Senior Renal Technologist

at  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior renal Technologist required for a busy Technical renal unit based in Oxford and assisting the Renal Technical manager in ensuring a service to the OKU is fulfilled
Assist the technical manager in daily managerial and administrative tasks within the technical department
Co-ordinate with the technical manager in organising daily work schedules for technical staff
Assist the technical manager in budgetary control
Responsible for the technical department in the absence of the technical manager
Procurement of spares and ancillary equipment for the department
Provide preventative maintenance and repair of highly specialised equipment for the treatment of chronic and acute renal failure located in the Oxford Radcliffe Trust, Co-providers Units and patients homes
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JOB DESCRIPTION

POST: Senior Renal Technologist
GRADE: Band 7
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Renal Directorate Manager
ANSWERABLE TO: Renal Technical Manager

Assist the technical manager in daily managerial and administrative tasks within the technical department
Co-ordinate with the technical manager in organising daily work schedules for technical staff
Assist the technical manager in budgetary control
Responsible for the technical department in the absence of the technical manager
Procurement of spares and ancillary equipment for the department
Provide preventative maintenance and repair of highly specialised equipment for the treatment of chronic and acute renal failure located in the Oxford Radcliffe Trust, Co-providers Units and patients homes
7. Provide preventative maintenance and repair of specialised central haemodialysis water purification plant in the Oxford Radcliffe Trust and Co-provider Units
8. Provide preventative maintenance and repair of specialised portable haemodialysis water purification equipment in intensive care and high dependency units and patients homes
9. Installation and removal of haemodialysis and portable haemodialysis water purification equipment for short term use in Intensive Care and High Dependency Units within the Trust
Installation and removal of haemodialysis and portable haemodialysis water purification equipment in patient homes
Provide technical support and advice to clinical staff, patients and their carers for all haemodialysis equipment
Provide an out of hours on-call service for technical support and advice for Oxford Haemodialysis Unit, Co-provider Units and home patients
Provide a routine sterilisation program for specialised central haemodialysis water purification plant in the Oxford Haemodialysis Unit and Co-provider Units without disruption of routine haemodialysis treatment
Provide on-site testing of all water purification equipment and arrange remote analysis by accredited laboratories of the purified water samples to ensure the treated water conforms to national haemodialysis standards
Determine and instigate preventative action where deteriorating water quality is observed
Record all work carried out onto individual paper records and backup on a electronic database
Evaluation of new therapies as part of the multidisciplinary team
Developing new ideas to improve treatment provided to haemodialysis patients
Participation in supervision and training and guidance of other staff as necessary in workshop practice
Participation in training of patients, clinical staff in functions and basic fault finding of haemodialysis equipment
Provide technical assessment and advice on new dialysis and related equipment prior to purchase
Writing of operating procedures and working instructions for dialysis staff and patients.
To be conversant with manufacturers designs and to use equipment including
i. Micro electronics, computers, pneumatics, hydraulics and water purifying systems
ii. Workshops machine tools
iii. Electronic measuring equipment, specialised calibration equipmen