Band 5 Clinical Engineering Technologist UCLH

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is seeking an experienced Clinical Engineering Technologist to join their highly skilled team in the Surgery & Cancer department. The successful candidate will provide technical and engineering support as part of the Clinical Engineering service catering for all general clinical areas in the trust.

Main duties of the job The role involves assisting other technologists in locating and tracking devices, liaising with nursing staff to organise access for servicing of medical equipment, carrying out basic servicing and planned maintenance as well as first-line troubleshooting. This requires updating of records in the department equipment database so as to ensure all jobs are recorded.

Job responsibilities

• Communicate primarily with Team leader / Supervisor over jobs and priorities
• Liaise with admin / Helpdesk staff to log and record jobs
• Visit clinical areas and liaise with Charge Nurses/ Sisters and nurses/housekeepers / HCAs / Matrons to locate equipment due for service
• Seek advice and support when required engineering work falls outside of own expertise
• Ensure all jobs and maintenance work undertaken is recorded within the Equipment Management database
• Perform regular maintenance of medical equipment in accordance with work procedures
• Establish areas and devices to be prioritised with the Team Leader
• Identify problems with medical equipment and ensure devices are removed from clinical areas and taken to the workshop for repair
• Participate in a rota with other technologists to ensure continuity of cover
• Maintain and repair equipment according to agreed protocols
• Work largely unsupervised but as part of a wider team providing technical and engineering support to clinical users
• Monitor and maintain spare part stock levels

Person Specification Experience

• Practical experience in Medical engineering workshop practices and techniques
• Experience in medical management/maintenance of electro medical equipment
• Understanding of requirements for working in clinical areas
• Experience in calibration and maintenance of medical and physiological measurement equipment
• Broad knowledge of medical device operation and management
• Experience in applying workshop technology to patient critical equipment
• Understanding of common patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure
• Good verbal communication skills
• Ability to prioritise and manage own work
• Ability to exercise initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence
• Positive approach to customer care
• Highly developed physical skills including manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination
• Demonstrate ability to organise, prioritise, communicate and work under pressure
• Understanding of principles of Risk Management
• Health and safety knowledge and understanding
• Proficient in using Excel, Word, and e-Quip equipment database
• Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances
• Team player with commitment to departmental objectives
• Willingness to learn and apply new skills
• Flexible approach to introduction of change in working practices

Qualifications

• BEng / BSc or equivalent in Engineering or Physical Science
• HND (or equivalent) in Engineering or Physical Science with equivalent demonstrable experience
• Training to Postgraduate Diploma level or Technician Engineer with membership of relevant professional body