Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of medical devices in the hospital, as recommended by device manufacturers. This includes performing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and repairs on a variety of clinical equipment to meet functional and safety specifications.

Update and manage the Medical Equipment Database to ensure accurate and complete technical records of all work performed. Provide day-to-day support to the department, including assisting clinical staff with technical issues related to medical devices, liaising with device manufacturers, and helping maintain stock levels.

Participate in regular in-house and OEM training courses to stay informed of the latest clinical and technical developments in Clinical Engineering. Provide clinical technical support through planned preventative maintenance, repair, calibration, safety, and acceptance testing on a range of medical equipment.

Offer administrative support to the team by updating job and device records in the medical equipment management database, assisting with procurement, managing the acceptance of medical devices, maintaining the medical user training record database, overseeing documentation, managing calibration records of test equipment, and supporting the medical equipment library.

Foster a customer-focused culture by understanding and addressing customer needs, ensuring timely and effective communication at all levels.

Main duties of the job

For full details, please refer to the attached job description. This position centers on providing technical services for preventive maintenance, specifically conducting planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on clinical equipment to ensure compliance with safety and performance standards.

Key responsibilities include diagnosing equipment faults, performing safety tests, and overseeing the commissioning and decommissioning of devices. The role also entails maintaining accurate records, conducting equipment library rounds, updating the equipment database, managing stock levels, and collaborating with clinical staff.

Furthermore, the postholder is tasked with supervising calibration processes, adhering to quality standards, participating in audits, and engaging in continuous professional development while providing coverage for colleagues as needed.

About us

Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A& E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

Please review all documents attached to this advert to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Job Description and Person Specification are attached to this job, please review for the full details and responsibilities.

1. To directly provide clinical technical services for preventive maintenance. This will involve: Carrying out planned preventative maintenance (PPM) on a range of clinical equipment, using test equipment, to ensure that manufacturers functional and safety specifications are met. Negotiating with Clinicians and Nursing Staff to ensure that equipment is available for PPM.

2. Responsible for providing clinical technical support to assess the performance, diagnose faults and carry out repairs to a range of clinical equipment. This will involve: Undertaking fault-finding using appropriate techniques to diagnose problems. Carrying out electrical safety test to identify any potentially hazardous equipment. Carrying out acceptance testing and commissioning of new equipment and decommissioning of end of life equipment, in accordance with departmental and trust procedures. In consultation with senior Clinical Engineer, identifying potentially hazardous symptoms and faults when in clinical areas or in talking to clinical staff.

3. To keep accurate and complete technical records of work performed. In particular to ensure that the equipment management database is accurately and consistently maintained, with work being logged as it progresses, until completion.

4. To take responsibility for all tools and equipment within the Postholders care, ensure workshop facilities are kept clear and well-ordered and that all equipment is maintained to acceptable standards.

5. Take responsibility for managing and prioritizing your own workload, following the guidance of the Senior Clinical Engineer and Medical Device Trainer, while aligning with departmental procedures, objectives, and shared priorities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Biomedical, Medical or electronic Engineering or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience.
• Certification in maintenance of infusion pumps, Cardiac monitors, defibrillator, CTG monitors, resuscitaire etc. from OEM.
• Evidence of continual professional development.

Desirable

• Certification in maintenance of Critical devices, Ventilators Anaesthetic machines, Diathermy etc. from OEM

Experience

Essential

• Experience in a field of Medical electronic maintenance and repair
• Experience in maintenance of infusion pumps, obs. Monitors, Cardiac monitors, defibrillator, CTG monitors resuscitaire etc
• Specialist knowledge in the application and use of a wide range of Electro biomedical equipment
• Practical experience of using a range of test & measuring equipment and of applying electronic engineering workshop practices and techniques.
• Well versed in using different computer applications including Medical device test software's.

Desirable

• Experience of working with supplier to resolve and manage clinical risk with the use and application of medical devices

Knowledge

Essential

• Strong foundation in electronic and mechanical systems
• Knowledge of engineering theory necessary to be able to efficiently diagnose and rectify faults on medical equipment
• Knowledge and understanding of the hazards associated with electrical equipment.

Desirable

• Knowledge of relevant legislation, technical and quality national standards, national and professional guidance.

Personal Skills

Essential

• Good organisational, prioritisation and time management skills - to manage own work area and work load.
• Willingness to continuously develop skills and abilities and to attend in house and external training courses, at base and throughout the UK
• Good customer relations and interpersonal skills.
• Prepared to work in clinical areas where there are critically unwell patients connected to, and dependant on, medical devices
• Ability to work without supervision using own initiative on low/medium and High risk medical equipment

Others

Essential

• Able to use standard office and bespoke software applications
• Ability to organise own workload
• Ability to manage a small team in certain work scenario.

Employer details

Employer name

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bedford Hospital South Wing

Kempston Road

Bedford

MK42 9DJ

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418-COR9082-SJ