Clinical Technologist | Barts Health NHS Trust

To be part of a team of clinical scientists and technicians supporting and maintaining specialist clinical and dental equipment at all sites within the Barts & The London NHS Trust on rotational basis and to various NHS and private healthcare organisations with whom Service Level Agreements or contracts exist.

This is a fixed term 9 months contract which covers temporary absence of an engineer based at Barts Hospital..

The postholder will be required to accept a 7-day working week system.

As part of your career development you will be offered in-house and formal manufacturers' training courses.

Ideally you will be on the Voluntary Register of Clinical Technologists and will be qualified to BEng/BSc in Engineering of Physical Science or an equivalent combination of qualifications and experience. You should have extensive technical experience in the support maintenance and management of medical equipment.

The Postholder will carry out scheduled preventative maintenance, servicing, non-routine repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing on a wide range of medical equipment. The Postholder is required to work to high standards of safety and accountability.

The postholder is required to provide cover for the Equipment Library Service.

The Postholder liaises with clinical and technical staff to identify faults and repair equipment, including working in clinical areas and working with manufacturers, as appropriate.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.