Clinical Engineering Technician Specialist
Job summary
Are you an experienced medical equipment technician looking for an opportunity to make a real difference to patient safety and clinical services?
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust is seeking a skilled and motivated Band 6 Clinical Engineering Technician to join our Clinical Engineering team. This is an exciting opportunity to support the safe, effective and reliable operation of a wide range of medical devices and equipment used across the Trust and its partner organisations.
The Clinical Engineering Department plays a vital role in supporting patient care through the evaluation and selection of medical equipment, acceptance testing, commissioning, preventative maintenance, calibration, troubleshooting and repair.
You will work with a diverse range of electrical, electronic and mechanical medical equipment across a variety of clinical environments, including wards, Intensive Care, the Special Care Baby Unit, theatres, Cardiology and other Trust properties.
About You
We are looking for a technically capable and proactive individual with a strong commitment to medical equipment safety, quality and patient care.
You should be able to demonstrate a methodical approach to fault-finding and repair, the ability to work with complex medical devices, and a commitment to maintaining high technical and professional standards.
You will need strong communication and organisational skills, an ability to work effectively with clinical colleagues, departmental staff and external contractors.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
As a Clinical Engineering Technician, you will:
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM), calibration, troubleshooting and repairs on a wide range of complex medical equipment.
- Ensure all equipment is maintained and serviced in accordance with the highest standards of safety, quality and reliability.
- Undertake acceptance testing and commissioning of new medical equipment to ensure it is safe and fit for clinical use.
- Provide technical advice and applications support to clinical colleagues and other equipment users.
- Coordinate servicing and repairs with external contractors, ensuring work is completed effectively and to the required standards.
- Support the safe and effective management of medical devices across the Trust and its partner organisations.
- Work collaboratively with clinical teams, colleagues and external service providers to minimise equipment downtime and support continuity of patient care.
- Ensure all work is undertaken in accordance with departmental procedures and the requirements of the Trust's ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification.
About us
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you'll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we've achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.
We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific Responsibilities:
Repair and maintain medical devices to maximise clinical use and compliance.
Assess critical equipment breakdowns to determine the seriousness, implications and respond appropriately
Use advance fault-finding techniques to diagnose problems within complex and interrelated systems (where necessary to component level).
Ensure that repaired or serviced equipment works to manufacturers specifications before being put into service
Collate feedback and analysis of faults with the aim to reduce the chance of similar faults reoccurring.
Share learning with team, help populate risk and incident logs on trust systems.
Act as identified ROTA TECH for one or more of the Trust sites, for clinical and technical response, acting as first point of contact for Clinical Engineering.
Chair working parties to organise & update service, operation, instructions, PPM SOP tasks and manuals for equipment
Provide comprehensive detail for each repair or PPM task activity on Trust bespoke medical device Database software.
Lead on Audits as directed by senior team.
Please see attached job description for further information
Person Specification
Education and Training
- BEng Degree in Electronic/ Biomedical Engineering plus specialist equipment training & experience OR Substantial HND in Electronic/ Biomedical Engineering with Specialist equipment training & higher experience.
- Relevant higher specialised medical engineering courses.
- Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) training.
- A full UK driving licence, including Category B entitlement for long wheelbase (LWB) vans,
- Evidence of CPD
- MEng Electronic or Biomedical Engineering degree
- Registered engineer to a professional medical body
- Personal record of training competencies
- Category B entitlement licence - LWB Van Training can be offered if lacking experience of driving LWB vehicles
Knowledge and Skills
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation, good working practice and national standards in the field of clinical information systems
- Advanced knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering and practices.
- Excellent computer skills - Microsoft 365 packages
- Able to use specialist diagnostic tools in the repair and maintenance of electronic equipment.
- ISO experience
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines
- Good written and oral communication skills.
- Able to carry out investigations and write incident report
- Knowledge of medical device operation and management.
- Medical device Cyber security and resilience practices and procedures
- Integration and communication of systems, software and networks related to medical devices management
Experience
- Substantial experience in medical devices maintenance
- Significant electronic engineering experience. (Including preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, repair, calibration, quality control, safety, acceptance testing and procurement)
- Medical device OEM contractor experience
- Teaching and mentoring Junior Engineers
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
Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Address
Newton's Court
Crossways Business Park
Dartford
DA2 6QL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.dgt.nhs.uk/working-for-us