Job summary
- Main area
- Corporate - Technical Supervisor
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 381-CO-6407510
- Employer
- Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- SWB NHS Trust
- Town
- Birmingham
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Technical Supervisor
NHS AfC: Band 7
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Medical Engineering Technical Supervisor to join friendly Medical Engineering Team at Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust.
The successful candidate must have excellent IT skills including knowledge of medical device integration.The Technical Supervisor will supervise the day to day technical work of the Medical Engineering Department . Additionally they will have cross site roles in managing the Health & Safety compliance of the workshops and assisting the Operational Manager maintain PPM compliance as required.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be responsible for contributing to the transformation of services and contribute to the wider organisational strategies in preparation for our move into the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) which opens in October 2024. The Medical Engineering Department will be moving into brand new state of the art facilities located on the 4th Floor of the new Hospital.
The successful applicant will also be responsible for the new Endoscopy decontamination unit and its associated equipment ensuring the relevant standards are met in line with JAG accreditation.
Working for our organisation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated care organisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.
Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises. As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding. The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.
We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:
- Our People – to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
- Our Patients – to be good or outstanding in everything we do
- Our Population – to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for the role.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive post qualification in maintenance and repair of a wide range of biomedical, electronic and electromechanical equipment. This will have been gained in a role without direct supervision.
- Experience in the use of computerised equipment management systems.
- Experience in the use of electronic Test & Measurement equipment and practical experience in the use of machine tools in light engineering applications.
Desirable criteria
- Understands application of technology to healthcare
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in electrical/electronic, mechanical or clinical engineering, or Equivalent Experience
- Demonstrate ongoing training (CPD) to ensure that relevant theoretical knowledge & practice has been continually updated, including attending manufacturers services courses
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Health & Safety Qualification.
- Management Qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharanjeet Malhi
- Job title
- MDSO & Contracts Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01215074070
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