Senior EBME Technician - Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom - East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Description

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Senior EBME Technician.

The Dame Clare Marx Building that will house our elective orthopaedic centre (ESEOC) opens in 2024 with a focus on elective orthopaedic surgery and day cases. The centre will have eight laminar flow theatres, three wards, recovery facilities, and support services including radiology and EBME.

There will also be opportunity to work at all ESNEFT sites, in particular the community hospitals in Clacton and Harwich.

You will have a track record within Biomedical Engineering and be able to work in a friendly, efficient manner, have excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.

You will have the ability to multitask, prioritise work load and use initiative when required. You will have a record of equipment manufacturer's training and will be able to apply your knowledge effectively as required by the role.

The responsibilities will involve the routine maintenance, calibration and breakdown repair of medical equipment within a critical care hospital environment.

Main duties of the job Consistent provision of comprehensive and efficient repair, planned maintenance and documentation by yourself and your team members.

Undertake the management of projects, be responsible for defined area of work.

Manage, prioritise, plan and organise your own and the time of others, using your extensive knowledge, skills and experience.

Provide leadership that encourages high performance from other staff within your team, with the aim of maintaining optimum efficiency within the department.

To train and be trained to provide support/line management to enable other team members to deliver an efficient service

To manage the required technology/hospital systems / new technology or system (s) and support other team members to do so to deliver an efficient business administration service. About us We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

Find out about living and working here - Job description Job responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Relevant degree or equivalent

Experience Essential

• Previous senior role
• Communicating with a range of people both within and external to the organisation

Desirable

• NHS Experience
• Experience within relevant work area

Personal Skills Essential

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to manage and work well in a team
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the service

Employer details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Address Colchester General Hospital

EBME, Old Boiler House, Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 432-HR158-23#J-18808-Ljbffr