The Clinical Engineering Department is primarily concerned with providing evaluation and selection, acceptance checks, repair, calibration, and maintenance to a wide range of medical devices and equipment across University Hospitals Sussex NHS trust. The aim is to ensure equipment operates effectively and safely with a minimum of downtime. Clinical equipment covered incorporates electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer software and medical gas systems. Clinical areas include all general wards, Intensive Care, Special Care Baby Unit, all Theatre modalities, Cardiology, Renal Unit and Equipment Library. The post holder will carry out specialist servicing, repair, calibration, scheduled preventative maintenance, safety and acceptance testing on a wide range of patient connected medical equipment. The post holder is required to work to high standards of safety and accountability. The post holder liaises with clinical and other technical staff to identify faults and repair equipment, including working in clinical areas and working with manufacturers, as appropriate Provide specialised clinical technical services for preventative maintenance, servicing, calibration, inspection, and repair to a wide range of complex and patient-connected medical equipment. Including life support and life saving devices under all conditions of urgency. Communicate with clinical users to gain a clear understanding of the nature of problems with equipment. Assess the seriousness and implications of the problem and respond appropriately to the urgency of the user request. Undertake advanced fault-finding. Apply suitable fault-finding techniques to diagnose problems, including those beyond the scope of manufacturer supplied information. Report unusual fault conditions to manufacturers. Exercise judgement to determine the causes of faults in devices with multiple complex and inter-related systems (e.g., electronic, computer and mechanical systems), which may be due to user error, equipment failure or environmental issues (e.g., temperature, humidity, radio frequency). Rectify complex equipment faults. Undertake repairs on complex electrical/electronic and mechanical devices to circuit component level if necessary. At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do. We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Brian Jolley Job title: Clinical Engineering Services Manager Email address: brian.jolley1nhs.net Telephone number: 07810 180526 Roger Westcar - Telephone 01444 441881 Ext 68116