Band 5: £31,469 to £38,308 a year per annum including HCAS
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END OF LIFE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY NHS
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust rL4EzVFv
Opportunity to be part of a new and critical role within the EME/Clinical Engineering department, contributing to the growth and development of specialized infusion systems asset maintenance.
Chance to work with a wide variety of infusion devices, such as PCA, Epidural, and feeding pumps, enhancing technical expertise and experience in diverse medical equipment.
Engagement in a multi-disciplinary team environment, fostering collaboration across various departments to ensure safe and effective patient care.
Involvement in the development and implementation of safety-related policies, SOPs, and guidelines, contributing to improved patient safety and compliance with industry standards.
Opportunity to support and mentor apprentices, fostering the next generation of clinical engineering professionals and promoting skill transfer within the team.
Direct communication with both internal and external stakeholders, enabling a crucial role in enhancing relationships and support for the Trust’s objectives.
Conducting regular safety assessments and contributing to preventive maintenance programs, ensuring high standards of service and operational efficiency.
The "EME/Clinical Engineer Infusion Pumps Support" role at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust focuses on advancing the maintenance of infusion systems within the EME/Clinical Engineering department. The position, which is a Band 5 vacancy based at Frimley Park Hospital, involves servicing and maintaining a range of infusion-related medical devices, including syringe and feeding pumps, to ensure compliance with manufacturer guidelines and safety standards. The post holder will serve as a vital link between the department and both internal and external stakeholders, providing support for corrective and preventative maintenance programs and assisting in the training of apprentices.
Key responsibilities include conducting repairs, performing regular safety assessments, advising clinical staff on device management, and contributing to the development of safety policies and medical device strategies. The role requires effective collaboration with the infusion systems team and the wider organisation to enhance patient care through reliable and compliant medical device operations. The position does not offer sponsorship and requires the ability to work independently while maintaining necessary stock levels of spare parts and ensuring compliance with health regulatory standards.
Key responsibilities include conducting repairs, performing regular safety assessments, advising clinical staff on device management, and contributing to the development of safety policies and medical device strategies. The role requires effective collaboration with the infusion systems team and the wider organisation to enhance patient care through reliable and compliant medical device operations. The position does not offer sponsorship and requires the ability to work independently while maintaining necessary stock levels of spare parts and ensuring compliance with health regulatory standards.
The role is a new but critical link for internal and external clients to help develop the department of EME/Clinical Engineering to the next level of specific 'infusion systems' asset maintenance.
Within this new role is 1 vacancy (Band 5 (based at FPH) to assist in the service and maintenance of Infusion systems across sites from Infusion/Syringe/End of Life, PCA, Epidural, TCI, and other devices such as feeding pumps.
The overall concept is to draw this in-house and have a dedicated professional team to support PPM and Repairs of the 3500 devices cross sites.
Please note sponsorship is not offered for this role.
The role is to provide the provision of a new service within EME/Clinical Engineering that will align infusion systems maintenance and meet new department strategic objectives. With the need to,
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The role will allow the work as an essential link between the main Eme/Clinical Engineering section on all sites with the ability to be direct and support a team of apprentices along with identification and implementation of local infusion systems initiatives.
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The role will ensure that all infusion systems cross-site are maintained to the manufacturer's specific guidance but overall Corrective and Preventative Maintenance program of works are dealt with and actions ensuring safety and compliance throughout the whole trust.
- The post holder will act as the main contact between the Trust internal and external stakeholders. They will combine all of the above to further develop and improve the EME/Clinical Engineering Department for ultimate lifetime management asset lifetime management with traceability as required by the various health regulatory bodies and manufacturers.
- The Post Holder will form part of a multi-disciplined team whose role is to provide the best possible service to the Trust ensuring their contribution is beneficial to other departments within the Trust, as well as the Medical Electronics, to fulfil the Trust's overall objectives
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- The post holder will work with all medical device repairs related to infusion systems and assist as required in the event of demand/leave and sickness cross-site.
- They will be part of a team for infusion-related medical device repairs with responsibility for ensuring that the actions and requirements support safe and effective patient care.
- To be able to guide staff and further identify faults, carry out repairs and planned maintenance to sophisticated electro-medical equipment program as necessary.
- To carry out regular safety assessment and testing of equipment.
- The role will further be the liaison between the infusion systems team and internal leadership.
- To be able to work with and align work of infusion integration and the complexities to align the devices to Epic/EPR.
- To be part of the support team for specialist advice on the safe use of infusion devices, contributing to a high-quality, evidence-based service.
- To action plans in supporting the complex preventative maintenance programs.
- Provide advice to clinical staff and other relevant staff groups in the context of infusion systems priority recalls for safety and validation.
- Provide advice to colleagues in resolving operational and medical device infusion management issues.
- To act as an appropriate infusion systems team in the development and following of medical device safety-related policies, SOPs, guidelines, and protocols.
- Provide advice towards medical devices strategy development and implementation.
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- Ensure the Trust is compliant with any infusion-based standards.
- To follow workload as directed and the wider infusion team within agreed objectives deciding when to refer work to others as appropriate.
- Works with colleagues to understand the root cause analysis of the issues and report accordingly within the desired course of action.
- Has the ability to work with other staff within the trust and Eme to alleviate any concerns with regard to medical devices.
- Responsible for the ordering of spare parts and assisting in the maintenance of stock levels.
- Responsibility to raise awareness of part needs.
- To be self-led for training requirement for self-technical compliance.
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