Medical Devices Trainer

Medical Devices Trainer
Oswestry, Shropshire (RJAH)
Full Time – Monday to Friday – 37.5 Hours
Are you an experienced Medical Devices Trainer?
Are you able to provide face to face and online training on the use of designated medical equipment to current and new clinical staff at all levels, including bank staff and other support staff?
If so, our client, a leading provider of Managed Equipment Services (MES) to the NHS and private healthcare sector in the UK, are looking for a dedicated professional to join their team based at The Robert Jones & Agnes Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced individual looking to make a meaningful impact in the healthcare sector. If you have a minimum of 3 years relevant UK based work experience, we’d love to hear from you
Task List
* Identify medical device training needs for clinical professional users and deliver or facilitate appropriate medical device training in accordance with the terms of the Contract for each site in line with the Client
* Medical Devices Policy and the medical devices training system
* Supplement OEM training on high-risk devices/devices in acute clinical areas and act as a liaison between the trust staff and OEM for support
* Maintain the Learning Management System, liaise with managers about training delivered to their staff, compile and distribute monthly training reports to key account holders, highlight underperforming clinical areas
* Provide support to manage the learning systems; to include devising learning plans and learning content, and creating competency records for all clinical staff
* Advise and support the medical device risk assessment process, including application of protocols
* Assist in the development of strategies for training on the use of medical devices
* Assist in the design of training programmes on the selection and use of medical devices, and ensure that these training programmes comply with the requirements of government and other agencies
* Audit the effectiveness of training programmes to promote the effective use of medical devices, and report any issues to the Client
* Determine appropriate arrangements for refresher training and ensure that this is delivered
* Liaise with clinical representatives to ensure that they maintain training and equipment information in clinical areas and that clinical staff have access to user instructions and training records
* Monitor clinical incidents and recommended action arising from MHRA device alerts for possible training issues taking appropriate action where necessary
* Liaise with the Client in-house clinical training and competence teams as required (e.g. Professional Development team or Learning & Development department)
* Be an active member of the Client Medical Devices Committee, or equivalent (as applicable)
Essential Experience
* Experience of delivering training, ideally in a clinical setting
* Experience of, and familiarity with using or training on a range of medical devices
* Good understanding of clinical processes and conditions, and of indications for use of different medical devices and their limitations
* Experience in managing and maintaining complex MS Excel Workbooks
* Clinical experience working in critical care, theatres, PICU, NICU, HDU or a similar area (Desirable)
Desirable Qualifications
* Degree educated, in nursing or healthcare related field
* Formal training qualification
Essential Skills
* Excellent communicator, able to interact with all levels of clinical and other staff
* Computer literate, with experience of using MS Office suite, esp. MS Excel
* Excellent presentation skills
* Superior integrity and discretion
Mobility Requirements
* Role location – Site based; some UK travel required
Benefits
* Royal London Pension - 5% employer contribution
* Death in Service Scheme after probation - 4 times salary
* Maternity - 21 weeks full enhanced maternity pay; this is inclusive of Statutory Maternity pay. Plus, after the employee has returned from Maternity Leave for 3 months, a 10% bonus will be paid, (with a commitment to work for 6 months plus)
A DBS Enhanced Disclosure is required for all applicants.
If you have all the skills above and feel this is the role for you, please do not hesitate to contact us at One to One Personnel on (phone number removed) or forward your CV to (url removed)