Senior Technologist
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
City Hospital, Nottingham 6 Full Time |
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We are looking for an experienced renal clinical technologist who can fit into our current team structure into a senior role and who is able to work to high standards to ensure that the credibility of the department is maintained and that the service and repair activities are carried out to the high standards that we expect.
Job overview:
To participate in the provision of a comprehensive technical support service to the renal dialysis services provided by the Trust. This service is currently provided to the City Hospital campus, QMC campus, Ilkeston Hospital and Kings Mills Hospital and to certain home dialysis patients. This work will include selection and procurement, acceptance testing and installation, calibration, planned maintenance, repair, routine safety testing, decommissioning and disposal of a range of dialysis and other medical equipment including certain fixed plant.
To participate in the provision of a comprehensive technical support service to the renal dialysis services provided by the Trust. This service is currently provided to the City Hospital campus, QMC campus, Ilkeston Hospital and Kings Mills Hospital and to certain home dialysis patients. This work will include selection and procurement, acceptance testing and installation, calibration, planned maintenance, repair, routine safety testing, decommissioning and disposal of a range of dialysis and other medical equipment including certain fixed plant.
Job Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the repair, maintenance and servicing of a range of dialysis and other medical equipment including the water treatment plants on three sites, requiring a high degree of competence, experience and specialised knowledge.
- To be responsible for the quality control test procedures for the water treatment plants within the Trust, Ilkeston Hospital and Kings Mill Hospital.
- Responsible for carrying out planned preventative maintenance and electrical safety testing to all dialysis equipment throughout the Trust, as determined by department schedules/procedures and manufacturers recommendations. The aim is to perform within strict protocols laid down by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Health and Safety Executive to minimise risk to the patient, staff and the Trust.
- To assist in the commissioning and acceptance testing of new dialysis equipment and water treatment plants, as required. To have the responsibility of ensuring that they conform to the relevant standards and are safe and functioning correctly, before being released for use to minimise risk to patient, user and the Trust.
- To perform investigations on dialysis equipment that have been reported to have caused an untoward incident to staff or patient.
- To share in the responsibility for provision of out-of-hours technical support for the MESU Renal Team provided by the Trust; to ensure 24hours/day, 7days/week availability of this technical support; to take sole responsibility for technical services during periods of out-of- hours working.
The post holder will be based at the City Campus, but will work at various locations including QMC, Ilkeston Hospital, Kings Mill Hospital and Home Patient Environment.
The closing date is 16 May 2021
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