SVUH Senior Clinical Engineering Technician
Company:
St. Vincent's University Hospital
Location:
Elm Park, Dublin 4
Closing date:
13 May 2021
Description
Applications are invited for the permanent position of Senior Clinical Engineering Technician in the Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering Department of St. Vincent’s University Hospital.
Accountability and Working Relationships
Job Title: Senior Clinical Engineering Technician
Responsible to: Chief Clinical Engineering Technician
Reports to: Principal Clinical Engineering Technician
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Operational
Apply their ability to diagnose mechanical, electrical, electronic, IT problems/issues associated with medical devices using their knowledge, qualifications, training and/or experience
in order to ensure maximum uptime of medical device equipment.
Contribute as required to the development of the department’s policies and services.
Provide maintenance services for electro medical 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.
Assist with the co-ordination and implementation of the preventative schedule maintenance and safety programmes.
Advise on the selection, specification, acceptance testing, commissioning and safety of new equipment and services.
Participate in the implementation and on-going use of the SVHG Maintenance Management and Asset Register System (ECRI-AIMS) ensuring all equipment is maintained to
relevant standards and appropriate records are available at all times.
Advise where required, on new technical installations/projects.
Support the nursing, medical and technical staff in the implementation of patient care involving technology.
Develop as required specialist fields of interest within the fields of Clinical Engineering.
Participate as required in education, training, the transition year programme and research programmes.
The holder of the post will be encouraged to obtain Professional Engineering Registration Status.
Provide user/staff training as necessary as part of CPD.
Partake in appropriate and relevant CPD.
Technical participation in SVHG and HSE/HBS tender programmes and procurement evaluation groups (PEG’s).
Contribute as required to the National Equipment Replacement programme.
Actively participate in SVHG accreditation programmes, JCI and HIQA.
Partake in national professional societies e.g. BEAI, Engineers Ireland.
Contribute to the development of the Clinical Engineering profession within SVHG
Informal enquiries or Role Specific Enquiries to: Mr Declan Murray, Chief Clinical Engineer, Email: dmurray@svuh.ie
A panel may be formed to fill permanent and or temporary vacancies within the next 6 months.
Please download the below Job Description for this position, as this will not be available online after the vacancy close date.
Applications for St. Vincent’s University Hospital job vacancies will only be accepted through our Web Recruitment System.
For full job description and link please see:
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