Senior Medical Electronics Technician in317 Trustwide in317 Trustwide PUBLISHED
MON 11 NOV 2024
The role entails conducting planned maintenance, repairing and servicing complex medical electronic devices, performing acceptance tests on new equipment, and training staff on device usage. Candidates must be adaptable as they may be required to rotate across different hospital locations, with flexibility in work arrangements being encouraged. Interested applicants should be prepared to cover the costs of their DBS certification through a salary deduction upon their first pay.
There is a requirement for an enthusiastic person to join the Trust's Electronics & Medical Engineering Team. The successful candidate will be involved in the maintenance, calibration and repair of a wide range of medical devices including life support equipment such as anaesthetic machines, ventilators, renal and other highly complex specialist equipment used within a modern hospital environment. Knowledge of CCTV systems & medical equipment networking would be beneficial.
- Interview Date: 6 December 2024
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37 hours 30 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
A Higher National Certificate or equivalent specialist study/experience in a medical electronic maintenance related discipline is essential, as is a current driving license as the post-holder will be required to take part in an emergency on-call rota and may be required to carry out maintenance on other hospital sites, in patient's homes or in the community.
The successful candidate will be required to rotate to any hospital site/location to meet the demands of the service. The base site will be confirmed at interview.
About us
- The Senior Medical Electronics Technician is responsible for the maintenance, calibration and repair of a broad spectrum of medical electronic devices, many of which are highly specialised, complex and technologically advanced, requiring an in depth knowledge of current engineering techniques.
- Carry out planned maintenance, repair, calibration and servicing of specialist medical equipment.
- Acceptance test new equipment.
- Train medical and technical staff in the use of medical devices.
- Take a lead role in major installations
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate.The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
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