EME Clinical Engineering Cross Site Infusion Supervisor

at  Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

To supervise a team of engineers and their apprentices, to include allocation of work, training, recruitment, induction, appraisals etc. To deal with all medical device repairs related to infusion systems and (keeping information real time for a concise and traceable process). They will work in accordance with the current roster e g based 1-week FPH, 1 week WPH and 1 day HW or as per demand per site providing, bench support ,supporting immediate teams and demands. To be accountable for the spare parts and hold a singular budget for the section of £50,000.00 non pay.
To review options to open a Central Infusion workshop within Heather wood Hospital Eme Workshop. To act as primary point of contact for infusion related medical device repairs with responsibility for ensuring that the actions and requirements relating to these repairs and to make difficult decisions to support safe and effective patient care. Guide and support immediate staff and further identify faults, carry out repairs and planned maintenance as part of the maintenance PPM program as necessary. To complete and present monthly reports through 1-1s to the department management and provide repair and preventative maintenance feedback with KPi reports of compliance to the Medical Device Management Group.
To carry out regular safety assessment audits of compliance for testing of equipment with Data input/manipulation is to a high degree of accuracy both monthly to internal management and quarterly to the medical device management group Act as liaison between the infusion systems team and other critical in-house sections. To be responsible for asset alignment ensuing continuity of assets To be able to guide and align work of infusion integration and Epic/EPR. To be the principal resource/link for clinical and managerial staff and provide specialist advice on the safe use of infusion devices, contributing to a high quality, evidence-based service. To create action plans and be able to prioritise and risk rate and then organise workloads that are very technically challenging such as the complex preventative maintenance programs.
To communicate to the medical device group / committee all updates of completion and plans to achieve a high level of compliance. To be an active member of the Medical Device Group in the Trust and produce complex reports of progress and issues. To be responsible for supervising a team of Infusion Engineers. To be able to create test quality documents, develop new policies, sops, and maintain accurate, up to date and concise information guiding the trust and local staff.
Provide expert advice to clinical staff and other relevant staff groups in the context of infusion systems priority recalls for safety and validation. Provide professional and expert advice to colleagues in resolving operational and medical device infusion management issues. To act as appropriate infusion systems, lead in the development and implementation of medical device safety related policies, Sops, guidelines, and protocols. Provide advice towards medical devices strategy development and implementation.
Ensure the Trust is compliant with any infusion-based standards. Works with colleagues to understand the root cause analysis of the issues and report accordingly within the desired course of action. Has the ability to work with other staff within the trust and Eme to alleviate any concerns with regards to medical devices. Responsible for budget control and validation.
Assisting in obtaining best value for the hospital by sourcing spares and accessories from the most competitive suppliers in line with procurement guidance. Further information inside the Job Specificatio

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