Special Medical Equipment Technician

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication - Build and sustain effective communications with other individuals or teams involved in the NOVA project, whilst working closely with clinical staff and site teams on a regular basis. Youll need excellent communication and problem-solving skills, as well as the ability to work both independently and as part of a wider programme team. Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team.

Analytical and Planning - Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders or manage the links made through the team. Conduct site-wide audits and mapping of existing medical device connectivity. Collaborate with clinical, IT, and EPR programme teams to ensure successful integration. Support data migration, interface configuration, and troubleshooting. Ensure compliance with NHS policies, clinical safety standards, and information governance protocols

Policy and Service Development - 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 Trusts stated objectives & aims. Undertake evidence-based practice for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues.

Financial and Physical Resources - Ensure that resources are used effectively and in accordance with agreed procedures.

Information Resources - Dissemination of knowledge, taking full responsibility for technical accuracy and reliability and being sensitive to the wider implications of that dissemination.

Effort, Skills and Working

Physical Skills - Highly developed physical skills, accuracy important; manipulation offine tools, materials. Dexterity, co-ordination & sensory skills for use of precision tools,maintaining delicate equipment

Physical Effort - Occasional/ frequent light effort for long periods, moderate effort forshort periods. Repetitive equipment testing; works in awkward positions, some liftingof heavy equipment

Mental Effort -Occasional/ frequent light effort for long periods, moderate effort forshort periods. Repetitive equipment testing; works in awkward positions, some liftingof heavy equipment

Emotional Effort - Exposure to distressing to emotional circumstances is rare/ occasionalDealing with faults on equipment connected to distressed patients

Working Conditions - Occasional highly unpleasant conditions.

Dust, fumes, noise; body fluids on equipment; compressed gas, electricity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree Level Electronics or equivalent experience in General electronics
• Manufacturer training courses

• Member of Register of Clinical Technologists

Knowledge and Experience

• Significant Experience of Medical Electronics
• Ability to work with technical manuals and schematic diagrams

Communication

• Written accuracy

Knowledge and Experience

• Knowledge of specialist test equipment.
• Knowledge of medical device integration
• Knowledge of specialist test equipment
• Experience of Equipment management information systems and databases
• Ability to work within the confines of a quality System (ISO9001:2015)
• Proven knowledge of Medical Equipment Safety standards
• Working autonomy

• Knowledge of HL7/FHiR messaging
• Knowledge of middleware technologies (eg, Mirth, Rhapsody)
• Knowledge of integration of medical devices into Oracle Millenium, knowledge of agnostic medical device integration engines (eg, Fukuda F-Connex, Macimo Iris Gateway)
• Supervision of staff

Communication

• Ability to communicate with all grades/disciplines of staff internally and externally in a confident manner in a variety of mediums

Personal and People Development

• Ability to work on own initiative and as a team worker
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload to ensure maximum efficiency
• Ability to train other members of staff

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform tests requiring high level of manual dexterity

• Ability to make fine adjustments to sensitive medical equipment

Other

• Ability to drive
• Computer skills including MS Office

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Clough Road

16-17 Clough Rd

Essex

CO4 9QS

Employer's website

https://eput.nhs.uk/