Specialist Medical Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Alder Hey Children’s NHS FT for a skilled, experienced and motivated Band 6 Medical Engineer.

The role is a full-time (37.5 hours per week) position within the Medical Engineering department. The department consists of electronic and mechanical engineers, equipment library staff and an administration team.

To be considered for the Band 6 Specialist Medical Engineer role, candidates will be educated to HNC/degree or equivalent, with further specialist Medical Device technical training, largely provided by original equipment manufacturers, as well as several years’ experience of maintaining high risk medical equipment, preferably in a healthcare environment

You will be educated to HNC/D level or equivalent with several years’ medical device or other complex electronic/ electrical equipment maintenance experience, preferably in a healthcare environment.

PLEASE NOTE: There is a requirement for on-site practical test at interview which you must be able to attend to be considered for the post.

Please do not apply if you are unable to fulfill this requirement should you progress to the interview stage.

Subject to service demand, there is a requirement for Band 6 to participate in an “on-call” rota that provides emergency 24 hrs / 7-day cover to the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

To display a high personal standard in respect of self-discipline and attitude to work, in view of both the complex nature of equipment on which they may be working and the requirement to liaise with other healthcare professionals, patients, carers, clients and external organisations.

To commission, repair, maintain, overhaul, re-calibrate and decommission a wide range of medical equipment including life support, patient monitoring, IV Therapy, patient therapy, diagnostic, ventilators, pathology, radiology, pharmacy and anaesthetic equipment used within the medical field, most of which will be highly complex and non-routine.

To regularly work on equipment, which may be 'patient connected' in areas including Intensive care, HDU & theatres as well as being able to work across the whole range of specialties and disciplines. Some of this equipment may be connected via medical information networks and/or driven by computer-based software systems.

All candidates will be required to work along-side other healthcare professionals as part of a highly effective, multi-disciplinary team in order to deliver a safe and effective equipment management service. You will be supported in this position by the way of specialist training and development to build your skills, knowledge and experience with the potential for further opportunities within the department.

As a member of a multi-disciplined team of technicians you will be required to work without supervision. Duties will include the maintenance and the fault rectification of highly complex medical equipment; including life-support, patient monitoring, IV Therapy, patient therapy, diagnostic, ventilators, pathology, radiology, pharmacy and anaesthetic equipment, which at times will be 'patient connected'.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Raymond Lewis Job title: Head of Medical Engineering Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 0151 252 5293