Laboratory Equipment Officer

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 245286**Salary**:

- £28,588 - £35,612- Per annum**Job grade**:

- Higher Executive Officer**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- Labs**Type of role**:

- Science**Working pattern**:

- Full-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
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- ManchesterAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The post-holder will act as a Facilities and Equipment Officer who will be responsible for overseeing and maintaining the facilities and equipment of the virology department.

To implement and manage the virology department facilities and equipment management system ensuring that these systems become progressively more effective in quality terms and meets both regulatory and accreditation requirements.

To assist in the operational management of the virology department to maintain an efficient and effective service and provide advice on quality issues.

To encourage the highest professional standards through personal and staff development.

Duties will be undertaken as agreed with the Virology Laboratory manager and Deputy laboratory manager and within the context of the objectives of the virology department, UKHSA, MMMP, Directorate of Laboratory Medicine and MFT.

Accuracy and attention to detail are essential.

**Job description**:
**Clinical Governance**
- ** **Participate in audit processes, clinical trials, and research projects, as required.
- To assist in the management and monitoring of facilities and equipment, and ensure the department maintains UKAS ISO151899 accreditation for Laboratories.
- Investigate clinical and non-clinical incidents in relation to the departments facilities and equipment and report to the laboratory manager, deputy laboratory manager, Quality lead and MMMP Quality Manager in accordance with Trust incident reporting policy.
- To attend regular laboratory meetings and contribute to effective communication within the department.

**DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**

***Facilities and Equipment Management**
- To be responsible for implementation, management and maintenance of the Virology department facilities and equipment management systems.
- To perform an active role in the procurement (Design Qualification) for new equipment.
- To manage and coordinate the departments facilities and equipment to all established equipment qualification requirements in terms of servicing, maintenance, calibration and validation arrangements.
- To manage the departments facilities and equipment records.
- To liaise with the relevant agencies and companies regarding facilities and equipment issues including the needs and requirements of users.
- To provide help and advice to the virology section leads and other staff as required on facilities and equipment management matters.
- To identify areas and particular projects that has the potential for improvement to facilities and equipment, to the benefit of the service provided by the department.
- To arrange for the issue, and maintenance of relevant EPs, policies and procedures.
- To provide and collate information periodically for management review.
- To participate in, liaise with and follow up on external inspections, correspond with accreditation agencies and verify the completion of corrective action as required by the reports of the inspectors.
- To develop and maintain effective communication on all facilities and equipment issues.
- To be aware and ensure compliance with any relevant statutory requirements, standards and legislation.
- To participate, where appropriate, in local management meetings, assisting with decision making and policy implementation.
- ** **To be proficient in data extraction, production of reports, including the use of spreadsheets to provide statistical information on facilities and equipment.
- To suggest and implement improvements to department policies and procedures.
- Ensure that personal work activity is managed to make effective use of time and maintain an adequate supply of consumables.
- Review complex or markedly abnormal results together with other relevant staff and technically validate the final report.
- To assist virology Management in monitoring capability issues.

**Education and Development**
- ** **Undertake on-going training and development and update Professional Development Plan, as required by the Laboratory manger and Deputy laboratory manager.
- To organise and coordinate the supervision, monitoring of training and development of assessment of competence and continuing professional development within the department of: Biomedical Scientist, Clinical scientists, Assistant Practitioners and Medical Laboratory Assistants.
- To develop training for staff.
- To assist in the training of staff.
- Input into the development of the virology department training plan.

**Scientific and Clinical**
- ** **To assist, and where appropriate be responsible for the development and the implementation of ne