Job summary
- Main area
- Medical Engineering
- Grade
- GMS Band C
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-24-GMS12775
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Managed Services
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £28,670 - £35,094 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/08/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Engineer, GMS Band C- Medical Engineering
GMS Band C
GMS provides the estates, facilities, sterile services and materials management services for the Trust. We provide services such as clinical equipment management, provision of facilities services such as catering, domestics, portering and linen, manage the construction and development of new and existing healthcare buildings and manage the building, engineering and grounds services.
GMS aims to provide a best value customer service which ensures a safe, compliant and sustainable environment, and that supports our customers to be efficient and effective in patient care.
Job overview
Gloucestershire Managed Services now has an exciting opportunity for two Senior Engineers to join the team at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.
The Medical Engineering Department at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust consists of a mixed workforce of 37 members of staff with varying backgrounds and abilities.
There are workshops located on two sites, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital.
These two Senior Engineers will be located chiefly at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital but may occasionally provide cover for Cheltenham General Hospital Medical Engineering
There is a free bus provided between the Gloucester and Cheltenham sites and there are GMS provided lease cars available for other off site work.
Please note this job will attract GMS Terms and Conditions of Service (TCS) not Agenda for Change as stated.
Please see attached TCS for reference
Main duties of the job
To undertake planned preventative maintenance and repairs on a variety of medical devices for NHS and private organizations within the county of Gloucestershire to ensure the devices operate effectively and safely with a minimum of downtime. The medical devices will include electronic, electrical, mechanical, electro - mechanical and medical gas systems
To ensure compliance with medical equipment regulatory requirements and best practice by following established Medical Engineering quality standards
Working for our organisation
Medical Engineering is a division within the NHS Subsidiary Company Gloucestershire Managed Services (GMS). On 1st April 2018, Gloucestershire Managed Services was launched as the wholly owned subsidiary for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, delivering a managed estates and facilities service.
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest employer in the county and with over 8,000 staff, we are one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK. We offer a generous annual leave allowance, excellent bank rates, discounts for local shops, restaurants and services, access to our health and well-being hub, access to our two on-site nurseries, flexible working options, discounted public transport, reward and recognition schemes, exercise and activity classes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To undertake planned preventative maintenance and repairs on a variety of medical equipment for NHS and private organizations within the county of Gloucestershire
- To support senior Medical Engineering staff in planning and executing service and repair visits and other projects when requested
- To undertake and update training on a variety of medical equipment, to include electrical, mechanical, electro - mechanical and medical gas systems
- To technically train Medical Engineering staff when requested
- To supervise and assist members of Medical Engineering staff when requested
- Technically analyse medical equipment that has been involved in an adverse clinical incident, liaising with clinical staff, manufacturers and team leaders to provide a detailed technical report
- Assist in medical equipment trials, evaluation and selection by advising on the technical specification, purchasing, training, maintenance, repair and disposal
- Accurately use computer skills to operate the various I.T. systems within Medical Engineering in order to record activity and equipment details ensuring that the information is accurate for both customer and managerial needs
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified to BTEC Level 3, HNC, HND or equivalent in an engineering based subject
- Clear evidence of continual professional development
- ISO EN 9001:2015 Quality system or other ISO accreditations
Experience
Essential criteria
- Appropriate years recent, relevant experience servicing and repairing medical devices
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of maintaining electronic, electrical, mechanical or electro - mechanical medical devices and the skills to diagnose and repair complex faults on medical instruments and devices
- Competent with IT systems including Windows, Word, Excel, Outlook, Internet and Intranet
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication, interpretation and interpersonal skills in the English language to provide advice to patients, visitors and all levels of hospital staff
- Knowledge of MHRA, CQC and other national healthcare bodies
- Developed analytical skills and problem solving ability
- High degree of manual dexterity and good co-ordination of sensory skills
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Steve Burnside
- Job title
- Head of Critical Equipment Engineering Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 6116
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