Description
We are seeking a Senior Equipment Manager to work with the Medical Equipment Management Unit, procurement, company representatives, and clinical teams to ensure necessary instruments, implants, and consumables are ordered, received, checked, processed, and available in a timely manner for operative procedures.
The successful candidate will be responsible for communicating with stakeholders, company representatives, procurement, and clinical teams to raise requested orders, check, receive, and process them, and ensure items are available for specific operations.
The Senior Equipment Manager will also be required to:
- Work with the clinical team to ensure all items required for specific procedures and for general use in theatres are available
- Understand theatre equipment and be able to troubleshoot and escalate as required
- Liaise with the Head of MEMU and theatre management team regarding the maintenance, safe storage, and usage of all medical and surgical equipment within the operating theatres
- Be proficient with the use of theatre information systems, identify specific equipment required for future surgery, liaise with company reps to ensure equipment is available, ordered, and processed within the correct timeframe for use
- Maintain national registries, such as the national joint registry, as required by NHS
- Identify potential equipment problems which may affect patient care and take action accordingly
The post is band 5, with a salary of £36,943 to £44,900 per annum, inclusive of Outer London HCAS.
The trust offers a permanent, full-time position, with a competitive salary and benefits package.