technical analyst Nottingham, England
Job description
Band 3
Job overview
To participate in the provision of medical equipment acquisition approvals and commissioning within Clinical Engineering at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. This will include the identification, acquisition, planning, commissioning, deployment and management of new and replacement devices following a strict compliant acquisition and approval process prior to adoption of equipment. The post holder will work as part of a larger team to process complex device information of both clinical and technical natures. The post holder must have the ability to communicate with NHS and medical device industry stakeholders to help support the Medical Equipment Planning Unit (MEPU) team activity.
The post holder will be based at the City Hospital campus.
Main duties of the job
Daily work associated with co-ordinating and supporting the administration functions of the Medical Equipment Planning Unit (MEPU)
Daily work supporting the chasing up of and administration of medical device approvals
Daily work associated with administration of equipment activity records
Daily work associated with supporting MEPU
The post holder will assist MEPU in preparing equipment and assessing equipment readiness for deployment to clinical teams
Assist MEPU with appropriate filing, photocopying, scanning and faxing of relevant document
Working for our organisation
The Medical Equipment Planning Unit (MEPU) is a hard working and dynamic team within Clinical Engineering, responsible for ensuring the
clinical teams receive the medical equipment technology they require efficiently and that the equipment is managed safely over its lifetime in order
to support the delivery of high quality patient care.
The postholder will benefit from working centrally to a multi-disciplinary Clinical Engineering
department and will be continuously exposed to the latest medical equipment technologies.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In addition to the brief list above you must familiarise yourself with the full job description and person specification attached to this advert prior to applying.
Person specification
Trust Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s “We are here for you” behavioural standards.
Training & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good standard of education, including maths and English, to A level or equivalent.
- Evidence of continuing educational development.
- Administration/business or equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
- RSA III word-processing/text processing or equivalent.
- NVQ level 3 in administration or equivalent.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of administrative management and procedures.
- Experience in using range of computerised software including MS Office, networked systems and bespoke databases.
- Electronic diary management.
- Independent working.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in the NHS.
- Previous experience working in a service support environment.
- Previous knowledge of dealing with medical equipment and medical equipment databases.
- Previous experience administering service reports into computerised equipment managements systems.
- Proven secretarial experience.
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Must be able to receive and interpret information clearly and accurately from both verbal and documented reports.
- Able to clearly and accurately convey information in different formats – emails, spreadsheet, letters etc.
- Can complete letters, forms, reports & tables using computerised technology from information collected.
- Maintain confidentiality, sensitivity and empathy in communication with patients/colleagues.
Desirable criteria
- Secure agreement or co-operation at the appropriate levels of the organisation.
- Has ability to motivate, coach and mentor others within the team.
Analytical & Judgment Skills
Essential criteria
- Proposes changes to practices, procedures for own area.
- Able to use judgement to make decisions in order to solve problems/enquiries.
- Uses resources cost effectively.
- Uses own initiative.
- Works in line with the teams as well as organisational goals and objectives.
- Able to escalate problems when outside of capabilities.
Planning & Organisation Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an ability to work on own initiative.
- Able to adjust plans and programmes where circumstances require it.
- Manage and develop paper based and/or computer filing systems.
- Demonstrates an ability to organise own work schedule.
- Demonstrates an ability to delegate and organise work for others.
- Manages time effectively and displays initiative.
- Works within prescribed deadlines.
- Ability to prioritise workload.
Physical Skills
Essential criteria
- Use of VDU equipment and sitting at a keyboard for long periods of time.
Other
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates an awareness of the importance of prompt timekeeping and good attendance at the workplace.
- Demonstrates a flexible approach to work.
- Remains calm and co-operative under pressure or in difficult and uncertain situations
- Gives consistent and stable performance under pressure.
- Demonstrates enthusiasm and a conscientious approach to work, advocating this to others.
- Highly motivated.
- Displays self-confidence, innovation and positive image
- Ability to work on either campus.
Desirable criteria
- Driving licence.
Communication & Relationship Skills
Essential criteria
- Maintain sensitivity and empathy in communication with all staff.
- Friendly and professional manner.
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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.
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Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.
Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.
At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.
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Consent:
- Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
- Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£41.90 for enhanced and £21.90 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.
