Technical Support Engineer

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Electro-Biomedical Engineer at Rochdale Infirmary and in the local communities.

A trainee may be considered if they do not meet the necessary skills and/or training for AFC Band 5. If appointed to the training post the successful candidate will start at AFC Band 4 and progress to AFC Band 5 upon successful completion of their Training Programme.

Your main responsibility will be to evaluate and develop the work of the EBME team in providing an innovative and responsive service across the geographical patch and cross section of clinical teams and services. You will be required to implement safe systems complying with statutory and regulatory requirements supporting innovation for the NCA Community Services.

You will be joining a newly established team of engineers who are building the service that best meets the needs of the clinical teams. You will be working with a multi-professional Medical Devices Team who deliver engineering, governance and training services across a number of Care Organisations and community teams. This Team welcomes innovative approaches and aims to provide clear development pathways and opportunities for staff at every level.

You will have opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge by undertaking placements in the Acute Hospitals and gaining experience and insight into the work there.

A brief overview of what your day to day duties will include are listed below:

• Carrying out routine maintenance on a wide range of medical equipment.
• Investigating and repairing medical equipment reported as faulty.
• Updating evidence of work done on an equipment database.
• Driving to community sites to collect, deliver, service and repair medical equipment.
• Assisting with the commissioning of new medical equipment. This includes testing and configuring of new medical equipment before it is released for clinical use.
• Supporting users of medical equipment to make the best use of these assets. This will include providing specialist advice to users in their clinical use and application.
• Assisting in the management of risk associated with medical devices; this will include involvement in training, investigations, testing and repair of medical equipment and acting as the interface between users and other outside agencies / suppliers.
• Working in a team supporting each other in order to achieve the common goal of providing a high-quality service that is agile and flexible and best serves the need of our service users.
• Supporting senior engineers to carry out investigations on medical equipment and devices which are reported as being subject to an adverse incident or when supplier recall notifications require action.
• Working with external suppliers of medical equipment.
• Working within the organisations policies and local procedures.
• Regularly updating your Knowledge / Skills.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers websitewww.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk