Medical Device and Technology Support Officer

Do you have an interest in engineering technology, looking to learn how medical health science technology promote better health for all and be part of an advanced engineering support service within a NHS Trusts?

You will be based at Torbay Hospital, working alongside various sections within the service. You main initial role will be to support the front-line service provide by the Medical Devices Library, part of the Medical Electronics Section.

The Medical Devices Library Service, which is an internal loan service to Torbay Hospital for key items of medical equipment used in all wards & most departments. We will be expecting you to visit health care sites in Devon, to collect and return devices, undertake simple and straight forward repairs.

Over the next few years, you have the opportunity to develop technical competencies. This may lead onto fully funded engineering training pogroms at local colleagues [L3/L4/HNC] and University [Level 6/Bsc/Beng].

Our Medical Devices Officer will be required to travel to other centres in the South Devon area in the course of their work and will be required to hold a full driver’s licence.

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• Undertake the delivery and retrieval of all medical devices and equipment supporting the Clinical Engineering Services for Medical Electronics section, Medical Devices Library
• Perform straight forward repairs, scheduled preventative and corrective maintenance, calibration, safety, and acceptance testing on a wide range of medical devices. These activities may need to be carried out throughout the Devon Area and with close supervision from a more experienced technician
• Will give guidance and training to colleagues & junior staff in the procedures to use, clean and check loan medical devices held in the Medical Devices Library

The Clinical Engineering Service provides a comprehensive management & technical support service for a broad spectrum of medical devices used throughout the health, care, and social community. We are currently developing networks with scientific and laboratory services across Devon with our new Scientific, Laboratory Equipment Support section.

Medical Devices Library provides a loan service for key medical devices commonly used throughout the acute Trust. This has enabled the organisation to promote & implement a strong standardisation theme for medical devices held as library stock, enabling efficiencies in consumable costs, reduced opportunities for User error and less diversity requiring technical support, repair & maintenance.

Medical Electronics being the largest section in CES (providing repair, routine schedule service maintenance, troubleshooting, technical advice, and commissioning & device disposal (‘cradle to grave’). Medical Electronics implements and manages Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Safety Notices and Manufacturer product recall/updates. Within this section there are three teams providing specialist support for: Critical Care areas (Intensive Care Unit, Coronary Care Unit & High Dependency) and Operating Theatre Support (all Operating Theatres and Recovery areas).

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Darren Russell Job title: Head Of Medical Devices Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01803654751