Senior Clinical Engineer

2 months ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Clinical Engineer to join our Clinical Devices Team at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for providing operational management of medical devices across the Trust, ensuring their safe and effective use.

Key Responsibilities
  • Working to the Trust's rolling 5-year medical device plan, adjusting and prioritizing tasks to meet organizational requirements.
  • Rationalizing the equipment inventory to enforce standardization and remove redundant items.
  • Managing external contracts, including managed equipment services, PFI, lease equipment, and other contracts.
  • Providing advice, contributing to, and writing relevant departmental business cases.
  • Producing complex management reports, requiring negotiation and diplomacy skills, both internal and external to the Trust.
  • Appraising and auditing new and existing service contracts, ensuring quality maintenance cover for medical devices.
  • Developing and maintaining work in line with MHRA and ISO quality system requirements.
  • Monitoring and resolving regulatory and CAS alerts.
  • Producing and maintaining documentation relevant to incident investigations and advising on risks.
  • Developing and managing medical devices governance processes and supporting regulatory inquiries.
  • Advising and supporting risk assessment processes related to clinical devices and decontamination.
  • Assisting wards/departments in implementing Trust policy for clinical device management and training them in its use.
  • Liaising with wards, providing expert advice on the appropriate use of clinical devices.
  • Providing expert advice on medical devices to the Medical Device Team, Trust Management, Procurement staff, and other committees.
  • Identifying the need for new instrumentation or equipment for use in the Trust, producing specifications for items of equipment, and purchasing or constructing them in-house.
  • Working with procurement to evaluate medical devices, engage end-user feedback, and complete assessments.
  • Collaborating to develop and undertake audits to improve the effective use and maintenance of medical devices.
  • Monitoring the effectiveness of related policies and protocols, routinely reviewing, proposing, and implementing changes that may impact beyond own area of activity.
  • Undertaking audits of wards and other clinical areas on the implementation of the clinical devices policy.
  • Working autonomously to achieve expected results, guided by relevant UK standards and regulations, adhering to Trust policies and values.
Specialist Responsibilities
  • Providing expert advice and support on highly specialized imaging technology, equipment, and systems.
  • Conducting evaluations, contributing to technical specifications of systems and contracts.
  • Arranging, monitoring, and managing maintenance and servicing contracts of imaging and other identified items of equipment, regularly holding performance reviews and updating senior managers in the Trust.
  • Involved in medical equipment installation, acceptance, commissioning, calibration, quality assurance, and quality control.
  • Reviewing maintenance reports and external consultancy findings, and supporting the Trust's imaging department with its implementation when required.
  • Leading investigations into medical device performance issues, image quality issues, or any other issues, presenting solutions and implementing remedial actions.
  • Investigating and resolving complex equipment problems, liaising with suppliers and end-users regarding equipment breakdown, and regularly updating senior managers and divisional directors where required.
  • Carrying out or assisting with risk assessments in relation to highly specialized medical equipment.
  • Supporting all RPA services/partners and advisors across all Trust sites.
Managerial Responsibilities
  • Prioritizing and managing own work within set parameters, responding in a timely manner to requests for advice and assistance by others, using own judgment to prioritize the request against existing workload.
  • Managing tasks and responsibilities associated with any of the duties listed above, supervising staff as required, including trainees.
  • Ensuring efficient and effective use of resources, adjusting plans as required in response to changing demands and priorities.
  • Line managing designated staff, including temporary staff between AFC Band 1-7.
  • Deputizing for appropriate senior staff when required.
Financial Responsibilities
  • Minimizing financial costs by safe and effective use of high capital value equipment (in excess of £50,000).
  • Responsible for purchasing delegated assets or arranging contracts in excess of £5,000, and keeping within delegated costs.
  • Effective strategic and business management of clinical devices throughout their complete life cycle.
  • Participating in the standardization of all clinical device/equipment purchases, including durables.
  • Analyzing business processes to deliver cost-saving improvements (CIPs).
Teaching and Research & Development Responsibilities
  • Teaching and training students, trainee Clinical Engineers/technologists, and new starters.
  • Developing training programs for staff when required.
  • Training clinical staff on the use of medical devices when required.
  • Participating in teaching programs and presentations as and when required by the department.
  • Developing, validating, and implementing new test and analysis methodologies, developing appropriate documentation, and providing training as required.
  • Undertaking research and development, following a program agreed with line manager.
  • Liaising with clinicians and other clinical staff to provide expert scientific advice and support for clinical research programs.
  • Maintaining skills and affording development of practical and theoretical skills required for the post, maintaining professional registration status.
Key Working Relationships
  • Developing internal and external networks and relationships with all areas and colleagues as appropriate.
  • Communicating and liaising effectively with Service Line and other hospital staff at all levels.
  • Senior Trust Managers.
  • Doctors and Consultants.
  • Nursing Staff.
  • Non-clinical Staff.
  • Scientific and Technical Staff.
  • Procurement and Supplies.
  • Finance.
  • Estates/PFI.
  • Governance.
  • Manufacturers/Suppliers.
  • Other NHS and Private Healthcare Providers.
  • MHRA.
  • CQC.

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