Clinical Engineering Technician

Company: 
Beaumont Hospital
Location: 
Beaumont Road, Dublin 9
Closing date: 
17 Jun 2020

 

This post is in the Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering (MPCE). The department’s mission is to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of clinical services through the optimisation of electro-medical, imaging, and information and communication technology for the benefit of patients. The post holder will be involved in the provision of scientific and technical support to clinical services throughout the hospital.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

1) The post holder will be a member of the Department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, reporting to the Chief Clinical Engineering Technician, within the department’s management structure.
2) Liaise and work, as required, with other staff and grades, both within and outside the Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Department.
3) Contribute, as required, to the department’s policy and service development.
4) Provide the Department’s administration with such records of the post holder work as are deemed to be necessary.
5) Providing as directed, maintenance services for electromedical, imaging, optical and other equipment in respect of its functional, electronic, optical, electrical and mechanical aspects to a standard of safety, accuracy and reliability consistent with its function and with professional standards.
6) Contribute, as required, to specification, evaluation and selection, acceptance testing, commissioning and safety testing of new equipment and/or services.
7) Provide electromedical equipment calibration services, in line with the clinical requirements and as specified by the head of department.
8) Performing as directed, routine QA checking and measurements on electromedical equipment.
9) Contributing as required to systems administration duties of clinical standalone and networked systems.
10) Contributing to the use and development of the department's equipment management database.
11) Contributing to the construction, testing, service and repair of auxiliary equipment
12) Assisting with the implementation of preventative maintenance schedules and safety programmes.
13) Participate in continuing education and professional development activities and cultivate specialist areas of interest / expertise, as required.
14) Supporting the nursing, medical and technical staff in the implementation of patient care involving technology.
15) Participating in the maintenance and inventory of proper stock levels of spare parts, and accessories as required ensuring minimum equipment downtime.
16) Participation, as required, in the education, training and research activities / programmes of the department.
17) Performing other duties as may be assigned to post holder. Duties may be assigned within any of the institutions to which the department provides a service.
18) Work agreed rosters and/or on-call arrangements advised to you by your line manager.

Informal Enquiries ONLY to:

Name: Paul Lowe
Email: paullowe@beaumont.ie (Please note no applications will be accepted sent to this email address).
Telephone: 852 8407

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