Clinical Technologist - Clinical Engineering (Fixed Term 12 Months)

Clinical Technologist - Clinical Engineering (Fixed Term 12 Months)

Band 5 Clinical Technologist - Clinical Engineering

**This is a fixed-term post for 12 months to cover maternity leave.**

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Clinical Engineering team for a Clinical Technologist in the care of medical equipment, to undertake the maintenance of medical devices to support the treatment of patients in Clinical Areas and Wards throughout the Trust.

Main duties of the job

Responsibility for carrying out servicing and repairs of medical equipment.

Teamwork is essential, so it would be expected the post holder would both provide and receive guidance and supervision to and from other Clinical Technologists who understand the equipment used.

Ensure that medical devices are serviced, repaired and maintained to an appropriate standard.

Travel to other sites will be required to ensure maintenance is carried out at each location.

About us

Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Person Specification

Education

• Degree in Science or Engineering or HNC with equivalent experience
• Equivalent qualifications or professional experience may be also accepted
• Degree in Clinical Engineering or Technology

Registration

• Membership of a relevant professional body and Registration as Clinical Technologist (RCT)

Other Skills

• Valid UK driving Licence

Experience

• Significant experience of repair, maintenance and QA of Medical Devices
• Senior level experience in medical device maintenance & repair

IT Skills

• Basic IT skills and ability to use standard packages, e.g. Word, Excel, etc.
• Knowledge of medical devices integration to EPR systems

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.

Technical Services Manager Clinical Engineering

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