Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Town: London
Salary: £35,964 - £43,780 Per Annum, including high cost area
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/02/2025 23:59
Interview date: 06/03/2025
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
Job overview
The post holder will work as part of a diverse and multidisciplinary Medical Equipment Management Service team to ensure the safe use of medical devices across the Trust. The post holder will carry out acceptance testing, servicing and repair of complex medical equipment and devices. They will take part in workshop rotas and timetables, and maintain records of all completed work timely and accurately on the comprehensive equipment management information technology system. Where necessary, the post holder will undertake training in order to develop, upskill and fulfill the evolving needs of the role. Training of clinical staff in the use of medical equipment will be required occasionally.
Main duties of the job
1. Assess new electrical/electronic related equipment for clinical use.
2. Commission and accept new electronic/electrical equipment for clinical use either in the clinical area or within MEMS.
3. Calibrate and verify electrical/electronic equipment in the clinical area.
4. Conduct complex fault finding/repair on electrical/electronic equipment.
5. Handle and store equipment and consumables within acceptable safe limits.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. As part of a team or at the request of the section manager, establish clinical need for new, modified or replacement medical equipment:
2. Correctly interpret clinical needs in respect of intended use, context and performance parameters of the required equipment.
3. Advise on the need for new or replacement medical equipment to clinical or technical users.
4. Carry out recommendations within designated clinical area.
5. Refer recommendations outside designated clinical area to relevant authority for action.
6. Undertake and report on analysis for installation or relocation of medical equipment.
7. Respond to specific requests for new or replacement medical equipment.
8. Commission medical equipment for clinical use.
9. Advise on the adaptation of medical equipment.
10. Maintain medical equipment for clinical use.
11. Make informed use of the detailed technical information provided by the manufacturers’ service manuals.
12. Confirm test equipment is correctly calibrated for maintenance and repair activities.
13. Diagnose complex faults on medical equipment and determine appropriate action.
14. Clarify all issues affecting the required maintenance and their impact on delivery of clinical services.
15. Complete all paper and computer records accurately and store in correct location for future use.
16. Inform users of reasons for fault, the action taken and how to avoid re-occurrence, including the delivery of training.
17. Inform the other sections of MEP when repairs or maintenance fall within their area.
18. Give advice or support to colleagues or manufacturers when repair or maintenance falls inside own level of expertise.
19. Dispose of equipment following Trust policy and European laws.
20. Will be expected to work on medical equipment up to, but not limited to, the value of £10,000.
Technical
1. Perform the following on a variety of complex electrical and mechanical medical equipment:
2. Repairs
3. Disposal
4. Calibrate and operate test equipment correctly
5. Contribute to the technical evaluation of medical equipment
6. Analyse and diagnose faults on equipment involved in adverse incidents and provide verbal and written feedback
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
* Electronics knowledge to degree level or equivalent.
* Working towards becoming a member of the Voluntary Register for Clinical Technologists (VRCT).
Knowledge and Experience
* Knowledge of medical electronics and medical equipment.
* Understanding of the use of equipment in the clinical environment.
Skills and Competencies
* Able to deliver training to technical and non-technical staff.
* Capable of analysing and diagnosing faults on complex equipment.
IMPORTANT
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* To enquire about your application or inform us of any changes in your circumstances, please contact the named person on this advert.
* Please provide email addresses for referees where possible.
* Please review the documentation on our recruitment microsite, particularly the Trust’s criminal records checking policy.
* All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
* Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. On occasion, we might close a vacancy early due to a high number of applications being received. You are advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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