Medical Engineering Technician Band 5 - London, United Kingdom - Concept Resourcing

Concept Resourcing
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1 month ago

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Medical Engineering Technician (Band 5)

£194 Per Day (Inside IR35)

3 Month Contract

Lewisham (Commutable from all London Area's)

Immediate Start

My client with an office based in London are seeking a Medical Engineering Technician on an initial 3-month contract basis with (37.5 hours a week, flexible working) paying £194 per day.


Job Summary
The Post Holder will be responsible for commissioning, maintenance, calibration and repair of a wide range of medical diagnostic and therapeutic devices, within the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, including community

  • He/she will also be responsible for their own work and monitoring Contractors (in the EBME Supervisors absence), and the implementation of Quality Assurance Procedures, as required.
  • Orientation training will be given in the specialised field of Biomedical Engineering followed by specific device courses.
  • Equipment covered comprises both Medical Devices and Laboratory Instrumentation, including electronic, electrical, mechanical, computer software and medical gas systems.

Experience
Essential

  • Able to prioritise and manage own work.
  • Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence.
Desirable

  • Practical experience in electronic and medical engineering workshop practices and techniques for at least 1 year's postqualification

Knowledge
Essential

  • General knowledge of electronic workshop practice and computer systems.
  • Knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering.
  • Ability to assess the suitability and efficacy of a device in a given environment.
  • Understanding of principles of electrical safety.
  • Understanding of the principles of clinical risk assessment.
  • Understanding of hazards posed by, and precautions needed with:
  • Electricity
  • Medium voltages
  • EHT
  • Medium currents
  • Workshop hazards
Desirable

  • Ability to assess the suitability and efficacy of a medical device in a given clinical environment.
  • High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure.
  • Understanding of the principles of clinical risk assessment.
  • Understanding of hazards posed by, and precautions needed with:
  • Ionising radiation
  • Crossinfection
  • Biohazards
  • Workshop hazards
  • Compressed medical gases.

Qualifications
Essential

  • Ordinary National Certificate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
  • City and Guilds Telecommunication Technicians Technological Certificate.
  • City and Guilds Electronic Technicians Technical Certificate.
Desirable

  • Higher National Certificate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
  • Registration as a Clinical Technologist
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