Senior Clinical Engineer

The Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is offering an exciting opportunity to recruit a dynamic, highly motivated & enthusiastic Senior Clinical Engineer to join our Clinical Engineering team.

We are looking for an individual with previous technical experience in a provider setting, who is innovative & keen to develop safe clinical engineering service across the trust & in wider community. The post holder will be responsible to provide specialised clinical technical services for preventative maintenance, servicing, calibration, inspection, and repair to a wide range of complex and patient connected medical equipment.

We are committed to achieving equality and inclusion at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, and we respect and value the diversity and differences of our patients and our people, ensuring everyone is enabled to thrive, feels a sense of belonging, and is able to be their authentic self.

Please note previous applicants will not be considered

The successful candidate will work under Deputy Manager of the Clinical Engineering. The post holder will provide specialist clinical support to the users of the life support and life saving devices under all conditions of urgency. This involves giving technical services as well as guidance on the operation of complex equipment to clinical users at the point of use.

The post holder will carry out modifications to specialist clinical equipment arising from external bulletins such as MHRA and manufacturer alerts. Also, Responsibility for providing specialist clinical support include to assess the performance, diagnose faults and carry out repairs to a wide range of medical equipment. The post holder will be required to participate in an ON-CALL out of hours scheme, requiring the post holder to work and make decisions autonomously outside normal working hours.

Candidates will work closely with clinical and non-clinical team members as well as the Trust’s senior management team.

Candidates should therefore be confident in liaising with clinician & nursing staff, have excellent communication skills and be able to support and advise on complex devices & safety matters.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of “Outstanding” from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard’s Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well-regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification again outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification attached is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.