Team Leader -Specialist Medical Engineer

NHS Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000

Job description

Job Summary

This job aims to provide an efficient service for the day-to-day maintenance, repair, testing and commissioning of medical and surgical equipment used within all departments of WVT and other recognised health fields as directed by the Manager. Working with the team comfortably and leading and supporting them will be an integral part of the job role.

Main duties of the job

1. To be professionally and technically competent to work autonomously as a Team Leader - Specialist Medical Engineer.
2. Must have experience working with and leading a Medical Engineering team and supporting the departmental transformation to embrace quality at all levels.
3. Responsible for internal training and leading all Engineers and MEL Technicians.
4. Prioritise tasks, allocate work and support the team when needed.
5. Deputise the manager for all departmental operational and management activities in their absence or when needed by them.
6. To do PPMs and repair at the wards or remote locations, including Community Hospitals, DN locations, hospices, etc.

About Us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT, the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Date posted

13 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-COR-7046949

Job locations

Hereford County Hospital

Hereford

HR1 2ER

Job Description

Responsibilities

For more information about the job role and responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specifications.

Qualifications

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Medical/Biomedical Engineering
• Specialist training to post grad level in specialist medical devices and/or specialist area
• IEC 60601 or 62353 Training

Desirable

• 'E-quip' software OEM Training

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

• Has mechanical/electronic/electrical knowledge
• Good communication skills
• Able to diagnose and repair faults on critical Medical Equipment
• Equipment Training on various medical devices

Experience

Essential

• Proven experience as an EBME Team Leader
• Advanced IT knowledge skills and experience

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Address

Hereford County Hospital

Hereford

HR1 2ER

Employer's website

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/