About this role
Job summary
NHFM Medical Engineering Team are responsible for the management of approximately 28,000 medical devices Trust wide, to ensure that they are safe, functional and available for clinical use. One of our roles is the management of the three Medical Devices Equipment Libraries across the main Trust sites, where clinical teams can loan medical devices for patient treatment, then return them to the Library when no longer needed.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, motivated person with excellent communication skills to work at our Wansbeck General Hospital site.
The role involves regular updating of the department's asset database (e-Quip), to ensure accurate device locational records are maintained. As such good keyboard/PC skills are required along with the ability to prioritise workload.
The successful candidate must be able to work alone or as part of a team in a Trust where delivering high quality patient care is at the centre of all we do.
Ward rounds to collect equipment are a daily requirement and you will need to liaise with clinical and technical colleagues on a regular basis.
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
To support the Medical Engineering team in the running of the Medical Equipment Libraries, ensuring accurate, up to date records of all equipment loan transactions are maintained. The role incorporates admin and decontamination duties.
About us
The Medical Engineering Team incorporates Engineering, Patient Safety Specialists, Medical Device Education, alongside the Medical Equipment Library role.
We are a highly cohesive small team, where teamwork is key to our work ethic.
Job description Job responsibilities
The role involves regular updating of the department's asset database (e-Quip), to ensure accurate device locational records are maintained. As such good keyboard/PC skills are required along with the ability to prioritise workload.
The successful candidate must be able to work alone or as part of a team in a Trust where delivering high quality patient care is at the centre of all we do.
They will be responsible for maintaining a clean, tidy, safe working environment, which entails some decontamination duties.
Ward rounds to collect equipment are a daily requirement and you will need to liaise with clinical and technical colleagues on a regular basis.
Although the post is based at Wansbeck General Hospital , there will be a requirement to work at any of the Trust's sites to meet the demands of the service.
Flexibility around start/finish times is essential.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Basic Numeracy & Literacy skills
Desirable
QCF Level II or equivalent
Desirable Desirable
Experience of using asset databases
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Wansbeck General Hospital
Woodhorn Lane
Ashington
NE63 0NA
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)