Clinical Engineering Technician, Senior

Job Specification, Terms and Conditions

Clinical Engineering Technician, Senior

Job Title and Grade (Grade Code: 3162)

Campaign Reference 20SCETUHW

Closing Date Monday 7th September 2020 at 4 p.m.

Proposed Interview
Date (s) End of September/Start October (exact date to be confirmed)

Taking up A start date will be indicated at job offer stage.

Appointment

Location of Post University Hospital Waterford (UHW).

There is currently one permanent, whole-time post available in this location.

A panel may be formed as a result of this campaign for University Hospital Waterford from
which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full or part-time
duration may be filled.

Informal Enquiries

John O’Leary, Head of Clinical Engineering

Email: john.oleary@hse.ie
Tel: 051-842750

Details of Service The Bio Medical Engineering Department of University Hospital Waterford (UHW) provides
technical support and service for all clinical, laboratory and radiology equipment at UHW.

Current developments in this department include the implementation of an updated asset

register and asset management system coupled with a review of all equipment support to
reflect the evolving and expanding use of high tech equipment at UHW.

The Bio Medical Engineering Department employs a Head of Department (Principal CET),
Senior CETs and a Basic CET and it is hoped the staffing level of this dept will be kept
under review in the context of increasing equipment utilisation of equipment and demands.
The department currently provides service / support to UHW equipment but that may
change in the future to reflect the needs of the HSE.

Reporting The Senior Clinical Engineering Technician will report to the Head of Clinical Engineering.
Relationship

Purpose of the Post Support and service of equipment together with any other administrative duty assigned by
the Head of Clinical Engineering.

Principal Duties and Operational

Responsibilities
The Senior Clinical Engineering Technician will:
 Contribute to the development of the hospital’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 electro-medical, endoscopic, renal dialysis

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 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 and manufacturers’ recommendations.
 Assist with the co-ordination and implementation of the preventative schedule
maintenance and safety programmes.
 Advise, when requested, on the selection, specification, acceptance testing,
commissioning and safety of new equipment and services.
 Advise, when required, on new technical installations.
 Support the clinical and technical staff in the implementation of patient care
involving technology.
 Develop, as required, specialist fields of interest within the fields of Biomedical
Engineering.
 Participate, as required, in education, training and research programmes.
 Participate in the implementation and operation of the Health Service Executive
ECRI-AIMS Maintenance Management and Asset Register System ensuring all
equipment is maintained to relevant standards and appropriate records are
properly and accurately maintained at all times.
 Be professionally responsible for all aspects of the post.
 Keep abreast in the understanding and knowledge of all new developments in the
field of Clinical Engineering.
 Participate in the maintenance of proper stock levels of spare parts and
consumables required for the performance of the work of the department.
 Co-operate fully in ensuring compliance with Health and Safety requirements and
regulations.
 Carry a bleep or other mobile communications device as required for normal and
on-call duties.
 Perform other duties as may be assigned to him/her by the Head of Clinical
Engineering.
 Attend at such other times as are required for the proper discharge of the duties of
the job outside the normal working hours of 37 hours, over 5 days Monday-Friday.
 Participate if required to do so, in 24/7 on-call service.
 Be involved in the management of contractor performance as it relates to Clinical
Engineering Services..
 Support, promote and actively participate in sustainable energy, water and waste
initiatives to create a more sustainable, low carbon and efficient health service.

Administrative
The Senior Clinical Engineering Technician will:
 Provide the department’s administration with such records of his/her work as may
be deemed necessary by the Head of Clinical Engineering.
 Retain all records regarding maintenance of medical equipment in area of
responsibility and other areas as required.
 Keep maintenance contracts up-to-date at all times.
 Ensure ECRI-AIMS maintenance management and asset register system is
maintained.
Financial
The Senior Clinical Engineering Technician will:
 Ensure all equipment, maintenance and repairs are carried out to the highest

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 standards at the most competitive rates.
 Keep records of all financial dealings within the department to ensure department
budgets are adhered to.
 Order equipment, parts, repairs and consumable items as required.
HR
The Senior Clinical Engineering Technician will:
 Ensure good working relationships are maintained with other staff in the region.

Strategic and Developmental

The Senior Clinical Engineering Technician will:
 Plan and develop Clinical Engineering Department in conjunction with the Head of
Clinical Engineering.
 Develop self and others.
 Ensure technical knowledge is up-to-date at all times.
 Attend all relevant training courses including specific technical training courses as
defined by the Head of Clinical Engineering.

Health & Safety

The Senior Clinical Engineering Technician will:

 Have a working knowledge of Health & Safety Legislation, including the Safety, Health
& Welfare at Work Act (2005), Safety, Health & Welfare at Work (General Application)
Regulations (2007)(SI 299), construction regulations 2013(SI 291) and a good level of
knowledge regarding all other health and safety legislation.
 Have a working knowledge of the purpose and function of the Health & Safety Authority
(HSA). The post holder may be asked to participate in inspections as appropriate.
 Support and promote a safe working environment at all times, to include participation in
the development of the annual safety statement review.
 Have a working knowledge of the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Standards as they apply to the role for example, Standards for Healthcare, National
Standards for the Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, Hygiene
Standards etc. and comply with associated HSE protocols for implementing and
maintaining these standards as appropriate to the role.
 To support, promote and actively participate in sustainable energy, water and waste
initiatives to create a more sustainable, low carbon and efficient health service.

The above job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties
involved. Consequently, the post holder may be required to perform other duties as
appropriate to the post which may be assigned to him/her from time to time and to
contribute to the development of the post while in office. Service needs may dictate
additions or modifications from time to time.

Eligibility Criteria Candidates must, on the latest date for receipt of applications:

Qualifications and/ or 1. Professional Qualifications, Experience etc.

Experience
(a) (i) Hold as a minimum a recognised qualification at Quality and Qualifications Ireland,
Level 7 or higher, in one of the following engineering disciplines;
(i.1) Electronic,
(i.2) Electrical,
(i.3) Instrument Physics,
(i.4) Industrial Instrumentation,

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 (i.5) Applied Physics,
(i.6) Mechanical,
(i.7) Mechtronic,
(i.8) Biomedical Engineering;

Or

(ii) Hold a recognised qualification at least equivalent to one of the above;

And

(iii) 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;

And

(b) 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.

2. Age
Age restrictions shall only apply to a candidate where he/she is not classified as a new
entrant (within the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation Act, 2004). A candidate
who is not classified as a new entrant must be under 65 years of age on the first day of the
month in which the latest date for receiving completed application forms for the office
occurs.

3. Health
A candidate for and any person holding the office must be fully competent and capable of
undertaking the duties attached to the office and be in a state of health such as would
indicate a reasonable prospect of ability to render regular and efficient service.

4. Character
Each candidate for and any person holding the office must be of good character

Post Specific
Requirements

Other Requirements  The Senior Clinical Engineering Technician may be required to participate in
Specific to the Post emergency call outs.
 Candidates should live within a reasonable travel time of University Hospital
Waterford, such that emergencies can be responded to within a reasonable period
of time.
 A HSE smart mobile phone or bleep will be required to be carried during working
hours.

Skills, Competencies Candidates must:

and/or Knowledge
Technical / Professional
 Demonstrate sufficient technical knowledge to carry out the duties and
responsibilities of the post.
 Demonstrate experience in managing services and associated personnel.
 Demonstrate evidence of previous experience and technical knowledge of
electronic servicing and repair to medical and electronic equipment.
 Demonstrate knowledge of health & safety regulations and risk management, as
relevant to the role.
 Demonstrate knowledge and experience of managing budgets.
 Demonstrate an ability to develop and write technical engineering reports.

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  Demonstrate evidence of advanced computer skills including the use of Microsoft
Word, Excel, e-mail and the internet.
 Demonstrate evidence of experience and ability to perform hands-on maintenance
repair work on equipment with tools, if required.
 Demonstrate evidence of experience of energy management programmes.
 Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislation and HSE policies on the management
of Medical Devices.
 Be innovative, have a proven level of competence.
 Flexibility and openness to change.
 Commitment to Continuous Professional Development (CPD).
 Technical knowledge of electronic equipment maintenance, this would including
the ability to fault find on complex medical devices.

Team Skills & Leadership Skills

 Demonstrate leadership and team working skills within a multi disciplinary team.
 Demonstrate the ability to work on own initiative; without close supervision.
 Demonstrate an ability to deal with difficult situations in a professional manner.

Planning and Managing Resources

 Demonstrate the ability to manage deadlines and effectively handle multiple tasks.
 Demonstrate evidence of effective planning and organising skills including
awareness of resource management and the importance of value for money in the
performance of work.
 Demonstrate experience of the development of work schedules for personnel and
contractors.
 Demonstrate experience of the development of planned maintenance programs
and method safety statements.

Communication / Interpersonal skills

 Demonstrate effective communication skills including the ability to present
information in a clear and concise manner.
 Demonstrate the ability to receive and implement instructions in an effective and
efficient manner.
 Demonstrate the ability to facilitate and manage groups through the learning
process and the ability to give constructive feedback to encourage learning.

Evaluating Information and Judging Situations

 Demonstrate the ability to evaluate information, solve problems and make decisions
in a timely manner.
 Demonstrate the ability to work within a multi disciplinary team to resolve problems
and implement solutions.
 Experience of gathering, interpreting and analysing information.

Commitment to Providing a Quality Service

 Demonstrate a commitment to providing a quality service including an awareness
and appreciation of the service user such as patients, general public, medical and

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 non-medical staff.
 Demonstrate the ability to contribute to the development of the service.
Campaign Specific A ranking and or shortlisting exercise may be carried out on the basis of information
Selection Process supplied in your application form. The criteria for ranking and or shortlisting are based on
the requirements of the post as outlined in the eligibility criteria and skills, competencies
Ranking/Shortlisting / and/or knowledge section of this job specification. Therefore it is very important that you
Interview think about your experience in light of those requirements.

Failure to include information regarding these requirements may result in you not being
called forward to the next stage of the selection process.

Those successful at the ranking stage of this process (where applied) will be placed on an
order of merit and will be called to interview in ‘bands’ depending on the service needs of
the organisation.

Code of Practice The Health Service Executive will run this campaign in compliance with the Code of
Practice prepared by the Commission for Public Service Appointments (CPSA). The Code
of Practice sets out how the core principles of probity, merit, equity and fairness might be
applied on a principle basis. The Code also specifies the responsibilities placed on
candidates, facilities for feedback to applicants on matters relating to their application when
requested, and outlines procedures in relation to requests for a review of the recruitment
and selection process and review in relation to allegations of a breach of the Code of
Practice. Additional information on the HSE’s review process is available in the document
posted with each vacancy entitled “Code of Practice, information for candidates”.

Codes of practice are published by the CPSA and are available on

www.hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs in the document posted with each vacancy entitled “Code of
Practice, information for candidates” or on www.cpsa.ie.
The reform programme outlined for the Health Services may impact on this role and as structures change the job
description may be reviewed.

This job description is a guide to the general range of duties assigned to the post holder. It is intended to be neither
definitive nor restrictive and is subject to periodic review with the employee concerned.

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 Clinical Engineering Technician, Senior
Terms and Conditions of Employment

Tenure The current vacancies available are permanent and whole-time. The post is pensionable. A
panel may be created from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose
vacancies of full or part-time duration will be filled. The tenure of these posts will be indicated
at “expression of interest” stage.

Appointment as an employee of the Health Service Executive is governed by the Health Act
2004 and the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointment) Act 2004.

Remuneration The Salary scale for the post (as at 1/09/19) is: €42,378 – €44,459 – €46,738 – €49,147 –
€51,722 – €54,299 – €56,926 – LSI’s €58,959 – €60,858.

Working Week The standard working week applying to the post is 37 hours.

HSE Circular 003-2009 “Matching Working Patterns to Service Needs (Extended Working
Day / Week Arrangements); Framework for Implementation of Clause 30.4 of Towards
2016” applies. Under the terms of this circular, all new entrants and staff appointed to
promotional posts from Dec 16 th 2008 will be required to work agreed roster / on call
arrangements as advised by their line manager. Contracted hours of work are liable to
change between the hours of 8am-8pm over seven days to meet the requirements for
extended day services in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement
(Implementation of Clause 30.4 of Towards 2016).

Annual Leave The annual leave entitlement for this post will be confirmed at Job Offer Stage.

Superannuation This is a pensionable position with the HSE. The successful candidate will upon
appointment become a member of the appropriate pension scheme. Pension scheme
membership will be notified within the contract of employment. Members of pre-existing
pension schemes who transferred to the HSE on the 01 st January 2005 pursuant to Section
60 of the Health Act 2004 are entitled to superannuation benefit terms under the HSE
Scheme which are no less favourable to those which they were entitled to at 31 st December
2004

Probation Every appointment of a person who is not already a permanent officer of the Health Service
Executive or of a Local Authority shall be subject to a probationary period of 12 months as
stipulated in the Department of Health Circular No.10/71.

Protection of As this post is one of those designated under the Protection of Persons Reporting Child
Persons Abuse Act 1998, appointment to this post appoints one as a designated officer in
Reporting Child accordance with Section 2 of the Act.  You will remain a designated officer for the duration
Abuse Act 1998 of your appointment to your current post or for the duration of your appointment to such
other post as is included in the categories specified in the Ministerial Direction. You will
receive full information on your responsibilities under the Act on appointment.

Infection Have a working knowledge of Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) Standards
Control as they apply to the role for example, Standards for Healthcare, National Standards for the
Prevention and Control of Healthcare Associated Infections, Hygiene Standards etc and
comply with associated HSE protocols for implementing and maintaining these standards.

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