Job summary
Employer heading
Senior Technical Support Engineer - Mechanical
Band 6
Job overview
The Medical Device Service support users of medical equipment across all of our hospital sites within the Northern Care Alliance.
Main duties:
You will have a key role in supporting the departments responsibility for the maintenance, repair and sub-contractor management of medical equipment. This will Include first line support to users of medical equipment to optimise systems up time to gain maximum use of medical equipment.
Ideally, you will possess a minimum of HNC in mechanical engineering and have relevant experience since qualifying in the field of Mechanical Engineering. Knowledge in the application and repair on a wide range of medical equipment used in a hospital and community is essential although some specific training will be provided.
Consideration may be given to applicants will reduced knowledge and skills, who follow a personnel development program on a reduced grade.
**Please note that, for this post, you will be required to have obtained a full UK Driving Licence**
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide specialist technical knowledge for the implementation and delivery of a long-term operational plan for cost effective and efficient management and deployment of safe medical devices across the care organisations. They will be working towards achieving compliance levels for medical device repair and maintenance including down time and ensure that systems are available to enable clinical teams to have insight into progress with maintenance and repair of their devices.
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HNC (level 4/5 BTEC) minimum in Mechanical Engineering
Registration
Desirable criteria
- Register for clinical technologists (RCT)
Knowledge, Skills, Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in a field of electromechanical maintenance and repair
- Has experience in fabrication, milling and turning.
- Has experience in electrical safety testing and knowledge of electrical systems and fault finding techniques
- Knowledge in the application and use of a wide range of engineering equipment.
- Knowledge of CAD
- Experience of bespoke design of electro/mechanical products
Desirable criteria
- Wide range of supplier approved training on the servicing and repair of Electro biomedical equipment
- Experience of working in a ISO9001 engineering environment
- Knowledge and experience of current legislation recommendation for the management of medical equipment
Other
Essential criteria
- Full/Clean UK Driving License
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
- Steven Lyons
- Job title
- Mechanical Engineering Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 206 4070
- Additional information
Kerry Forrest
Medical Engineering Team ManagerEmail: [email protected]
Tel: 0161 206 2498
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