Senior Clinical Engineering Technician

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 Senior 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, theatre, renal, endoscopic 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 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

Supervision of other staff as required

Provide in-house training as required, and develop relevant skills as trainer/educator

Undertake courses, education and training programmes to the level required for professional development and performance of duties

Assist with efficient management of the hospital's budget in relevant areas of responsibility

Participate in academic activities as per the hospital's teaching agreements with Trinity College Dublin and with academic institutions and in other academic activities as required and directed by the Head of Department

Participate, as required, in the Departments out of normal working hours On Call system

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

To maintain close liaison with the Principal Clinical Engineering Technician / Equipment Library Officer in the day to day running of the Medical Equipment Library (MEL)

Maintenance of computerised inventory of equipment in the MEL

All activities shall be carried out in a professional manner at least in accordance with the Engineers Ireland code of ethics

Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Head of Clinical Engineering Services / Line Manager

 

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

Mechtronic

Biomedical Engineering

Or

Hold a recognised qualification at least equivalent to one of the above

And

Have a minimum of three years postgraduate satisfactory and relevant experience in an appropriate medical industrial field including at least two 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

 

Desirable:

In addition to the minimum qualifications detailed above, the successful candidate is likely to have experience in the following areas, Intensive Care, Theatre, Coronary Care, Endoscopy, and Emergency Department.

 

And

Experience working on ventilators, physiological monitoring, anaesthetic machines, defibrillators and life support equipment.