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Person specificationQualifications Essential criteria - Post-Graduate level qualification to masters level in relevant discipline/or demonstration of relevant transferrable knowledge and experience
- Honours degree or demonstration of relevant transferable knowledge and experience e.g. in Clinical Engineering
- Evidence of continuing professional and personal development.
- Management training (or equivalent relevant experience) including budget management, recruitment, appraisal, attendance management, health and safety etc
- Specialist medical equipment training.
Desirable criteria - Programme / Project Management Qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, APMP).
- Business Case Accreditation (or relevant training/ experience)
- Member of a relevant professional body, such as: IPEM, IHEEM.
- Engineering safety of medical equipment (IEC60601).
Knowledge Essential criteria - Highly developed in-depth specialist knowledge of medical equipment management, procedures and practice
- In depth knowledge of medical engineering and other technologies associated with medical equipment, procedures and practice
- Understanding of electrical safety of medical equipment
- Knowledge of construction, workmanship standards and matters in relation to medical equipment planning, installation and commissioning.
- Good knowledge of documentation and asset management replacement/ lifecycle processes in connection with medical and non-medical equipment
- Knowledge of the Medical Device Regulations and the associated legal framework including indemnity.
- A good understanding of the dynamics of the NHS and the values of the UK Public Sector.
Desirable criteria - Knowledge of NHS Capital Business Case development / HM Treasury Green Book Guidance
- Knowledge and experience of benefits management
- Understanding of clinical and nonclinical hospital processes, hospital operations and clinical and non-clinical work flows.
- Understanding of technical design processes and technical drawings.
- Knowledge of current regulations and processes regarding major service change in the NHS.
- New Hospitals Programme and government objectives for the design of new hospitals
Experience Essential criteria - Experience of working in multidisciplinary Teams.
- Experience of managing projects (capital or non-capital and equipment related) and/or subprojects/ workstreams within larger programmes
- Extensive experience in medical equipment management and planning with additional specialist equipment training.
- Experience of staff management including performance, appraisal, grievance and disciplinary procedures
- Experience of monitoring and managing equipment budgets and delivering projects within budget.
- Experience of briefing and working and presenting to Board level Executives and other senior officers
- Strong experience and knowledge of working with database information and MS Office suite (MS Teams, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visio, Outlook) to high level of competence
Desirable criteria - Experience of working within/involved in the delivery of capital projects and the management and procurement of equipment
- Experience of using project planning software.
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