Specialist Clinical Technologist; Clinical Engineering

Band 6 Specialist Clinical Technologist (Clinical Engineering)

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Clinical Engineering team for a Clinical Technologist in the care of medical equipment in the Critical Care areas of the Trust.

The post is based in Clinical Engineering, where there are over twenty technologists providing a maintenance and repair service for approximately 16,000 medical devices across 6 sites – Royal Berkshire Hospital, Prince Charles Eye Unit (Windsor), Windsor Dialysis Unit, Bracknell Health Space, Townlands Hospital (Henley-on-Thames) and West Berks Community Hospital (Thatcham).

This post holder will have specialist responsibility for critical care equipment, and will also involve providing guidance and supervision, including elements of training, to other technologists to enable them to provide back‑up support.

You will work closely with critical care clinicians and Clinical Scientists, to ensure that devices are maintained and repaired to appropriate standards. Travel to other sites will be required to ensure maintenance is carried out at each location.

Responsibilities include maintaining and testing a range of devices from a variety of suppliers. Candidates must have experience and evidence of training in the support of patient monitoring equipment. Some additional training may be available to incorporate all makes and models into the maintenance programme.

Qualifications:

• Degree in engineering or science.
• Registration as a Clinical Technologist (or eligible to apply for registration within 6 months of starting).

Benefits:

• Excellent leisure and shopping facilities, thriving cultural scene, and top state and private schools in Reading.
• Road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton.
• CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our "CARE" values: Com passionate, 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.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name:
Jeremy King –

Job title:

Technical Services Manager – Email: jerem – Telephone: 0777 497 1820.