About this role
Job summary
A fantastic opportunity to join the Renal Technical Team at Royal Free London, working as part of a skilled and experienced team supporting specialist renal services. This is an ideal role for someone looking to develop their technical knowledge while contributing to high-quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Renal Technologist will provide specialist technical support across renal services, including the maintenance, fault finding and planned servicing of dialysis machines, water treatment systems and associated medical equipment. The role includes monitoring water quality, supporting home dialysis patients, providing technical advice and training, and contributing to equipment safety, risk management and service improvements. The post holder will play a leading role within the technical team, support junior colleagues, participate in the 24-hour on-call service and deputise for the Technical Manager when required.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- BTEC/HNC/Degree in Electronics or equivalent
- Ability to travel between sites in timely manner sometimes with heavy equipment
Desirable
- Registered as a Renal Technologist
Experience
Essential
- Extensive experience of working on heamodialysis & associated equipment
- Robust experience of renal water treatment systems
Desirable
- Experience of medical device safety testing
- Experience of helping deliver projects within renal services
- Experience of using equipment management software
Skills & Apptitudes
Essential
- The post-holder will have highly developed specialist knowledge of the principles of dialysis, dialysis equipment and water treatment
- A desire to constanly improve knowledge and reflect this in the service provided
Desirable
- Ability to train and present work
- Proficient in IT & software
- Determination to help deliver sustainability research and projects
- Good communication/organisational skills and attention to detail
- Detailed knowledge of relevant regulations (Equipment management, water quality, H&S etc)
Personal qualities & attributes
Essential
- Mature, flexible attitude to individual & team working
- The desire to improve personal knowledge & take on new challenges
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ablitity to Travel between sites
Desirable
- The post holder will be required to occasionally move moderatley/heavy equipment
Royal Free shared commitments
Essential
- o Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Free London
London
NW32QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)