Medical Engineer

Job overview

Main duties of the job

Use appropriate test equipment and to take responsibility for its use and safety, majority of which is highly specialised, expensive and complex.

Reference the correct protocol for type and range of equipment.

Complete planned preventative maintenance to specified schedule.

To attend all wards/departments within the Trust, Primary Care Trusts and other organisations on a regular basis to perform equipment maintenance as per planned preventative maintenance schedule and when necessary, to carry out non-schedule repairs. This may involve frequent movement of heavy items of medical equipment.

Clarify all issues affecting the required maintenance and their impact on the delivery of clinical services.

To co-operate in the implementation of departmental policies and procedures as required and to propose changes to procedures that may impact on other professions.

To act on relevant safety notices received from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), engineering updates and modifications with the appropriate course of action and liaise with other healthcare professionals to ensure their timely execution.

To assist with the investigation of adverse incidents relating to medical devices and reporting potential incidents when identified.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Medical Engineer position available at WUTH.