Senior Electronics Technician

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE. The CHoICE Clinical Engineering Department is responsible for the management of an extensive range of medical equipment and related services throughout the CHS portfolio and any potential additions via business developments that are used for the purpose of diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of patients. Service provision is divided into four separate specialist areas: Clinical Engineering: Renal Dialysis: Paging System: Mobile Radio System A team of specialist technicians provide support for a full equipment management service, responsible for safety testing of new equipment, fault diagnosis/repair and maintenance within specialist clinical areas including: Vital signs monitoring Anaesthetic gas monitoring Ventilators (adult and neonatal) Cardiology Patient data storage/retrieval and networking systems Neonatal support systems Renal dialysis Technicians also provide an evaluation service for proposed new purchases
and a commissioning service for newly delivered equipment. Management of the disposal pathway is also provided for end of life medical equipment adhering to WEEE regulations. Full technical support is provided for the hospital paging system, all radio communication equipment and networks, ensuring key communications are constantly maintained throughout client premises. Training for nurses and other clinical staff is provided in the safe and effective use of medical devices. Competency based training is also provided for specialist clinical areas along with the supervision and training of trainee technicians. Members of the Clinical Engineering team are expected to work closely and effectively with other technical and clinical staff in providing a professional and high quality service. The team also provides an out of hours on call rota 365 days a year.