Clinical Engineer

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a Clinical Engineer at Worthing Hospital. The postholder will support the Clinical Engineering Team as part of a Trust Wide Service.

The successful candidate will be highly competent, dependable with excellent organisational skills.  Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential. You will be technically conversant with the repair and management of a wide range of modern medical devices and be confident with interacting at all levels with engineering and clinical colleagues.  Previous experience of medical equipment repair and service will be required, together with a Healthcare Apprenticeship at a minimum of Level 3 Diploma in Engineering or an equivalent level of knowledge skills and experience. There will be a requirement for cross site working.

Candidates are asked to ensure they thoroughly preview the Job Description and Person specification.

Main duties of the job

• To conduct acceptance checks, repairs and planned preventative maintenance to a wide range of patient connected medical equipment.
• Carry out end of life decommissioning as required.
• The postholder will also support the Clinical Engineering Specialist Technicians to provide a Trust wide assurance for the safe management of patient connected medical devices.

The post holder consults with clinical and other technical staff to ensure smooth running of activities at site level. The postholder will work across sites as required and be flexible to ensure a cohesive approach with the wider teams

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules, which set specific salary and skill thresholds. As such, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this post. Applicants will therefore need to already have the right to work in the UK to be considered. We include this information at the outset to provide clarity and avoid unnecessary inconvenience for applicants.

If you do not meet the sponsorship requirements, and you are applying using a Graduate visa as your right to work, you must have a minimum of 18 months remaining on your visa at time of application.

• Carry out allocated planned preventative maintenance to a wide range of patient connected medical devices
• Assist Clinical Engineering Senior Technicians where required
• Apply suitable techniques to diagnose problems, including those beyond the scope of manufacturer supplied information. Report unusual fault conditions to manufacturers.
• Carry out calibration, quality control, safety and acceptance testing.
• Using developing technical and clinical experience, identify potentially hazardous symptoms and faults when in clinical areas or in talking to clinical staff.
• Monitor stocks of appropriate components and spares, reordering where necessary to keep an adequate stock.
• Liaise with manufacturers to obtain technical and clinical information.
• Take responsibility for all tools and equipment within the Post holder’s care. Ensure workshop facilities are kept clear and well ordered.
• Provide occasional technical advice to clinical and other staff groups as required.
• Provide assistance to other team members within the Facilities and Estates Division, as appropriate.
• Daily use of the Clinical Engineering Database to record all work conducted and to also ensure records are accurate.
• The post holder will be required to manage all work that they are given. This will be conducted using the post holder’s own discretion, following existing departmental/NHS policies and procedures.   The post holder will work individually or as part of a multi-disciplinary team, using a full range of facilities to gather information (For example: Medical Equipment database, external manufacturers, MHRA, NPSA) to work within and around competing service demands.
• Be familiar with and follow the Trust’s incident reporting procedure, with respect to technical faults. (DATIX) Ensure that all investigations are carried out in conjunction with all relevant clinical staff, manufacturers, and other organisations such as the MHRA. (Medicines and Health care Products Regulatory Agency) Complete precise and accurate technical reports.
• Occasional requirement to help move/lift/relocate equipment weighing 10-15kg using appropriate lifting techniques. This could be ward based such as bedside critical care devices and in various Technical Workshops across the organisation

Occasionally assist on equipment specification, evaluation, and selection.