Dental Engineering Technician

4 weeks ago

Victoria, Canada The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time
Job Summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust currently has a number of fantastic opportunities for aspiring, customer focused, mechanical maintenance professionals to be based at the Freeman Hospital. Working within a small multi-disciplinary team, the chosen applicant will help maintain the building services infrastructures for The Newcastle Hospital Trust. On offer is:

  • Clear career progression routes.
  • Regular professional training with access to development training.
  • A regular, consistent, working pattern.
  • Work within a small team of dental engineering technicians supporting patient care delivery within the Newcastle Dental Hospital which has over 180 Dental Chairs.

Interview date: 12 July 2024
37 hours 30 minutes per week

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Main Duties of the Job

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit an Engineering Technician to join the Estates Operational Team. The successful candidate will join a team of Technicians responsible for the maintenance, repair and validation of over 180+ Dental chairs as well as associated equipment such as: Lights, Spittoons, Amalgam Separators, bracket tables, etc. Applicants must demonstrate flexibility and initiative when dealing with a wide range of engineering services and will have experience maintaining equipment as part of a planned preventative maintenance program. Applicants must have served a recognised apprenticeship in either Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and have post-apprenticeship experience. Previous experience within an Acute Hospital is desirable. The successful candidate will have good communication skills and is expected to work with various levels of staff across the Trust.

About Us

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, we have around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally. We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.

Job Description Job Responsibilities

To provide a comprehensive technical service in respect of the maintenance, repair, installation, validation and testing of sterilisers, dental, podiatry and decontamination equipment throughout the Trusts properties, PCT properties and approximately 40+ dental clinics. Candidates must have completed a recognised engineering apprenticeship, be self-motivated with a desire to develop new skills and flexible to meet the demands of a large acute hospital. Specialist training and support will be provided where necessary with the the chosen candidates required to develop into a skilled maintenance technician who may be required to:

  1. Carry out planned & reactive repairs to over 180+ Dental chairs as well as associated equipment such as: Lights, Spittoons, Amalgam Separators, bracket tables, etc. All equipment is of a varied range of manufacturers, age profile & clinical function.
  2. X-ray equipment
  3. Dental Carts
  4. Lab equipment such as: Extraction Units, Curators, Bunsen Burners, etc.
  5. External clinics
  6. Central & Local Compressed Air & VAC Plant
  7. Simulation Units
  8. Hand piece motors
  9. Mechanical & Electrical Reactive repairs
  10. Maintain CPD & Manufacturer Training
  11. Appointed as CP (Dental) in accordance with healthcare HTM guidance documentation.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS method of payment is a salary deduction from your first months pay.

Person Specification Qualifications & Education

Essential: Recognised Engineering Apprenticeship, Relevant City and Guilds qualification & BTech
Desirable: Minimum ONC/BTech qualification (or equivalent experience), Current driving licence.

Knowledge & Experience

Essential: Significant post-apprenticeship experience, In-depth understanding of Dental Equipment, In-depth understanding of engineering installations and systems, Knowledge of Health and Safety Regulations and infection control policies and procedures.
Desirable: Experience of working in an Acute Hospital environment.

Skills & Abilities

Essential: Good verbal, IT and written communication skills

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