Special Medical Equipment Technician

Job overview

MEMS provide total medical equipment management services to Basildon, Southend and Mid Essex Hospitals. This includes Procurement, Acceptance, Maintenance and Service, co-ordinate clinical staff training and decommissioning and disposal.

The role is responsible to ensure that equipment operates effectively and safely with the minimum of downtime. Clinical equipment covered incorporates complex electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer and medical gas based systems.

The post holder provides support to electrical and electronic related medical equipment, which includes the scheduled planned preventative maintenance (PPM), servicing, repair, calibration and acceptance testing on a wide range of medical equipment within the electrical / electronic field.

The Post Holder will help promote understanding of the medical equipment concept within the Trust and support development and delivery of associated work programmes.

Main duties of the job

• Communication

Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required.

Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders

• Analytical and Planning

• r manage the links made through the team.

Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risks.

Liaison with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated

Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution & commitment to the successful delivery of your work.

Ensure that expertise is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with government departments, national agencies and key stakeholders internationally, nationally, regionally and across sectors.

• Clinical Duties

• Policy and Service Development

• Not Applicable

Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort.

Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health

Service which significantly contributes to the Trust’s stated objectives & aims

Undertake evidence-based practice for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This job profile is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder.

The post holder will be expected to perform any other duties or responsibilities as assigned by management, within scope of the role.