City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE)
Are you passionate about healthcare innovation and technology? Join our team of cutting-edge professionals in clinical engineering, where you'll play a pivotal role in advancing patient care through the maintenance, optimisation, and integration of state-of-the-art medical equipment. In this fast-paced, rewarding environment, you'll collaborate with top-tier healthcare teams to ensure life-saving technology is running at its best. If you're driven by problem-solving, dedicated to making an impact, and excited to work at the forefront of medical advancements, we want to hear from you!
The Clinical Engineering Department is at the heart of cutting-edge patient care, overseeing a vast array of medical equipment and services critical to diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment. As we expand with new business developments, we continue to lead the way in medical technology management. Our expert team of specialist technicians and engineers are dedicated to ensuring the highest standards of patient safety and performance, providing comprehensive support across specialised clinical areas. From rigorous safety testing of new equipment to fast, precise fault diagnosis and repair, we're committed to keeping the technology that saves lives running smoothly.
Main duties of the job
The Clinical Engineering Dept within the Estates Hard FM section of CHoICE is based at the South Tyneside Hospital. The team also supports 58 community sites across Sunderland, South Tyneside, Gateshead, and Durham. The Clinical Engineering team providing this service consists of 9 engineers with management and administration support. The Department operates from Monday to Friday between 08:00 to 18:00 with an out of hours on-call service for any emergencies. Flexible working patterns are available.
Applications are invited from persons with a HNC or Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or similar qualification in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience. All relevant specialist equipment training will be provided. You will need to be a team player, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and have the ability to use your own initiative when required. A full driving licence is essential.
Job responsibilities
The CHoICE Clinical Engineering Department is responsible for the management of an extensive range of medical equipment and related services throughout the CHoICE 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:
1. Clinical Engineering
2. Renal Dialysis
3. Paging System
4. 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:
1. Vital signs monitoring
2. Ventilators (adult and neonatal)
3. Cardiology
4. Patient data storage/retrieval and networking systems
5. 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
Experience
* 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.
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.
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 organise own workload in a constantly changing and demanding environment.
* Ability to switch from one task to another as priorities change.
* 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.
* PC literate with an in-depth knowledge of Access, Word & Excel 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.
* 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.
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.
* Knowledge of human physiology and physiological measurement.
* Formal qualification in physics, Biology or Chemistry.
* Knowledge of hydraulics, optics, computer networking, and audio-video systems.
* Recognised IT competency qualification.
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 name
City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE)
£39,832 to £47,966 a year Full time pay range
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