Technical Administrator - INTERNAL

We encourage applications from all with protected characteristics and from those in the Armed Forces Community. Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh, any application submitted through the medium of Welsh will not be treated less favourably than applications made in English.

If you are successful at interview for this post you will receive your conditional offer of appointment and information pack via email.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time. Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. If you are short listed for this post, you will be contacted via your email account you used to apply for this post, therefore please check your account regularly.

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Aneurin Bevan University Health Board support flexible working.

Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process

Job Overview

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY ANEURIN BEVAN UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD

We have an exciting opportunity to work within the Estates & Facilities Division and as such we are looking to appoint a highly motivated and conscientious individual to work as a Technical Administrator.

The ever changing needs and demands of clinical and nursing practices expected by the patient continue at pace within the NHS and none

more so than in the technological changes and advances in medical equipment and devices. There is an increasing requirement for Technical

and Administration skills to meet these continually evolving demands.

Continued service development is therefore required of all Technical Assistants within the department in order to meet these demands and

expectations. It is in this continued development role that the duties and responsibilities of this position have been assessed in order to meet

these requirements

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will communicate effectively with all members of Technical & Clinical staff ensuring understanding of issues and developments. This will include providing and receiving complex and technical information where persuasive, negotiating and re-assurance skills will be required.

Provide Technical & Clinical advice and guidance to all levels of staff on decontamination issues and procedures, equipment storage,

battery maintenance on rechargeable devices.

Perform Technical & Administration duties required as directed by Specialist Medical Engineering Technicians or Head of EBME. To

understand a range of work processes and procedures to which the majority would be non-routine and will require a level of knowledge and

formal training.

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply

Working for our organisation

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your speciality or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Qualifications And Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Good level of general education.
• BTEC/NVQ Level 3 Certificate or Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Administration or Clinical Healthcare or Level 2 with equivalent demonstrable experience.
• Knowledge of administration procedures and systems including task related problem solving.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• ICT qualification
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• The ability to display a working knowledge and understanding the terminology associated with Medical Equipment & Devices.
• Work experience within healthcare
• Experience of Stock Control/Management
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Work experience within a clinical environment to assist front line diagnosis of patient connected devices
  
  

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

• An aptitude for engineering and administration skills.
• Good manual dexterity.
• I.T literate
• Ability to follow departmental and organisational procedures.
• Demonstrate organisational, interpersonal and operational skills.
• Ability to produce written and verbal reports.
• Competent user of Oracle e-Procurement system
• Ability to be independently mobile to meet the needs of the role
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Familiar with using I.T packages such as Microsoft Word, Excel, or equivalent software.
• Ability to demonstrate a good standard of record keeping.
• A basic knowledge of Anatomy & Physiology.
• Basic understanding of Medical Equipment Management databases.
  
  

Other

Essential criteria

• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team.
• Ability to take direction and training.
• Plans own work with consideration to departmental and clinical needs.
• Willingness to undertake training and learn new skills.
• Flexible approach to the needs of the service.
• Satisfactory Standard DBS clearance including an Adults and Childrens Barred List check