Clinical Engineer – Practitioner Clinical Technologist – Medical Physics – Department of Clinic …

Job Description

Overview

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role

Medical equipment is used for the treatment and diagnosis of patients in all areas of a hospital and beyond. Having fully functional and accurate medical equipment is essential for the safe diagnosis and treatment of patients, and it is the Medical Equipment Management service that is responsible for that equipment.

The Medical Equipment Management service is a team of highly trained clinical engineer technologists who are experts on medical equipment. We work across ten hospital sites in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, managing the full life cycle of over 55,000 medical equipment devices and performing over 60,000 jobs per year.

You will work as part of a team of clinical engineer technologists based in Stobhill Hospital but providing a regional service to Greater Glasgow and Clyde and beyond. This will require frequent off site visits to repair and maintain medical equipment.

You will have a permanent contract with a working week that is Monday to Friday. Every day is different: you may be called to theatre to help with an equipment failure, commission new medical equipment, or perform planned maintenance in an out patient clinic. You will work with a wide range of medical devices, including high and medium risk equipment such as an infusion pump.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern

• Stobhill Hospital
• Monday to Friday, 7.2 hours per day; starting at 08:45 and finishing at 16:27, with a 45 minute lunch break
• Full time, permanent
• Annual Leave – 27 days increasing with service plus 8 days public holiday (pro rata)

Key responsibilities

• Manage and prioritise a defined workload, ensuring safe, effective and timely delivery of services
• Undertake assessment, implementation and evaluation of interventions within own area of practice
• Work both independently and as part of a multi disciplinary team to deliver high quality patient care
• Communicate effectively with patients, carers and a wide range of healthcare professionals
• Maintain accurate, up to date records in line with organisational and professional standards
• Contribute to service improvement, audit and clinical governance activities
• Support the development of colleagues, students or support staff as appropriate

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job

You will undertake a 2 year competency based training programme which will develop your skills to enable you to commission, calibrate, performance assure and repair a wide range of medical equipment.

We are looking for people that are passionate about medical equipment, patient safety, engineering and helping people. People that work well in a team and have a desire to learn.

• Engineering or Technology knowledge to SCQF Level 9
• Experience of the service, repair and fault finding of medical equipment
• Understanding of the clinical, scientific, and engineering principles of medical equipment
• Good organisational and communication skills

Applicants’ English language proficiency

• Academic qualification at SCQF Level 9 or higher completed at a UK based university.
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with an overall score of 7, and no element of reading, speaking, listening or writing below 6.5.
• Occupational English Test with a minimum grade B in the writing section (NMC C+) and only one score lower than B in the other three sections and no lower than C+.

What we offer

We offer a range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e learning and classroom based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Community and Equality Statement

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde recognises the importance of work life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. We encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be discussed during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We welcome applications from across the Armed Forces Community and recognise military skills, experience and qualifications during the recruitment and selection process.