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Job summary

Main area
Corporate Services
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
380-SS0558
Employer
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Eastern Coastal Area Offices, Canterbury
Town
Canterbury
Salary
£28,407 - £34,581 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/07/2024 23:59

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Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust logo

Medical Devices Co-ordinator

Band 5

 

The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.

Would you like to work flexibly?  In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.

Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

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Job overview

KMPT is Seeking a Medical Devices Coordinator!

Do you have a passion for patient safety and ensuring medical equipment runs smoothly?

We are excited to announce an opening for a motivated and dynamic Medical Devices Coordinator to join our team at KMPT!

In this role, you will play a vital role in:

  • Overseeing the safe and efficient management of medical devices across the entire Trust.
  • Implementing strategies to achieve the highest standards in medical equipment use.
  • Proactively identifying and mitigating risks associated with medical equipment.

To be successful, you will ideally possess:

  • A strong commitment to patient safety and quality care.
  • Excellent organizational and prioritization skills.
  • A keen eye for detail and accuracy.
  • In-depth knowledge of medical equipment and relevant regulations (desirable).
  • The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
  • Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
  • The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving license and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010) and the ability to travel throughout the Kent region (essential

Main duties of the job

  • Managing the Central Alert System (on behalf of the organisation and cascading relevant safety alerts to the appropriate staff within KMPT.
  • Providing advice about the maintenance of all relevant medical devices used within the Trust against the Service Level Agreement with EME Services ensuring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are met.
  • Developing and maintaining medical device risk registers and maintenance schedules across all services within the organisation.
  • Production of data reports on Medical device incidents received and actioned, CAS alerts, and field safety notices
  • Populate comprehensive approved medical devices electronic spreadsheet to capture all approved devices procured within organisation. For information, reporting, and quality assurance.
  • Acting as the Trust Medical Devices Safety Officer (MDSO
  • Provide training on Medical devices

 

Working for our organisation

Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.

We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people in Kent and Medway, as well as specialist services for adults in Sussex and Surrey. We are  rated Good overall by the CQC.

Each year we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 people in the community.

We are proud to employ over 3,800 people from 66 nationalities, and to serve an increasingly diverse range of communities across rural and urban areas.

You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.

The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.

Our strategy

Our mission is what we set out to do every day
We deliver brilliant care through brilliant people

Our vision is where we want to be in the future
To provide outstanding care and to work in partnership to deliver this in the right place, for every service user, every time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will need to forge effective working relationships with staff at all levels

Please see the attached Job description

If you are a highly motivated and results-oriented individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply!

Here are some clips of our KMPT staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us.

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Person specification

Training, experience and knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Professional clinical or nursing qualification or equivalent level of education
  • Minimum 2 years clinical or nursing experience
  • Significant understanding of patient safety and risks arising from the use of medical devices and equipment
  • Understanding of CQC Domain 5, Patient Safety.
  • Understanding of the Managing Medical Devices. Guidance for health and social care organisations. (MHRA, January (2021)
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of continuing professional development and training.
  • Experience in the management/use of medical devices and equipment which includes knowledge of technical clinical issues, use of equipment, patient and staff safety, evaluation, commissioning and competency training.
  • Knowledge of physiological measurements as applied to medical devices
  • Knowledge of national medical device related policies and guidance

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Use of MS Office products for the production of reports, spreadsheets, analysis and information storage and retrieval.
  • Understanding of and ability to extract information from databases.
Desirable criteria
  • Able to review and deliver training on Medical Devices to other professional groups e.g. instruct nurses and doctors in medical device use and application

Driving

Essential criteria
  • The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Veteran AwareNo smoking policyHSJ Best places to workCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStep into health

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Cheryl Cramer
Job title
IPC and Physical Health Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07557188205
Additional information

Gift Mfula

[email protected]

07920072350

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust
Eastern & Coastal Area Offices
Littlebourne Road
Canterbury
CT1 1AZ
Telephone
01227 230855 | ext. 730855
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