied to clinical engineering.
•  Identifies suitable engineering solutions to suit customer/patient needs.
•  Conducts internal audits for the quality system
• Provides supervisory support for lower grade technicians/assistants and signs off competencies for achievement levels below their own
•  Aims to grow a range of specialist technical competencies
•   Diagnoses faults in medical devices including those beyond the scope of the manufacturers supplied information
•   Maintains service schedules and other equipment records
•  Contributes to service protocols, risk assessments, evaluations and work instructions for medical equipment.
•  Perform audits and checks on the work of third party service providers
•   Provides some medical device user training on the use of complex patient critical equipment for Clinical and Technical Staff.
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Working for our organisation

We are a people business – where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.