Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Technician
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 344-8675DCB-A
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Kent and Canterbury Hospital
- Town
- Canterbury
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/06/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Technician
Band 4
Job overview
Are you looking for a role as a Technician within a friendly, dynamic service with excellent professional leadership and opportunities to develop?
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with a background in Equipment Management and/or Computer Technology, who has practical Mechanical Engineering skills along with excellent team working abilities. This post is to support the KM CAT service to provide a multi-disciplinary Specialist Communication Aid Service in Kent and Medway. Our caseload is primarily clients with complex disabilities who have communication difficulties.
The KM CAT service consists of two teams, “Adult” and “Children and Young People” (CYP). The adult team is based in Kent and Canterbury Hospital and the CYP team is based in Ashford.
Both teams work closely and are dynamic, enthusiastic and innovative and pride themselves on the high standard of care they provide to their clients.
You will be working closely with our Healthcare Scientists in Kent and Medway, within the Adult ACAT team, based at Kent and Canterbury Hospital.
You will be expected to travel within Kent and Medway at times, therefore your own transport is essential.
Main duties of the job
- Provide support with the equipment management processes, including acceptance testing, preparation for loan, electrical safety, maintenance of returns and stocked equipment, decontaminating equipment, depersonalisation of Windows based or iOS devices and updating the equipment management data base.
- Provide support with the replacing/repairing of a variety of AAC equipment, including liaising with AAC suppliers/agencies to ensure that replacement/repairs are completed within the service specification.
- To conduct PPM (Planned Preventive Maintenance) visits to homes, schools, institutions and clinics throughout Kent and Medway on loaned equipment within the service; to carry out mechanical and electrical safety checks and record findings in the service equipment management data base.
- Support the Clinical Technologist in providing specialist Rehabilitation Engineering technical support, including mounting of AAC communication devices.
- To support the Clinical Technologist in the manufacturing/fitting of custom-made equipment using light engineering machinery/hand tools.
- To support the work of the team within an ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five
hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Please note that if you require a Certificate of Sponsorship to work in the UK you must declare this on your application form, even if you currently have a certificate of sponsorship or a work permit for another role and are already working in the country. Please note we are only able to sponsor candidates on a Skilled Worker Visa applying for roles Band 5 and above.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’.
If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person specification
Personal/professional attributes
Essential criteria
- Ability to organise own work
- The ability to communicate with empathy and tact, especially where there are emotional barriers to understanding or conflicting expectations.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- A level or BTEC in subjects applicable to Engineering or IT or similar, and/or up to 3 years relevant or equivalent work experience in a similar environment.
Desirable criteria
- HNC in subject relevant to clinical engineering / role. Evidence of continuing professional development or equivalent experience.
Other requirements
Essential criteria
- A full UK driving license and own transport is essential for this post as part of the duties include extensive travel for servicing and repair
Governance
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of: Practical computer, and / or electronic, and / or electrical and / or mechanical engineering
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of PPM maintenance
- Knowledge of the use of AAC and EAT. Understanding of the roles of other professionals relevant to the client group and the principles of partnership working
- Practical & theoretical knowledge of electronic/mechanical engineering
Clinical skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of portable appliance testing.
- Experience of working with databases
Desirable criteria
- Confident with commercially available technology such as window-based, ISO and Android systems.
- Experience of working with people with communication impairment or requiring AAC
- Experience of using hand tools equipment in a mechanical workshop environment or onsite working
- Experience of working with people with physical disabilities and sensory impairments.
- A minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a Band 3/4 in Rehabilitation Engineering or in a workshop / engineering discipline involving the application of mechanical engineering skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tim Matthews
- Job title
- Lead Clinical Technologist and Workshop Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01227864083
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