Job summary
- Main area
- Engineering Science & Technology
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 203-SS876
- Employer
- South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Warwick Hospital
- Town
- Warwick
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
EBME Technician
Band 4
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top performing organisations within the NHS. Our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree. We have recently been rated as 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following our most recent inspection.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. This includes our Community Teams in North Warwickshire.
We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 5900 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don’t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.
The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide inclusive, safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Probationary Period
All new staff to the Trust will be subject to a standard 6 month probationary period, the details of which will duly follow in your contract of employment.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust is committed to creating and sustaining a positive and inclusive working environment for all our employees. Our aim is to ensure that employees are equally valued and respected and that our organisation is representative of all members of society. We define diversity as valuing everyone as an individual – we value our employees, job applicants, students, patients and visitors as people. This is reflected within our values of being Inclusive, Safe, Effective, Compassionate and Trusted.
Agile and Flexible Working
All our staff will have a work base. However the Trust operates as an Agile Working Team therefore staff may be working from home on a regular basis as required by the service. However, occasionally travel around Warwickshire and into your base will be required so access to your own transport would be helpful.
The Trust also welcome staff to work flexibly and we would welcome the conversation at interview regarding flexible working.
Staff Benefits
The Trust offer a wide range of additional benefits to staff. Anyone who joins us on a substantive basis can assess things such as the Lease Car Scheme, Electronics Scheme, Discounted Leisure and Travel, Cycle to work scheme amongst many others available.
Car Parking
The Trust have recently completed the construction of a multi-storey car park at our Warwick Hospital site which has allowed us to reduce waiting times for car parking passes.
To keep up to date on our latest recruitment activity follow us on twitter @swftrecruit or look us up on Facebook (Recruitment - South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust).
Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic engineer to join our Electro-Biomedical Engineering (EBME) team to carry out maintenance / repair on a wide range of diagnostic medical devices across the county of Warwickshire.
If you have experience in electrical/ Mechanical engineering and are interested in technology, science and healthcare and want to be part of an ever increasing and developing technology sector then this is the perfect opportunity for you.
You will be expected to have a BTEC ONC/HNC or equivalent in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or possess the required level of experience in maintaining and repairing microprocessor based electrical electronic equipment. Evidence of good practical skills, a sound knowledge and an understanding of maintenance is a prerequisite of the post and you will be expected to demonstrate this at interview.
Applicants should have an adaptable, flexible approach to work and be able to demonstrate they can work very well within a team as well as being able to use their own initiative.
Duties include being responsible for the daily maintenance and repair of the Trusts & external clients medical devices including carrying out inspection and electrical safety checks periodically. The successful candidate will be expected to carry out these duties autonomously and work to frequent deadlines whilst maintaining a professional approach.
For further information please contact Steve Clarke, EBME Manager on 01926 495321 ext 4480.
Main duties of the job
To be a member of the team in the ‘Electro Bio Medical Engineering Department’ providing maintenance/ repair support on a wide range of medical equipment both within the Trust and out in the community. The postholder will be responsible for supporting the EBME department in carrying out routine planned maintenance including electrical safety testing in accordance with specified standards. The job will also require identifying any potential risks associated with the use of medical devices.
Working for our organisation
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.
Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are ‘Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care’. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn’t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To undertake maintenance of medical equipment following and meeting defined quality procedures accredited to ISO9001: 2015. The required work will involve in-depth fault finding to board/ component level utilising test equipment and hand tools as appropriate.
To perform all necessary work within the department and to be flexible when demands upon the department requires a fast response to emergency situations.
Certain activities will require handling and lifting of medical and other devices utilising the appropriate handling equipment as provided.
The post requires that a good knowledge and skills exist covering maintenance and repair of portable mechanical/ electrical electronic equipment. This will include the responsibility for formulating work instructions, prioritising work load and ordering any necessary spare parts.
The post will involve activity throughout the Trust including out in the community. Where work is undertaken in clinical areas, and especially when attending to equipment connected directly or indirectly to patients, it is expected that a courteous and sensitive manner is maintained at all times.
The post holder will be expected to work with compressed medical gas and associated regulating devices, observing safety procedures at all times.
To undertake electrical safety tests and visual inspections of medical devices following the latest guidelines principally on the Warwick Hospital site but also on occasions, at other locations across Warwickshire. Appropriate test equipment will be provided.
To generate and maintain records relating to equipment that is commissioned, serviced or condemned. This will include inputting service report records into the departmental database for equipment history and financial purposes.
To carry out acceptance testing of equipment to establish its compliance with statutory, safety and departmental requirements.
To propose and be prepared to support, changes to departmental working practices and to assist the EBME Manager in the preparation of reports and feedback following equipment commissioning, service, evaluation or failure.
To identify any associated risks relating to the use of medical devices and to carry out necessary corrective actions resulting from manufactures / regulatory bodies field safety notices.
To ensure efficient utilisation of spare parts and to monitor stock control – raising purchase order requisitions as necessary.
To liaise directly with medical, nursing and other staff, providing advice on the state of repair of medical and associated IT equipment.
To ensure at all times that work is performed in accordance with health and safety legislation, statutory requirements and other regulations that are applicable to the department function.
To undertake any other tasks as required by the EBME Manager in accordance with the grade and nature of the post.
The post holder will be a member of a mobile team and as such may be required to undertake his/her duties anywhere within the district as and when the need arises. A department van is provided for this purpose for which a current driving license is required.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of education including good literacy and numeracy skills.
- BTEC HNC/ NVQ or equivalent engineering qualification + experience.
- Training/courses on the principles of electrical safety testing.
Desirable criteria
- Specialist courses relating to maintenance and health and Safety.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Three or more years’ experience repairing electrical and mechanical devices.
- Practical ‘hands-on’ familiarity in fault finding.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in the maintenance and repair of medical devices including mechanical, electrical Electronic systems.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of fault finding techniques.
- Knowledge of health and safety matters relating to equipment maintenance / repair.
- Computer keyboard skills including knowledge of Microsoft packages such as Excel and Word.
Desirable criteria
- Basic understanding of computerised record keeping (databases).
- Ability to use hand and machine tools.
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Articulate and polite.
- Sensitive to others needs in difficult situations.
- Ability to handle frequent exposure to clinical situations.
- Willing to adapt and take on new roles.
- Happy to work in a team environment and share knowledge with colleagues.
- Ability to organise/ prioritise own workload including time management of all duties required for the post.
- Able to work autonomously and to deadlines.
Other
Essential criteria
- Passes Occupational screening.
- Frequent need to exert moderate physical effort for prolonged periods.
- Full clean driving licence.
- Ability to use test and calibration equipment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steve Clarke
- Job title
- Head of Electro Bio Medical Engineering
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01926600070
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