We are recruiting for a Senior Clinical Engineer-EBME (Electro-Biomedical Engineering) who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

We are seeking an innovative, highly skilled, and detail-oriented Senior Clinical/EBME Engineer to join our dynamic team in the EBME workshop, which is aiming to achieve ISO 9001:2015 quality compliance.

The ideal candidate will possess strong technical expertise, exceptional problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of safety and reliability in medical equipment. The Post holder will have to work across all ENHT sites where required.

Two positions are available.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

Main duties of the job

The primary purpose of a Senior Clinical/EBME (Electro-Biomedical Engineering) Engineer is to ensure the optimal functionality, safety, and compliance of a wide range of medical equipment and systems with low, medium, and high levels of risk.

The roles and responsibilities of a Senior Clinical Engineer include medical equipment management, commissioning and decommissioning, corrective and preventive maintenance, calibration and testing, end-user support and training, safety, and risk assessments, and ensuring compliance with regulatory guidelines and standards.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Previous Experience

Essential

• Experience of providing front line customer service
• Experience in using safety testers, calibration and other test equipment
• Experience of working with High Risk equipment

Desirable

• Experience of working within a Quality Management System

Qualifications

Essential

• BTEC / ONC in Electronic Engineering/ Biomedical Engineering (Level 5) or Physical Science or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience

Skills

Essential

• Knowledge and understanding of the risks to patients and staff arising from the use of a range of medical equipment
• Electronic engineering skills including the use of test & measuring equipment, handling and assembly of components and boards, fault finding and diagnosis, use of technical manuals and circuit diagrams
• Engineering skills including use of test and measuring equipment, assembly and bonding of components, use of technical manuals and drawings
• Ability to use MS Windows and Office (Excel, Word, Outlook etc) to manage files and set up documents and spreadsheets
• Ability to use computerised equipment management database system
• Able to provide advice, instruction and training to small groups of staff on areas relating to areas of own responsibility of work
• Able to travel to various sites to meet the needs of the service

Desirable

• Evidence of regular participation in formal and informal technical training throughout career
• Experience in the maintenance and performance checking of clinical equipment
• Experience of working in a clinical environment, taking account of patient safety, dignity and infection prevention

Other requirements

Essential

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Can work well within a team
• Good organisational, prioritisation and time management skills - to manage own work area and work load
• Excellent customer relations and interpersonal skills
• Able to negotiate with clinical staff on issues relating to maintenance of specific medical equipment and the operation of the equipment
• Ability to adapt to continuously improving systems of working
• Willingness to develop own skills and abilities and to attend training courses

Desirable

• Working towards Registered Clinical Technologist status

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG14AB

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361-6500975