Company: Tallaght University Hospital
Location: Tallaght, Dublin 24
Closing Date: 22nd September 2025
Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) is an exciting and dynamic place to work. The team at the Hospital are in the midst of implementing a new hospital strategy that has already delivered on the opening of a new renal unit, day surgery centre, step down facility in the community and the start of building works on a new ICU extension. It is an exciting time to join the TUH team and one of Ireland’s main teaching hospitals with so many plans to enhance patient care. The Hospital believes in investing in their team and offers excellent education and research opportunities.
TUH is one of Ireland’s largest acute teaching hospitals, adult, psychiatric and age-related healthcare on one site. The Hospital has 450 adult beds with over 3,500 people on staff and more than 50 different nationalities represented. The Hospital is a provider of local, regional and national specialties. It is also a national urology centre, the second largest provider of dialysis services in the country, a regional orthopaedic trauma centre and a designated trauma unit.
TUH is one of the two main academic teaching hospitals of Trinity College Dublin – specialising in the training and professional development of staff in areas such as medicine nursing, health and social care professionals, emergency medicine and surgery, amongst many others. TUH is part of the Dublin Midlands Hospital Group which serves a population of over 1.2 million across seven counties.
TUH Vision and Values
The vision of the Hospital is “People Caring for People to Live Better Lives” through excellent health outcomes supported by evidenced based practice, positive patient and staff experience in an empowering and caring environment. A culture of innovation and quality improvement in everything we do.
Our TUH CARE values – for patients, their families, our community and staff are:
- Collaborate – together and with our academic and care partners
- Achieve – our goals, positive outcomes and wellbeing
- Respect – for patients, each other and our environment
- Equity – for patients and staff
At TUH we view our staff as our most valuable asset and every member of the Team is valued equally. We recognise that a skilled, satisfied and motivated workforce is a prerequisite to high quality care.
A full overview of TUH is available on www.tuh.ie/about us
purpose of the role:
The Principal Clinical Engineering Technician will participate through the operational structure of the MPCE Department in the provision of clinical engineering services in the Hospital.
overview of role:
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide the Department’s administration with such records of his/her work as are deemed to be necessary
- Contribute as required to the development of the Department’s policies and services, where required, through participation in the work of, and contributing to the management of, the appropriate operational teams and groups
- Provide maintenance services for electromedical and/or 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
- Assist with the ongoing development, 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
- Advise where required, on new technical installations
- 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 and research programmes
- The holder of the post will be encouraged to obtain Professional Engineering Registration Status
- Participate if required to do so in the 24 hours on-call service
- Assist with the co-ordination of staff within the Department. Ensure that tasks are allocated according to patient needs and applying maximum delegation compatible with safety
- Participate in developing and leading the introduction of new ideas and methods according to hospital policy and service plan
- Assist in maintaining a database of electro-medical equipment in the Hospital
- Assist in the drafting of equipment specifications
- Assist in the determination of the cost effectiveness of service contracts
- Assist in the provision of documentation and manuals for the effective management of electro-medical equipment
- Assist with the organisation of the acceptance testing of new electro-medical equipment
- Perform and supervise the calibration, service and repair of electro-medical equipment
- Ensure that test equipment is calibrated and functional
- Maintain an inventory of test equipment and spare parts in the Department
- Report to the Head of Clinical Engineering Services on all relevant areas of responsibility
- Participate in the evaluation of any accident or incident related to electro-medical equipment
- Participate, if required, in the departments out of hour’s ‘on-call service’
- Participate in the development of integrated application software to support the operational and management systems for the Clinical Engineering Department. Assist in ensuring that the Clinical Engineering Team make the most effective and efficient use of developments in information technology for both patient care and administrative support in a manner which integrates well with systems throughout the organization
- Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Head of Clinical Engineering Services
Qualifications & Experience required
Must have:
- Hold as a minimum a recognised qualification at National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ),Level 7 or higher, in one of the following engineering disciplines;
- Electronic
- Electrical
- Instrument Physics
- Industrial Instrumentation
- Applied Physics
- Mechanical
- Mechtronics
- Biomedical Engineering
or
- Hold a recognised qualification at least equivalent to one of the above
and
- Have a minimum of five years postgraduate satisfactory and relevant experience in an appropriate medical industrial field including at least three years in a clinical engineering environment
- Candidates must possess the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and administrative capacity) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office
Reward & Recognition
- Remuneration is in accordance with the Department of Health Consolidated Salary Scales, grade code 3163.
- The appointment is permanent, full-time and pensionable.
- The annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year. The leave year runs from 1st April to the 31st of March each year.
- Normal working hours are 37 worked over 5 days. Your contracted hours of work are liable to change between the hours of 8 am to 8 pm over 7 days to meet the requirements for extended day services in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement.
Application process
Applications can be submitted ‘on-line’ at www.tuh.ie/careers by completing the application form and attaching your CV. Candidates should be aware that, when applying for a post through the ‘On-Line’ Application System (Candidate Manager) they will receive an automated replying acknowledging receipt of their application. Should you for any reason, not receive this automated acknowledgement, you should notify the Human Resources Department, before the closing date, otherwise your application will not be considered.
All candidates should note that, in order to maintain a timely process, the closing date and time for receipt of applications will be strictly adhered to.
Informal Enquiries to: Head of Clinical Engineering Services, Leighton Curry – Telephone (01) 4142502 or email Leighton.Curry@tuh.ie
Closing Date: Before close of business on 22nd September 2025
Please go to www.tuh/careers for details of the core competencies and further details.