Clinical Technologist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for two motivated and enthusiastic Band 5 Clinical Technologists to join our Anaesthetics and Theatre Technical Services team in delivering Clinical Engineering services to the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Clinical Engineering is primarily concerned with providing medical device management services in terms of procurement, repair, calibration and maintenance to a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment across the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It is the responsibility of Clinical Engineering to ensure equipment operates effectively and safely with a minimum of downtime. Clinical equipment incorporates electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer software and medical gas systems. The department works to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 quality standards and is responsible for the management of over 60,000 medical devices used across the hospital and in the community throughout East Anglia.

Applicants should possess HNC/HND/Relevant degree or the equivalent level of knowledge/experience in electrical/electronic/mechanical engineering. In the event of candidates not meeting the required qualifications/experience or skill at Band 5 criteria in the first instance, consideration will be given to candidates for Annex 21 under NHS terms and Conditions of Service Handbook and be expected to undertake a full training program.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work in a busy team undertaking a wide range of technical engineering work within the Clinical Engineering department. They will carry out scheduled preventative maintenance, servicing, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing on a wide range of medical devices. You will be required to work to extremely high standards of workmanship, safety and accountability within a quality management system and will be expected to work with a high degree of autonomy. You will be required to liaise with clinical and technical staff to identify faults and repair equipment, including working in all clinical areas and with manufacturers. This post also provides maintenance and repair services to healthcare providers across remote sites and a driving licence is desirable but not essential. The post holder will oversee trainee medical technical staff and provide direction.

The Anaesthetics and Theatre Technical Services section provides servicing and repair support to varied patient support equipment encompassing high-dependency/intensive care ventilators and anaesthetic machines, equipment which use medical gases including suction, flowmeters and nebulisers, and high-dependency equipment within the Theatre environment.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• HNC/HND/BEng/BSc in Electronics/Electrical or Mechanical engineering or a scientific subject or other equivalent combination of qualifications and knowledge

Desirable criteria

• Member of an appropriate professional institute
• Voluntary member of Clinical Technologists register

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of electronic and electromechanical systems
• Extensive practical experience of Mechanical and electromechanical engineering workshop practices and techniques, equivalent of independent practice including preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, repair, calibration, quality control, safety, acceptance testing and procurement
• Information Technology experience
• Experience of working with the general public

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge and operation of a quality management system such as ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016 etc
• Experience of fault finding in Electronic/Electromechanical/Pneumatic systems
• Specialist training on the maintenance and repair of a range of medical devices

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Awareness of the need to demonstrate a professional appearance and behaviour
• Understands the importance of confidentiality and data protection
• Knowledge of a broad range of scientific principles
• General knowledge of Electrical/Mechanical workshop practice

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of medical device operation and management
• Able to use Excel, Word etc to set up documents and spread sheets and extract information, use equipment management database
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines [e.g. ISO 9001 2000, BSI standards, RIDDOR, MDA/MHRA guidance, Health and Safety, COSHH]

Skills

Essential criteria

• Well-developed verbal and written and communication skills
• Well-developed interpersonal skills - able to liaise effectively with a wide range of people including medical staff, patients and relatives
• Capable of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a demanding workload
• Use of fine tools for equipment adjustment, calibration or repair
• Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances when working in clinical areas (e.g. when visiting wards and theatres fault finding on patient connected equipment)
• Able to prioritise and manage own work
• Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence

Desirable criteria

• Able to communicate complex information across professional boundaries
• Good negotiation skills
• Able to concentrate frequently when subject to unpredictable working patterns
• Full valid driving licence (minimum 6 months driving experience post achieving a full licence)

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent
• Understanding of the anxiety, distress and confusion of some patients and relatives

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

• Applicant Information Pack (PDF, 200.7KB)