Medical Equipment Resource Centre Assistant

Job overview

The Medical Equipment Management Service (MEMS) of the Department provides a range of services to the Trust. These include the care of medical electronic and associated devices, Training of clinical staff (Medical Equipment Training) to use medical devices and a loan service for medical devices (the Equipment Library). MEMS is based on two sites. The Medical Equipment Resource Centre is at the main hospital site and acts as the link with clients seeking repairs to equipment. The Centre also provides the Equipment Library function and houses a suite for staff undertaking training on medical devices. MEMS also has electronic and mechanical workshops within the main department which is at the Faraday Building, on the edge of the hospital campus.

Main duties of the job

Specific duties of the Medical Equipment Resource Centre Assistant include:

• Assisting with the operation of the equipment library.
• Distributing and collecting equipment loaned from the equipment Library.
• Recording details of equipment loans using a dedicated database.

Providing a reception service for clients bringing equipment for repair or seeking information about

• Equipment.
• Recording details of equipment repairs on a dedicated database
• Providing information about the progress of repairs to clients.
• Providing consumables and disposables for medical equipment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Technical Responsibilities

• Collect equipment that is marked as belonging to the equipment library from any area of the Trust.
• Deliver equipment, when requested, to users.
• Collect faulty non-library equipment from wards and other areas, as requested, and deliver to MEMS for repair.
• Return repaired non-library equipment to wards and other areas, as requested.
• Liaise with users of Library service to provide information on the availability of equipment.
• Clean and decontaminate Library equipment.
• Ensure that loan equipment is stored in accordance with instruction.
• Ensure the Library shelves are tidy and well organised.
• Provide consumables and disposables for equipment as required ensuring that appropriate budgetary transfers are made.

Administrative Responsibilities

• Record details of equipment loaned from the library.
• Provide monthly figures outlining the activity of the equipment library.
• Accept equipment brought to MEMS for repair and log details of fault(s) ondedicated database.
• Maintain the MEMS reception is tidy and well organised.

Communication

• Following collections, deliveries or general liaison with clients, report any equipment related problems (training issues, damage etc.) to managers promptly.
• Liaise with managers to ensure that adequate stocks of consumables and disposables are maintained.
• Receive telephone calls for MEMS service; provide information as requested and advice within limits of competence.
• Respond to queries on progress of repairs, seeking information from database or engineering staff as appropriate.

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.