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 PPMs 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.