Senior Maintenance Assistant

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Due to the nature of this role and the difficulties of achieving guaranteed access to medical equipment during normal working hours, occasional working during unsociable hour's maybe required.

The post holder shall:

• Be a specialist engineer for a range of medical equipment.
• Effectively manage the work they are assigned, including the management of more junior staff assigned to the same/similar task, ensuring service objectives and targets are met.
• Work under own initiative, manage and prioritise own workload and workload of others and exercise a broad degree of responsibility.
• Play a role in organising, prioritising and undertaking unsupervised maintenance and repairs to equipment in critical care/surgical areas whilst patients are present.
• In consultation with the section lead, and senior clinical technologists devise/develop and maintain planned maintenance schedules on all medical equipment.
• Undertake acceptance testing/commissioning of new equipment, preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, calibration and repair to a wide range of medical equipment.
• Communicate effectively with clinical users to schedule servicing or gain a clear understanding of the nature of problems with equipment. They shall assess the seriousness and implications of any reported problems and respond appropriately to the urgency of the user request.
• Undertake fault-finding. Apply suitable fault-finding techniques to diagnose problems, which may be due to user error, equipment failure or environmental issues (e.g. Temperature, RF interference).

Person specification

Training & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• HNC in electronic/mechanical or equivalent.

Desirable criteria

• Degree or equivalent in relevant subject area.
• Technical Registration with an engineering institute.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Knowledge and experience of servicing, repairing and calibration of medical equipment
• Specialist training on the maintenance and repair of a range of medical devices.
• Information Technology experience

Desirable criteria

• Significant experience of servicing, repairing and calibration of medical equipment
• Significant experience in the use and operation of a quality management system such as ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2012

Skills

Essential criteria

• Be able to physically lift heavy equipment.
• Carry out repetitive equipment testing.
• Work in awkward positions.
• Walk long distances.
• Use precision tools with a high level of dexterity

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours

Communication and relationship skills

Essential criteria

• Must be able to communicate articulately with colleagues, external agencies and possess good customer care skills
• Able to communicate complex information relating to medical equipment to colleagues and non-technical staff.
• Be able to maintain effective relationships with colleagues and with associates in other disciplines.
• Able to teach others and communicate effectively.

Analytical and Judgement skills

Essential criteria

• Able to exercise own initiative/Judgement when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence.
• Have the ability to analyse problems and logically solve technical problems
• Use of fine tools for equipment fault finding, adjustment/soldering and calibration
• Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances when working in clinical areas (e.g. when visiting wards and theatres fault finding on patient connected equipment).
• Excellent interpersonal skills IT literate,
• Manage time accordingly to ensure tasks are completed to specified timescales

Desirable criteria

• Detailed fault finding to PCB and component level

Planning and organisation skills

Essential criteria

• Able to prioritise and manage own work including maintenance activities.
• Organise priorities for maintenance and repairs
• Must be able to deal with constantly changing workload and priorities
• Good understanding of the principles of inventory management including Record keeping and database maintenance.
• Capable of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Essential criteria

• Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.
• All staff are expected to engage in compassionate and inclusive leadership in the provision of high quality care and interactions with others

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential criteria

• Full valid driving licence
• Be willing to learn/attend specialist training courses and have a positive attitude.
• Evidence of on-going CPD
• Ability to supervise maintenance assistants, trainees i.e. check, evaluates work.

Desirable criteria

• Specialist knowledge of individual manufacturer's equipment. (Certificated)

Additional Information

Please submit your application form without delay to avoid disappointment; we will close vacancies prior to the publishing closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Please check the email account (including your junk mail) that you supplied as part of your application on a regular basis following the closing date and throughout the recruitment process, as this is how we will communicate with you.

UHL is an equal opportunities employer. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds who match our job criteria.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible.

UHL is committed to helping colleagues balance the demands of both their work and personal needs through flexible working arrangements wherever reasonably practicable and subject to service needs.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Please note if you are successful in obtaining this position and the post involves regulated activity you will be required to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service check.

The Trust will pay for the check initially and the money will then be deducted from your salary over a three month period commencing on your first month's payment.

The current price of a check is £38 for an enhanced and £18 for a standard check.

COVID 19 Risk Assessment

Due to the current Covid pandemic we have introduced a staff risk assessment into our pre-employment process. This now forms part of the mandatory pre-employment checks that will be carried out if you receive a conditional offer.

The risk assessment is intended to ensure you are able to safely perform your duties in any of our work areas, and if you have been identified as being particularly vulnerable to coronavirus. Our main aim is to reduce risk and to ensure the safety of all new starters to the Trust as well as current staff, patients and visitors.

If it is identified that you are within a vulnerable category, we will endeavor to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate this through discussions with both Occupational Health and your recruiting manager.

Covid Vaccination Status

Covid-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, family, colleagues and our patients/service users from the Covid-19 virus. We therefore continue to encourage our current and potential colleagues to get vaccinated.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust holds the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything it does and all that it stands for. We are committed to developing a workforce that is representative of the community we serve. We welcome applications from the diverse community of Leicester, Leicester and Rutland, to help deliver healthcare services that meets the needs of our diverse communities.

At University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust we recognise that Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used as a supportive aid during the job application process, for example to generate ideas, improve grammar, or support formatting. . We do however encourage applicants to carefully review any AI-supported content to ensure their application genuinely and accurately reflects their own skills, experience, and motivation for the role.

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