EBME QMS Lead / EBME Specialist Engineer

The post holder will provide Leadership on EBME QMS as well as comprehensive medical device maintenance, repair, commissioning and management services to a wide range of clinical specialties, assist with medical device life cycle management and support the Head of Clinical Engineering in the continuous improvement of department processes, procedures and data quality, Assist the EBME Department Manager and Deputise for the role when required.
Take the lead role on managing the medical devices asset register, EBME department information, data, processes, procedures, documentation and administer the department's quality management system.
Providing technical know-how and expertise to colleagues within the department.
Providing support services to specialist areas.
Provide leadership, training and supervision to team members, and coordinate planned and ad-hoc workload.
Support the EBME department manager in setting up and managing external contracts.
Support the Trust medical device safety officer to effectively manage incidents, and take prompt actions on safety alerts.
Train and advise nursing and other staff in the safe use of medical devices.
Organise and update service, operation and instruction procedures., Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
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We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.
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The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.
We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.
We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals., Provide leadership and manage EBME department documentation, processes and procedures.
Take responsibility of medical devices asset register data and/information validity, accuracy and integrity.
Provide comprehensive administration support to the department Quality Management System.
Provide technical supervision to team members and take a leadership role on all technical issues within the department.
Organise and deliver training to technical, medical and nursing staff in the proper care and use of medical devices and assessing their competency to do so.
Provide technical expertise in the field of biomedical engineering to all team members and to clinicians Trust wide.
Perform a wide range of technical duties on highly complex medical equipment ensuring optimum effectiveness, reliability, availability and safety.
Review other team member jobs and ensure paperwork is completed and correct information is recorded on asset register.
Ensure team members keep their benches and workshop clear, clean and tidy at all times.
To commission, calibrate, maintain and repair a wide range of specialist medical devices e.g. Ultrasound, X-ray, Surgical, Critical Care, Radiotherapy.
Investigate and test medical devices, analysing the results to diagnose faults or problems and rectify them. Demonstrating equipment operation and techniques to individual users where this is a solution to a problem. Communication of investigation results to users, colleagues and suppliers, sharing knowledge and experience.
Using primarily computerised systems, make accurate equipment maintenance history records and other information supporting audit, quality and performance monitoring.
Provide technical supervision to Equipment Library technicians when required, to ensure all aspects of the service are delivered in an efficient, safe, professional and organised way according to departmental policies, procedures and Health and Safety documentation.
Liaise with clinical, technical and management staff to ensure medical devices are deployed and used safely and effectively.
Liaise with medical device suppliers to obtain technical and commercial information in relation to equipment maintenance and servicing.
First line support of instrumentation interfaces to specialist clinical computer systems, liaising with Information Technology to resolve problems as necessary.
Monitor stocks and initiate orders to ensure the timely and follow adequate procurement of medical device parts and accessories to maintain devices in a serviceable condition.
In consultation with the department manager devise and develop planned maintenance schedules.
Take the lead on and propose changes to departmental technical and servicing procedures.
Complete and review equipment and job audits to ensure quality and performance targets are met.
Participation in rostered on-call or shift system as required to deliver the Clinical Engineering service.
At Northampton General Hospital we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. As well as this we are an accredited cancer centre and provide cancer services to a wider population of Northamptonshire and parts of Buckinghamshire.
We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence® designated accreditation from the American nurses credentialing centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That's why we talk about Team NGH. It's all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills. We are driven to helping you to be the best you can be.
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.
Apply today and join the largest family in Northamptonshire.