Clinical Engineering Internship

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated 'Good' with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust's overall rating has also improved to 'good'. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is "Working together to provide outstanding care for our community."

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don't you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical., The position will give the intern an opportunity to learn and develop skills relevant to a career in the NHS as a Clinical Engineer and will involve close supervision from experienced Clinical Engineers and Technologists, as no prior experience is expected.

The post will rotate through different areas of Clinical Engineering in a busy large acute hospital, experiencing and contributing to the work of the department. This will include work-based assessment of progress and learning., The successful candidate will learn how support activities are organised and carried out, including:

• Asset management systems.


• Device utilisation optimisation.


• Scheduling of work.


• Production of specifications for medical devices, routine maintenance and repairs.


• Development of key performance indicators, applicable regulations governance and reporting arrangements for medical devices, and research and development of medical devices., Assist in the administration of Clinical Engineering including:

+ work requests
+ purchase orders
+ good in
+ spares management
+ rotas

• Assist in technical activities including:

+ planned preventative maintenance
+ repairs
+ upgrades

• Assist with Medical Devices Management tasks:

+ specifications
+ procurement
+ acceptance
+ user training
+ contracts
+ decommissioning & disposal

• Equipment library tasks


• Assist with Medical Devices safety:

+ medical device alerts and Field Safety Notices
+ incident investigations

• Quality Management:

+ process development and improvement
+ audit

• Project Management


• Research & Development:

+ where available and appropriate, the intern will be given the chance to contribute to R&D projects being undertaken in Clinical Engineering

• Personal Development:

+ takes responsibility for attending statutory & mandatory training in accordance with the Trust's training needs analysis and mandatory training matrix
+ makes effective use of e-learning opportunities to achieve compliance with mandatory training
+ works in partnership with their Manager to develop and deliver on Specific, Measureable, Achievable and Time framed (SMART) objectives at annual appraisal and personal development planning, The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.


• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 in relevant engineering / technical discipline or equivalent, Customer service course, Advanced IT skills, including Office suite and specialist software systems; able to manage and report information, Experience in electrical or electronics and mechanical engineering / technology, Basic understanding of the need for medical devices in healthcare


• Basic awareness of patient and staff risks regarding medical equipment
  
  By applying for this post you are agreeing to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are appointed to a post information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.


Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information. All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a 6 month probationary period.

The Trust may close any vacancy prior to the advertised closing date due to the high level of responses we receive for some of our vacancies.

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust's sites.

You will be working within the Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering Department with a diverse team of technologists ranging from highly experienced to recently qualified.

We are a very welcoming and supportive Department with a strong work ethic focused on quality and productivity resulting in patient satisfaction.

The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen., Staff Benefits

• Flexible working opportunities and a strong emphasis on your work, life balance


• Annual leave - 27 days for new starters, plus bank holidays. Increasing to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years NHS service. Pro rata for part time staff


• NHS pension scheme


• Employee Assistance Programme


• Money Advice Service


• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave for eligible staff


• On-site nursery (based at RBH)


• Full educational library services


• Cycle to work scheme, lockable storage for cycles


• Bus to work scheme


• Excellent rail and bus links


• A huge range of Health Service Discounts at hundreds of big brands from holidays to gadgets and restaurants to retail.