Junior Medical Engineer - Margate

Full time – Permanent – QEQM Hospital - Up to £22,412 per annum, plus company benefits.

2gether Support Solutions is a Facilities and Estates services company providing support to healthcare professionals caring for over 2000 patients daily across multiple East Kent hospital sites. 2gether provides vital services including maintenance, cleaning, catering, procurement, logistics and much more.

Our Associate EME Technicians play a vital part in the Equipment Management team, helping to maintain medical equipment and supporting the equipment management services for our vast and busy hospitals.

An Engineering background is desirable, however, we would consider applicants with GCSE passes in Maths, English and Science as full training will be provided.

What will you be doing?

The team is required to work to a high standard of safety and accountability, in line with: the departmental quality management system (QMS), the policy for the management of medical devices, MHRA guidance, Care Quality Commission regulations and 2gether employment policies.

You will liaise and work closely with healthcare professionals, manufacturers’ representatives, engineers, and technical staff to provide applications advice, device evaluation, acceptance testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, calibration and maintenance of a diverse range of diagnostic, therapeutic and point of care testing equipment, ensuring it functions correctly, is within calibration limits, and safe for patient and staff use.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide a clinical technical service for the application, calibration, quality control and troubleshooting of a specific range of diagnostic, therapeutic and point of care testing equipment as agreed in the annual Individual Performance Review.
• Use technical and clinical experience to identify potentially hazardous symptoms and faults when in clinical areas or in talking to clinical staff.
• Liaise with clinical staff in order to undertake preventative maintenance and rectify problems, minimising impact on patient treatment lists.
• Liaise with patients in hospital and in their home, communicating technical information, advice and arrangements for the maintenance and repair of their equipment.
• Carry out daily maintenance and repairs of medical devices, as directed by the EME Site lead, according to agreed service standards and work instructions.
• Organise, prioritise and control work using own initiative, without managerial input and when carrying out work in patients’ homes.
• Perform a range of inspection, maintenance and testing on a variety of medical equipment throughout East Kent and beyond; including commissioning, acceptance testing, calibration, safety tests and performance checks to manufacturer’s specifications. Reporting adverse fault conditions to supervisor.
• Ensure that work records and all other documentation is accurate and consistently completed in a timely manner. Documents will be scrutinised, scanned, and must accurately be attached to various electronic databases
• Work within the requirements of the departmental quality management system.

What’s in it for you?

At 2gether we take pride in providing excellent support to our employees, our customers and their patients, pulling together as one team to care and find solutions that make a difference for those we support.

You will get a benefits package including:

· 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

· Opportunity to buy or sell up to 10 days annual leave

· Company Pension

· Onsite childcare facilities

· Cycle to Work Scheme

· Employee Assistant Programme with Health Assured

· Life Assurance scheme

We offer discounts and savings that make a difference to you including:

· Discounted travel, accommodation, airport parking, holidays, skiing and travel extras

· Subsidised bus pass

· Health and beauty, gifts, toys, fashion and entertainment

· Training and development opportunities including BICS and functional skills training

Social values are at the core of 2gether Support Solutions. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities to encourage a diverse and inclusive workforce representing our local communities.

A full list of duties can be reviewed on the job description.

If you have any questions relating to this role or any of our vacancies, don’t hesitate to get in contact and one of our team will be happy to support you

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £22,412.00 per year

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Childcare
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Experience:

• Electrical: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person