Medical Equipment jobs

The post holder will be responsible for providing support assisting in the delivery and collection of equipment library devices within the trust. The post holder will be committed to providing best practice solutions to planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and equipment asset management. The post holder will help provide effective medical equipment support to the various wards and departments of the trust.

Based in the Medical Equipment Library, you will be expected to support other core areas as required.

The post holder will be responsible for providing support assisting in the delivery and collection of equipment library devices within the trust. The post holder will be committed to providing best practice solutions to planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and equipment asset management. The post holder will help provide effective medical equipment support to the various wards and departments of the trust.

Based in the Medical Equipment Library, you will be expected to support other core areas as required.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or contactclimateaction@hhft.nhs.uk .

Key Responsibilities

Carry out delivery and collection of medical equipment to the clinical areas and wards.
Make sure the collected items are decontaminated and kept ready for use.
Keep a record of equipment going out and coming in in departments asset management system.
Implement and influence change in line with developing engineering procedures and policies.
Operate within the Health and Safety and COSHH requirements for the department.
Act professionally regarding communication and working with contractors and staff.

• Maintain a training portfolio in line with trust and role requirements.

Trust Values

Our values help us in what we do and how we do it. It is important that you understand and use these values throughout your employment with the Trust to define and develop our culture.

The post holder will be:

• Inclusive, valuing and celebrating everyone’s diversity and success.
• Compassionate, caring about our patients.
• Accountable and responsible, always looking to improve.
• Respectful for all and show integrity in everything.
• Encouraging and challenging each other to always do our best .

Customer care for patients and/or service users

Provide a professional, courteous and competent approach to staff and patients at all times.
Maintain an organised and safe working environment for staff and contractors in accordance with trust health and safety policy.
Assist the MED manager and all MED staff in ensuring trust standards are monitored and maintained.

• Participate in the investigation of complaints, incidents and accidents in conjunction with the MED manager, Technical Leads, thereby addressing risk issues and promoting and maintaining high quality levels of support.

Communication

Maintain effective communication with all members of staff, across all core areas, to provide an effective service within the department.
Ensure all relevant documentation, reporting and asset management data is maintained, completed and distributed correctly and accurately.
Maintain effective relationships with peers, supported staff, external and internal suppliers.
Attend departmental meetings as required and actively participate with information sharing and networking.
Attend and participate in meetings with contractors, senior staff etc. as required in order to provide high quality support service, reporting back to department staff as relevant.

Planning and organisation

Provide a professional approach and enthusiastic assistance to all ward and department staff.
Contribute towards creating and maintaining an environment that supports positive collaborative working.
Ensure trust policies and procedures are followed.

• Ensure trust policies and procedures regarding COSHH management are followed.

Budgetary and resource management

• Provide efficient and effective use of all resources regarding stock ordering and control.

Training and research responsibilities

Maintain a level of training sufficient to achieve role goals and responsibilities.

• Ensure new staff members are fully orientated to the department and undertake the trust induction program.

Policy

• This job description is designed to assist post holders with understanding what is expected of them in their role. Hampshire hospitals NHS Foundation Trust may ask them to undertake other duties, as required, which are not necessarily specified on the job description but which are commensurate with the grade of the post.
• The job description itself may be amended from time to time in consultation with the post holder, within the scope and general level of responsibility attached to the post.
• All post holders must take responsibility to ensure that they are aware of and adhere to all Trust policies, procedures and guidelines relating to their employment regardless of their position within the Trust.