Job Description
This is a post within our busy Medical Engineering Department. The role includes tasks such as; carrying out servicing & repairs on specific medical equipment (once training has been provided), booking in & triaging medical equipment sent to our workshops and all logistics surrounding the EME Department.
The role demands an individual to have good practical skills, excellent communication skills and the ability to use a computer with a variety of software programs.
Attention to detail and ability to concentrate on one task for long periods is a must as the post involves working on multiple of the same equipment for extended periods.
Types of medical equipment worked on include: dynamic mattress pumps, thermometers, blood pressure monitoring devices, infusion devices.
Other duties include securely boxing up serviced medical equipment to be returned to customers and suppliers, receiving packages of equipment and spare parts, taking telephone calls and following department processes according to the quality manual.
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
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If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.