Junior Renal Technician

Main duties of the job will include the gaining experience to handle any of the complex day to day technical problems and work tasks related to the maintenance, repair, calibration, clinical support and giving of advice relevant to a broad range of medical equipment via in-house education, higher education and manufacturers training courses. The post holder will be expected to deal directly with patients and will have to communicate complex equipment related issues to relevant stakeholders, for example clinical colleagues, patients, carers. The post holder will be supervised until competencies are reached then expected to operate with a high degree of individual responsibility, sometimes acting as the lead technician for a particular type of equipment or for providing services to a particular clinical area. The post holder will be expected to gain the skill, ability and breadth of experience and knowledge to be able to deal with the complex and unexpected situations that arise. In addition, the post holder will be required to participate in an emergency out of hours on call system, providing cover to all Hospital areas and particularly support to home patients, requiring a higher level of initiative and responsibility once fully qualified and deemed competent. Job description Job responsibilities Main duties of the job will include the gaining experience to handle any of the complex day to day technical problems and work tasks related to the maintenance, repair, calibration, clinical support and giving of advice relevant to a broad range of medical equipment via in-house education, higher education and manufacturers training courses. The post holder will be expected to deal directly with patients and will have to communicate complex equipment related issues to relevant stakeholders, for example clinical colleagues, patients, carers. The post holder will be supervised until competencies are reached then expected to operate with a high degree of individual responsibility, sometimes acting as the lead technician for a particular type of equipment or for providing services to a particular clinical area. The post holder will be expected to gain the skill, ability and breadth of experience and knowledge to be able to deal with the complex and unexpected situations that arise. In addition, the post holder will be required to participate in an emergency out of hours on call system, providing cover to all Hospital areas and particularly support to home patients, requiring a higher level of initiative and responsibility once fully qualified and deemed competent.