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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage applications from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining a healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as part-time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time, and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
Please note that this role is advertised on behalf of Atlas BFW Management Ltd (Atlas), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and as such, successful applicant(s) will be on Atlas Terms and Conditions. For further information about Atlas, please visit: www.bfwml.co.uk
The successful candidate will be responsible for the management of our Medical Engineering Services and tasked with ensuring that these services are delivered in line with our customer contract in an efficient and effective manner.
Main duties of the job
The main tasks of the role are:
* Asset Management
* Procurement & Contract Management of Suppliers
* People & Performance Management
* Data Management
* Customer Contract Monitoring, Performance Management & Reporting
* Ensuring compliance with legislation, national requirements and local policies at all times.
Reporting to the Director of Operations, they will have significant experience in general management together with experience of either asset management or contract management, preferably within a healthcare setting.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide leadership, professional management and direction to all staff within the EBME Department, to enable the effective sharing of knowledge, ideas and skills.
Asset Management
* To ensure that maintenance, repairs and safety checks of all medical devices are undertaken in compliance with MHRA Managing Medical Devices January 2021 and other relevant standards.
* To advance the service from being a maintenance and repair service to a full asset management service.
* To monitor and manage the progress of both PPM’s and reactive maintenance jobs utilising the available software solution, ensuring that the department is delivering an effective, efficient and compliant service delivered internally and by external contractors.
* To interrogate and analyse asset data to inform performance reporting, develop improvements and maintain compliance.
* To ensure that the condition of all medical devices is regularly updated on the medical device database and that the data contained within this is accurate and complete.
* To manage the medical device library ensuring stock levels are appropriate to match demand and the asset location is known to facilitate the smooth running of the department.
* To ensure that there are robust systems in place to acceptance test new medical devices and those being returned from 3rd party maintenance and service providers and to arrange the safe disposal of redundant medical devices maximising revenue opportunities in doing so.
* Review / instigate changes to work scheduling systems as appropriate to maximise efficiency, effectiveness and good use of resources.
* To ensure that asset costs are captured throughout the assets lifecycle and that these are used to inform repair or replace decisions to deliver best value for money and asset utilisation.
* To provide advice and guidance to our client to ensure that informed decisions are made with regards to the client(s) Medical Equipment Replacement Programme.
* To manage the provision of advice to the client(s) Medical Director in relation to compliance with Managing Medical Devices January 2021.
* To ensure that the department liaises with medical, nursing, other senior staff and patients over operational or performance difficulties and that they provide specialist technical guidance and training in the correct use of such equipment.
* To ensure that the department liaises with the Trusts Medical Device Training Officers in relation to new developments and training requirements.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Evidence of continuing personal and professional development.
* Management or professional qualification at post graduate level.
* Membership of a relevant professional institute.
* Registered with the Engineering Council as an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer.
* Recognised management qualification.
Knowledge
* Significant experience in the technical evaluation and management of medical devices.
* Management experience including finance/budgetary, HR, service redesign.
* Proven performance management of services and delivery of targets within agreed timescales.
* ISO9001 accredited experience within a healthcare environment.
Experience
* Experience of managing a team of technical qualified staff.
* Substantial NHS specialist experience in all aspects of the management of clinical equipment or has equivalent technical experience.
* Experience of working under a Quality Management System.
* Extensive Knowledge of test procedures used to verify safety and performance of a wide range of medical equipment.
* Experience of working in a hospital environment.
Skills
* Knowledge of statutory, regulatory and governance obligations relating to medical equipment, acquisition, usage and upkeep.
* Well developed leadership and motivational skills.
* Excellent planning and organisational skills.
* Self motivated, flexible with interpersonal skills, able to develop, motivate and maintain effective teams and manage a demanding and challenging workload.
* IT literate.
* High level of written and verbal communication skills including presentation skills.
Work Related Circumstances
* Occupational Health Clearance.
* Flexible and willingness to work extended hours.
* Physical effort e.g. lifting.
* Knowledge of procedures and safe working practices for handling equipment containing / contaminated with unpleasant substances including body fluids.
Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £25.50, Standard DBS check £25.50 and Enhanced DBS check £53.50.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £16. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until the published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Ashley Blakeley
Job title: PA to the Directors & Office Administrator
Email address: ashley.blakeley@bfwml.co.uk
Telephone number: 01253 951229
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