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Clinical Technologist
Band 5
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for a detailed job description of the role.
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University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Clinical Engineering is looking for a qualified Specialist Clinical Technologist (Healthcare Science Practitioner) to join its team at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. For candidates that don't have the relevant experience or qualifications, a position may be considered at a lower band.
You will offer technical advice to clinical and scientific staff and complete planned maintenance, corrective maintenance, calibration, acceptance, and decommissioning tasks on a range of medical equipment including.
With a clear focus on quality and patient services, you will be responsible for supporting a wide range of medical equipment across many clinical specialities that support the delivery of world class healthcare here at University Hospital Southampton, within the local healthcare community and overseas. The role may include exciting opportunities for 2-5 days of overseas work per year.
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As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.
Specific to this role we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what’s possible for the role and service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.
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General Duties
• Provide technical skills and knowledge in analysing complex faults on a broad range of multifaceted
medical equipment.
• Liaise with manufacturers/service agents on highly complex technical issues relating to the repair of
medical equipment, the provision of spare parts and specialist test equipment.
• Appraise the most cost-effective repair option.
• Required to use a range of specialised precision calibration and test equipment.
• Undertake planned preventative maintenance and safe repair of expensive highly complex medical
equipment.
• Undertake commissioning/acceptance testing of new and loan medical equipment.
• Responsible for ensuring the accurate recording of maintenance undertaken on the equipment
management database.
• Calibrate and safety test all medical equipment prior to issue to clinical areas.
• Comply with the procedures under the Quality Management System.
• To act as lead technical specialist for medical equipment.
• Remove/condemn medical equipment when it is unsafe or beyond economical repair.
• Understand the clinical application for the medical equipment maintained.
• Responsible for accurate repair, maintenance and calibration of life support equipment, equipment
providing patient medication and producing diagnostic information.
For additional information, please refer to the job description and person specification.
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Qualifications
Meini prawf hanfodol
- BSc in Medical Engineering through PTP, or equivalent qualification, or equivalent experience
Meini prawf dymunol
- Professional accreditation
- Professional accreditation
Knowledge and experience
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- In depth experience of working at band 4 or higher (or equivalent) in a hospital medical engineering technical role
- Ability to travel between the hospital sites
- Maintenance of equipment with fault finding to component level
- Experience of coordinating office systems and procedures
- Sound verbal and written communication
- Work within a Quality Management system
Meini prawf dymunol
- Occasional work trips abroad – requiring a valid passport
- Full UK Driving licence
Values and behaviours
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- Patients First
- Always Improving
- Working Together
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Rhagor o fanylion / cyswllt ar gyfer ymweliadau anffurfiol
- Enw
- Martin Lucey
- Teitl y swydd
- Head of Clinical Engineering
- Cyfeiriad ebost
- [email protected]
- Rhif ffôn
- 023 8120 4220
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