University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWe have an exciting opportunity to recruit an experienced Clinical Engineering Technologist to work within our Clinical Engineering team. Clinical Engineering is an essential clinical support service within our hospitals, providing whole life equipment management services for the range of medical equipment used to diagnose and treat patients throughout our hospitals. We are a dedicated team of around 35 members of staff based in workshops across the Trust.
We are looking for a talented and highly motivated individual, to lead our technical team at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery to deliver high-quality medical equipment management services to specialist neuro clinical services including Theatres and Critical Care. This post would be ideal for someone who is passionate about staff training and development and has the resilience and tenacity to ensure high standards of service performance amongst competing priorities.
The successful candidate will be supported to achieve RCT registration if they do not already hold it. The post-holder would be expected to support all team members achieve RCT registration within 3 years.
Applicants must be able to attend an on-site interview.
Main duties of the jobYou will be required to work to high standards of safety and accountability and will plan and carry out scheduled preventative maintenance, servicing, non-routine repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing on a wide range of medical equipment as well as maintenance of related computer systems. You will be a senior on-site representative of Biomedical Engineering, managing a team and overseeing communications with customers and suppliers. You will be working in the main hospital but you may be expected to travel to external sites. We value our staff and the expertise and professionalism they bring to our work. As part of your career development, we will assess and monitor your training needs and ensure that you undertake in-house and formal manufacturers' training courses.
About usUniversity College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)National Hospital for Neurology and NeurosurgeryRoyal National ENT and Eastman Dental HospitalsUniversity College Hospital Grafton Way BuildingRoyal London Hospital for Integrated MedicineUniversity College Hospital Macmillan Cancer CentreThe Hospital for Tropical DiseasesUniversity College Hospital at Westmoreland StreetWe are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women's health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world-class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine, and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net-zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Job responsibilitiesFor the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Person SpecificationKnowledge & QualificationsBEng / BSc or equivalent in Engineering or Physical Science or equivalent demonstrable experienceRegistration as Clinical TechnologistTraining to Postgraduate Diploma level or Incorporated Engineer with membership of a relevant professional bodyExperienceExtensive practical experience in Medical engineering workshop practices and techniques with experience of medical management/maintenance of electro medical equipment.Broad and specialised knowledge of a wide range of medical equipment including Infusion Devices, Defibrillators, Point of Care Analysers, Dental equipment, Audiology equipment etc.Experience of motivating and leading teams effectively and sympatheticallyLogical approach to problem-solvingKey Skills-physical & emotional effort, working conditions and physical skillsHighly developed physical skills including manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination for fine adjustment of life-critical settingsDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary and Contract Details£54,320 to £60,981 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
ContractPermanent
Working patternFull-time
Reference number309-UCLH-5180-A
Job locationsNational Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery
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