Specialist Medical Device Management Officer

We are looking for candidates to join our Clinical Engineering team, and support the effective adoption, deployment, maintenance and use of medical devices.
The post holder will assist with medical device management across the Trust by contributing to a range of activities that include optimal procurement, device training, maintenance management, safety, associated assurance measures and record keeping.
Those considering eventually joining the scientific training programme are also encouraged to apply., The post holder will work to meet the technical, operational and administrative challenges posed by varied nature of our customer requests; in particular, supporting the delivery of our medical devices safety, R&D governance and medical devices user-training activities. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with our network of practice development staff across the organisation to ensure compliance with the Trust medical devices training policy., Medical Physics provides a comprehensive range of scientific and technical services to all of Guys and St. Thomas' Hospital Trust's main acute and community sites. Applicants will be expected to have a genuine affinity to the Trust's values; putting patients first in all they do. High standards of spoken and written communication and interpersonal skills will be an advantage, as well as some understanding of the modern healthcare environment. You will work for a team with great development potential and real capacity to influence and optimise processes on a local, regional and national level. At times there may be an expectation for the applicant to work at any of our sites in central London.
At Guy's & St. Thomas', we have a Values and Behaviours framework which is embedded throughout the Trust. It is part of our culture and by demonstrating these values, we have a shared way of acting. This impacts how we care for our patients, how we interact with each other and how we make decisions. To understand more about us and our culture, please visit https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/about-us/our-values/our-values.aspx, Please note: although registration as a Clinical Scientist is highly desirable, we are flexible and keen to welcome candidates from the wider pool of Engineers and Scientists. For those who are interested in pursuing professional registration, we are well equipped to support you.
Guy's and St Thomas' celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study's at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity , gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.
Applications are welcomed from applicants with a disability. We can make reasonable adjustments and offer support and advice in a variety of ways throughout the application process. Equality of opportunity is our policy.
As an organisation we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift pattern so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends.
Flexible working
We are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance and to work in a way that is best for them and our patients. We will consider all requests to work flexibly, taking in to account the individual's personal circumstances as well the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the recruiting manager as part of the on-boarding process.
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This means using ingenuity, problem-solving and communication skills, alongside technical understanding, to deliver the technologies that often define services in our Trust. The role requires reflexibility to work across a number of workstreams as dictated by the demands on the service; and as a result this creates exposure to a number of development opportunities.
The candidates we seek will be qualified to degree or equivalent level in a relevant subject, with previous experience demonstrating responsibility for medical devices safety or similar work.

Guy's and St Thomas' is among the UK's busiest and most successful NHS foundation trusts. We provide a full range of hospital and community services for people in south London and as well as specialist care for patients from further afield including cancer, renal, orthopaedic, respiratory and cardiovascular services.
Guy's is home to the largest dental school in Europe and a £160 million Cancer Centre opened in 2016. As part of our commitment to provide care closer to home, in 2017 we also opened a cancer centre and a kidney treatment centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup. St Thomas' has one of the largest critical care units in the UK and one of the busiest emergency departments in London. It is also home to Evelina London Children's Hospital.
Evelina London cares for local children in Lambeth and Southwark and provides specialist services across south east England including cardiac, renal and critical care services. We lead a number of specialist service networks aiming to ensure children are treated locally where possible, but have access to specialist expertise when they need it. Our community services include health visiting, school nursing and support for families of children with long-term conditions.
Our adult community services teams deliver care at the heart of the local communities we serve, working in partnership with GPs, local authorities and other healthcare and voluntary sector organisations. Working with our partners in Lambeth and Southwark, we are focusing on new ways of working to improve care for local patients.
In February 2021 the Royal Brompton and Harefield joined Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, bringing together world-leading expertise in the care and research of heart and lung disease. Our merger provides a once in a generation opportunity to build a lasting, world-renowned heart and lung centre, providing the highest quality care for patients and conducting world-leading research.
We have a reputation for clinical excellence and high quality teaching and research. We are part of King's Health Partners, one of eight accredited UK academic health sciences centres. In partnership with King's College London we have dedicated clinical research facilities including an MHRA accredited Phase I clinical trials unit.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience as well as safe, high quality care. We are proud to have one of the lowest mortality rates in the NHS. Following a comprehensive Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection in 2019 we maintained our overall rating of 'good'. Our adult community services achieved a rating of 'outstanding'.
The commitment of our 23,500 staff is key to our success. We are one of the largest local employers and we aim to develop and support all our staff so they are able to deliver high quality, safe and efficient care. The 2019 NHS staff survey results show that we have one of the most engaged and motivated workforces in the NHS. We know this has a positive impact on the care provided to our patients.
We have one of the most ambitious capital investment programmes anywhere in the NHS.