Medical Equipment Library Technician

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 2 Medical Equipment Library Technician to join our dedicated Medical Equipment Library team within our Clinical Engineering Department.
You will work in a busy team that provides Medical Equipment Library support services across the Clinical Engineering department and to the wider Trust. The Clinical Engineering department 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 in excess of 60,000 medical devices used across the hospital and in the community throughout East Anglia.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered

Main duties of the job

Clinical Engineering supports a wide range of medical equipment in 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.

This post is one of a number within the Medical Equipment Library Section of Clinical Engineering. The Medical Equipment Library is responsible for providing a wide range of patient critical medical equipment across the Trust.

The Post holder is required to provide Medical Equipment loans across the Trust including deliveries, collections, cleaning and recording all work undertaken.

Additionally, the post holder will perform work of a routine non-complex nature, responsible for minor repairs and planned activities as directed by management.

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

• Good general education

Desirable criteria

• 5 GCSE's or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Customer service experience
• Working effective as part of a team

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a hospital environment

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Ability to follow procedures and protocols

Desirable criteria

• Ability to follow procedures and protocols

Skills

Essential criteria

• IT skills
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to prioritise
• Ability to act on own initiative

Desirable criteria

• Basic electrical or mechanical maintenance knowledge

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

Documents to download

• Applicant Information Pack (PDF, 168.7KB)