An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Medical Device Safety Officer to work closely with Corporate Nursing, Medical Engineering and the Divisional teams to provide expert advice and support in relation to the Trust processes ,policies ,competencies and training for Medical Devices. Applications welcome from registered nursing, midwifery, allied health professional staff in addition to those that have come through other roles.

The MDSO is a key role in promoting and improving the safe use of medical devices in the Trust, including medical device training competence and reporting as well as learning from medical device related incidents. This role is a fixed term consultation role to provide expert advice in relation to the Trust processes ,policies ,competencies and training for Medical Devices.

Main duties of the job

The MDSO is a key role in promoting and improving the safe use of medical devices in the Trust, including medical device training competence and reporting as well as learning from medical device related incidents. This role is a fixed term consultation role to provide expert advice in relation to the Trust processes ,policies ,competencies and training for Medical Devices.

About us

Liverpool Women's NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

At Liverpool Women's Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.

We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.

For roles at Liverpool University Hospitals, visit their careers page.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide authoritative and reliable expert advice in supporting healthcare staff in the safe use of medical devices.

Provide authoritative and reliable expert advice in supporting the Trust in relation to Trust policy and process for Medial devices.

Person Specification

Essential

Essential

• oPossess suitable qualifications and /or experience to provide professional advice relating to medical device management, legislation and regulatory compliance

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS risk management agenda

Essential

Essential

• oSound knowledge of statutory, regulatory and governance obligations relating to medical equipment management, acquisition, usage and upkeep .
• oExperience of undertaking risk assessments on medical devices and have ability to find novel solutions to minimise risk where appropriate
• oLeadership skills to manage staff working with a wide range of medical equipment.
• Awareness of NHS and medical devices requirements
• oAbility to organise workload /prioritise according to deadlines.

Desirable

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Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liverpool Womens hospital Crown street

Crown street Liverpool

Liverpool

L8 7SS

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