Senior Medical Technologist - London, United Kingdom - Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Guy's and St Thomas Hospital ICU Technical Services, provides the Technical Support Service to Critical Care comprising of Adult Intensive Care Unit (one of the largest in Europe), Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care and High Dependency Units.
These units have a worldwide reputation for clinical excellence in tertiary care provision.This is a unique opportunity to work in a technical department that supports all these disciplines of Critical Care. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated technologist to join our expanding team.
Duties will involve maintaining all medical equipment within these increasingly "high tech" areas, including teaching/training and testing, calibration of equipment, performing physiological measurements, assisting in diagnostic procedures and supporting Point of Care devices.
Trainee applicants are welcomed from recent graduates in a Physiological science background.
If necessary, training will be provided under Annex 21 with progression to the senior band 6 position after training (unless already STP registered), completion of our competency log book and a period of consolidation (1-2 years dependent on relevant experience).
If anyone is offered a training contract, you will be paid a training salary as a percentage of the top of Band 6.
Up to 12 months prior to completion of training: 75 per cent of the pay band maximum, more than one but less than two years prior to completion of training: 70 per cent of the pay band maximum
Organisational Values:
Our values help us to define and develop our culture, what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and reflect these values throughout your employment with the Trust.
The post holder will:
Put patients first - consider the patient's needs and wishes in all that they do
Take pride in what they do - strive for highest standards on own work and challenge colleagues to do the same
Strive to be the best - in terms of patient care & teamwork
Act with integrity - maintain the privacy & dignity of patients, work with integrity and be trustworthy, be accountable for own work
Respect others - patients, visitors and colleagues. Actively give and receive feedback
Our values and behaviours framework describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action.
Ward
To set up, calibrate and connect all types of patient monitoring systems.
To set up calibrate and connect metabolic monitoring equipment.
To clean, sterilise, set up, calibrate and connect all types of patient ventilator / respiratory equipment.
To perform routine maintenance/services on ventilators and respiratory equipment.
To assist in special diagnostic catheterisation procedures and performing advanced haemodynamic measurements.
To perform measurements and derived Oxygen Uptake Studies
To clean and sterilise diagnostic equipment
To be expected to provide a significant amount of fault finding and/or recommend appropriate equipment to meet the demands of a test or patient condition.
To perform complicated calibrations and servicing at manufacturers prescribed intervals.
Point of Care Testing
To perform emergency analysis of pathology specimens involving disciplines of blood gas, biochemistry haematology and coagulation.
To ensure daily cleaning and Quality Control procedures and performance checks are carried out, as well as our monthly EQA process.
To check that Hospital policies on Sample Handling/control of Infection are observed.
To take universal precautions against infection and in the instance of a notifiable Pathogen/Infections to carry out enhanced procedures.
Teaching / Training
To take part in mandatory training programmes. Basic life support, lifting handling fire lectures etc.
To participate in in-service training programs/courses for medical, nursing and junior technical staff
Ad-hoc teaching to Medical/Technical/Nursing Staff
To aid the units programme of research & development
To supervise STP trainees and those on rotation from other specialties when if required.
General
To aid senior technicians in maintaining & troubleshooting activities / checking adequate stock levels of ALL ward and laboratory related disposables.
To uphold all relevant Trust polices and procedures to include Health & safety, Manual Handling, Fire, Infection Control and Basic Life Support.
Takes part in extra duty rotas (nights / weekends)
Flexible approach and mus
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