Senior Electronics Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE.

The CHoICE Clinical Engineering Department is responsible for the management of an extensive range of medical equipment and related services throughout the CHS portfolio and any potential additions via business developments that are used for the purpose of diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of patients. Service provision is divided into four separate specialist areas:

Clinical Engineering: Renal Dialysis: Paging System: Mobile Radio System

A team of specialist technicians provide support for a full equipment management service, responsible for safety testing of new equipment, fault diagnosis/repair and maintenance within specialist clinical areas including:

Vital signs monitoring

Anaesthetic gas monitoring

Ventilators (adult and neonatal)

Cardiology

Patient data storage/retrieval and networking systems

Neonatal support systems

Renal dialysis

Technicians also provide an evaluation service for proposed new purchases and a commissioning service for newly delivered equipment.

Management of the disposal pathway is also provided for end of life medical equipment adhering to WEEE regulations.

Full technical support is provided for the hospital paging system, all radio communication equipment and networks, ensuring key communications are constantly maintained throughout client premises.

Training for nurses and other clinical staff is provided in the safe and effective use of medical devices. Competency based training is also provided for specialist clinical areas along with the supervision and training of trainee technicians.

Members of the Clinical Engineering team are expected to work closely and effectively with other technical and clinical staff in providing a professional and high quality service. The team also provides an out of hours on call rota 365 days a year.

Person Specification

Physical Skills

• Manual dexterity in working with precision tools and miniature components.
• Ability to adapt to a changing technological environment.
• A logical, analytical mind capable of prolonged periods of concentration required in the repair, testing and calibration of complex medical electronic equipment.
• Capable of working effectively in demanding, emergency and distressing situations.
• Fit & healthy as work does involve lifting heavy equipment.
• Senior technicians must be aware of the stressful situations that may occur when working on complex medical equipment in emergency situations.
• Senior Technicians will be expected to work on equipment within clinical areas. They must be aware of the possible exposure to emotionally distressing situations whilst undertaking this work which may be alongside critically-ill patients, sometimes with the patients family present.
• Must not be colour blind

Experience

• Significant experience within an electronics / medical electronics related discipline.
• Excellent analytical skills combined with an in depth comprehensive knowledge of medical device technology.
• Broad experience in the management of medical devices.
• Competent in the repair of computer based equipment

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or HNC/HND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering plus comprehensive experience and specialist knowledge of medical device technology along with current analogue / digital electronic techniques to degree level. This is gained through formal qualification, plus in depth experience, specialist manufacturers training courses and Biomedical equipment maintenance practice.
• Knowledge of human physiology and physiological measurement

• Formal qualification in physics, Biology or Chemistry.
• Knowledge of hydraulics, optics, computer networking and audio video systems.
• Knowledge of human physiology and physiological measurement
• Recognised IT competency qualification

Skills and Knowledge

• Good communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of staff in formal and informal situations throughout the CFS business
• Self-motivated being able to organize own workload in a constantly changing and demanding environment.
• Ability to switch from one task to another as priorities change. A complex repair can be interrupted by an emergency or higher priority call to a clinical area at any time. This is the norm and not the exception
• Diagnose and repair faults to component level on a wide range of complex equipment including life support systems.
• Intense concentration is required when carrying out these repairs and calibration along with the need to use a high level of manual dexterity in order to manipulate precision tools and miniature components
• Repair work regularly requires the use of service manuals, circuit diagrams and test equipment for the diagnosis and repair of complex faults. This process requires intense and timely concentration that can be broken by interruptions.
• PC literate with an in depth knowledge of Access, word & XL and competent in the use of the internet and e-mail.
• Ability to work with a high degree of independence, but still as part of a team.
• A flexible approach to working hours and conditions.
• Take part in an out of hours on call rota
• Self-motivated and ability to work under pressure
• A positive and helpful attitude when dealing with all staff in any situation.
• Relationships can be built up with patients throughout treatment causing distress if patients do not recover.
• Hold a current driving licence - expected to use own transport between sites and when on call.

• Presentation skills
• To enable Provision of regular formal training and technical advice to senior clinicians and nursing staff, in groups or one to one, in the correct operation and application of a wide range of medical devices and systems.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE)

Address

Sunderland Royal Hospital

Kayll Road

Sunderland

SR4 7TP

https://www.choicesunderland.co.uk/