About this role
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our team in providing a medical equipment management, maintenance, repair and support service for the Trust.
You will be a skilled and self-motivated engineer, preferably educated to HNC level in a suitable engineering subject with proven experience of working unsupervised. You will be able to demonstrate the desire to continue your professional development through internal and external training courses.
You should be highly professional, well organised and capable of working under pressure.
Some knowledge of quality management would be an advantage.
Main duties of the job
Main duties include the repair, calibration, planned maintenance, commissioning and disposal of a wide range of medical equipment.
Working with stakeholders to deliver a responsive, safe and effective patient-centred service.
Liaising with and providing advice and support to users of medical equipment .
Requisitioning spares and materials, accepting deliveries of materials and equipment.
About us
NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed on 1 November 2024, born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our communities.
We are one of the largest employers in region, with over 18,900 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services that extend to more than two million people in the North West.
We operate from five hospital sites: Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside, and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospitalis home to several elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospitalprovide specialist services incardiothoracic surgery,cardiology and respiratory medicine, both in the hospital and out in the community.
Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single en-suite bedrooms and mainly focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To display a high personal standard in respect of self-discipline and attitude to work, in view of both the nature of equipment on which he or she may be working and the requirement to liaise with other healthcare professionals, clients and external organisations.
To commission, repair, maintain, overhaul and recalibrate a wide range of medical equipment:- including life support, ventilatory and anaesthetic equipment used within the medical field, most of which will be routine.
To regularly work on equipment in areas including Critical and Coronary Care, theatres, paediatric and neo-natal ward areas as well as being able to work across the whole range of specialties and disciplines. Some of this equipment may be patient connected.
To work on medical equipment that may require precision engineering techniques, expertise and fine control of fine tools and small components.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree, or an equivalent qualification/relevant experience
Skills
Essential
- Able to display an aptitude towards maintaining complex medical equipment, and to problem solve.
- Ability to communicate well. Ability to use tact and diplomacy
- Able to work as part of a team. Able to work on own initiative.
- Able to produce clear written records and documentation. Able to work in all areas within the Hospitals.
- Able to display computer literacy. Have effective organisational skills. Have effective personal and interpersonal skills.
- Have effective empathy skills
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
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital
Thomas Drive
Liverpool
L14 3PE
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)