Maintenance Assistant

6 months ago

Leicester, United Kingdom University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Full time

Mechanical Maintenance Assistant-UHL

(BAND 3)

The Medical Physics Equipment Management Service (MPEMS) requires one dynamic Mechanical Maintenance Assistant, to take a key role within the service. This is a demanding position, and you will play a major part in achieving service objectives in a busy and technically challenging environment governed by an ISO9001/13485 quality system.

Applicants must be qualified to NVQ Level 2, and it is essential that you have some experience and/or interest in the use of machine tools. Knowledge of computer aided design would be desirable. Technical training will be available.

You will have a safety conscious approach to your work and the ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels. An ability to cope under pressure, be adaptable and multi-task is required. Experience of using an equipment database and associated IT skills will be a distinct advantage.

The Medical Physics Equipment Management Service (MPEMS) requires one dynamic Mechanical Maintenance Assistant, to take a key role within the service. This is a demanding position, and you will play a major part in achieving service objectives in a busy and technically challenging environment governed by an ISO9001/13485 quality system.

The role will be biased in a mechanical workshop but also involve servicing of medical equipment

The postholder is required to work to extremely high standards of workmanship, safety, and accountability within a quality management system (QMS).

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children’s Hospital and run one of the country’s leading heart centres.

Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us.

Our purpose is to provide ‘Caring at its best’ and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we’re here to do. They are:

- We focus on what matters most
- We treat others how we would like to be treated
- We are passionate and creative in our work
- We do what we say we are going to do
- We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that ‘Caring at its best’ is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.

**About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust**: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)
- Use machine tools and engineering processes to produce parts to support the business of the department
- Undertake electrical safety testing and routine maintenance on medical equipment, to planned schedules / workload and prioritised tasks, upholding working standards, policies, procedures, and objectives in order to maintain professional standards and service delivery.
- Communicate with clinical users to gain a clear understanding of the nature of problems with equipment. Assess the seriousness and implications of the problem and, under advice from senior staff, respond appropriately to the urgency of the user request.
- Check that equipment performs to manufacturer's specification.
- Carry out safety and acceptance testing on a wide range of medical equipment to an approved protocol.
- Undertake first line repairs of medical equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions
- Use computer skills to maintain relevant scientific and technical records of work performed. In particular ensure the equipment management computer database (AIMS) is operated in an accurate, methodical manner with work being logged as it progresses until completion.
- Extract information from the equipment management database in response to requests by clinical staff or Department management.
- Liaise with manufacturers to obtain information on spares availability
- Monitor stocks of appropriate components and spares, requesting where necessary to keep an adequate stock.
- Take responsibility for all tools and equipment within the Postholder’s care. Ensure workshop facilities are kept clear and well-ordered and that all equipment is maintained to acceptable standards.
- Inform management and other Clinical Engineering staff of the condition and performance of the equipment within the Postholder's care.
- Respond to Safety Action Bulletins (SABS) from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and from equipment manufacturers as directed by the Head of Section.
- Participate in regular section meetings.
- Be familiar with and follow the Trust's incident report procedure.

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