Assistant Medical Engineer

Job overview

This a new post developed in conjunction with an initiative at Walsall Healthcare Trust to maintain medical equipment within the Walsall EBME Team.

Main duties of the job

Following specific training, the successful applicant will have particular responsibility for reactive and preventative maintenance of the Trust’s patient hybrid mattresses and pumps, ensuring that equipment operates safely with a minimum downtime.

Following additional training, the duties of the post may be extended further to include other general medical equipment (for example patient hoists, beds, etc.) within the limitations of the job banding. Duties will include working to an established planned preventative maintenance programme for medical equipment.

Additionally, the post holder may be deployed to support the medical engineering team working with a broad range of medical electronic instrumentation.

The service will normally be provided over a standard 37.5 hours, 5 day week, but may at times involve working unsocial/additional hours as necessary, with the post holder expected to demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to negotiate flexible working hours as appropriate following consultation.

The post holder will be expected to work to high standards and to a competent skill level.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To be technically responsible to the EBME Section Head for all on-going technical, administrative and professional matters.

To be professionally accountable for any matter that affects the calibration, servicing or maintenance of medical electronic equipment to the EBME Section Head.

To carry out reactive and preventative maintenance of the Trust’s patient hybrid mattresses and pumps.

To undertake maintenance on any other equipment that may be identified within the technical capability of the post, and to share in the broad work of the EBME Internal section as required.  This work will require constructive relationships to be established and maintained with clinical users, and a high degree of teamwork within the EBME service.

To develop, achieve and maintain a level of expertise which, combined with substantial personal initiative, will enable tasks and procedures to be completed without supervision.

To ensure, in co-operation with the EBME Section Head or Head of EBME that at agreed times a technician is available to undertake the work.

To co-operate closely with all EBME staff with regard to electronic and mechanical aspects of safety, and the on-going maintenance and development of Medical Equipment.

To contribute towards the development of computer-based systems used within the EBME Team and its parent department (Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering).

To participate in laid down work schedules, and to assist in maintaining records of service, repairs, hazards, etc. relating to the equipment, including the implementation of new and revised protocols and standards.

To conform to the systems, processes and procedures as initiatives are introduced to the department as part of its quality management system, including contribution as required to improvement of the systems, processes and procedures.

To contribute as required towards the training of other staff, and to co-operate with medical, nursing and other staff.

The work may include duties on all Trust sites where the EBME Department has an agreed commitment to provide a service. To be available for travel to other hospitals as required.

To be available for on-call and overtime work as necessary.

To demonstrate a flexible approach to the needs of the department.

To conform to safe working practices, and to ensure that the highest possible standards of safety, and of technical work, are achieved and maintained.

To undertake any other duties which may be required by the Head of EBME or EBME Section Head, and which are appropriate to the post.

This Job Description may be reviewed periodically in the light of developing work requirements.  The post holder will be expected to contribute to that review.