Senior Clinical Technologist

A vacancy has arisen to join the Clinical Engineering team at Hywel Dda University Health Board. The Clinical Engineering Department delivers medical equipment management services throughout the University Health Board. The department provides a broad range of complex, routine and non-routine activities including servicing, repair, calibration, safety testing, quality assurance, evaluation, commissioning, decommissioning, planned preventive maintenance of clinical equipment and devices., The post holder will be a key member of the Clinical Engineering team and will be required to largely work on their own initiative, carrying out certain planning functions in relation to preventive maintenance and inspections, along with problem solving on a wide range of complex equipment. This will include patient monitoring, anaesthetic machines, ventilators, medical lasers, infusion devices, baby incubators etc. which at times could be patient connected. The range of tasks required of the role will be carried out to the highest standards in support of the provision of high-quality patient care. The post holder's duties and responsibilities will support a team effort and will be overseen by the local Principal Clinical Technologist and Head of Clinical Engineering. Some responsibilities will be rotated over time across the peer group, to suit the needs of the service and this will be done through agreement.

Hywel Dda University Health Board plans and provides NHS healthcare services for people living in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, and bordering counties. We have over 13,000 staff, and together we provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilitiesservices. We work in partnership with the three local authorities, as well as public, private and third sector colleagues, including our valued team of volunteers. Our services are provided in:

• Four main hospitals: Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth;Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen; Prince Philip Hospital inLlanelli; and Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest
• Five community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandoveryhospitals in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron Hospital inCeredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire hospitals inPembrokeshire
• Two integrated care centres: Aberaeron and Cardigan inCeredigion, and several other community settings
• 47 general practices (six of which are health board managedpractices); dental practices (including four orthodontic); 97community pharmacies; 43 general ophthalmic practices;and 8 ophthalmic domiciliary providers
• Numerous mental health and learning disabilities services