20 Oct
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley
Stokes Valley
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- Permanent
- Full-time
Location
Hutt Valley, Wellington
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Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora – Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District
Location: Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley District
Service: Clinical Engineering
Contract: Permanent, full time (1.0 FTE, 40 hours per week)
Salary: $119,995 - $125,145
Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Engineering Team Leader to join and play an important role in our friendly and highly effective team.
A Clinical Engineering,
Team Leader is responsible for managing and leading a team of clinical engineering staff within a healthcare organisation. Clinical engineering is a field that focuses on the management, maintenance, and utilization of medical equipment and technology used in patient care. The role of a Clinical Engineering Team Leader involves a combination of technical expertise, leadership skills, and knowledge of healthcare practices.
The primary purpose of the role is to:
- Support, verify and maintain all health technology (i.e. medical equipment/systems) throughout its life cycle to a level of performance and safety determined by NZ regulations and international standards.
- Apply knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals and an engineering specialisation to defined and applied engineering procedures, processes, systems or methodologies
- Provide sound clinical engineering and/or health technology management guidance and advice to clinical and non-clinical staff.
- Lead and manage a small team of clinical engineering practitioners and ensure KPIs are met.
- Manage and direct the clinical engineering and/or health technology management functions of bespoke clinical areas and/or health technology programmes.
- This role will be hands on and there will be an expectation to perform functions, activities and tasks similar to those performed by the subordinated (be on the tools).
This is a permanent full-time role, working 40 hours per week, 80 hours a fortnight.
Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team
We are a friendly, diverse and supportive team who have recently been through a restructure and had a significant investment made into growing the service regionally.
Clinical Engineering is a national function within Health Technology Operations reporting through to Health Technology Management (HTM).
Health Technology Management (HTM)
is a multidisciplinary field that focuses on the management of medical technology and healthcare systems. It involves the planning, procurement, maintenance, and optimization of medical devices and equipment to ensure their safe and effective use in healthcare settings.
Moū – About you
We are looking for the following:
- 7+ years’ experience in Clinical Engineering of which 2+ year where mentoring/training individuals and/or supervising individual or a team (or can demonstrate competency of working independently at a Team Leader Level) Experience in the repair and maintenance of medical devices.
- Technically savvy with strong organisational and time management skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- High level customer service/people skills
- Self-motivated, and a self-starter as well as a strong team player
A current registration and practising certificate as an Electrical Appliance Service Person and a clean Driver’s License is desired for this role.
E pā ana ki a tatou – About us
Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.
Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
To find out more about us click on the following links:
Capital and Coast
Hutt Valley
Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service
Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
For further information on this role please email [email protected] and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.
Applications close 1st November. Please note we will be reviewing applications as we receive them and continuing with the recruitment process.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed
▶️ Clinical Engineering Team Leader
🖊️ Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley
📍 Stokes Valley