Ultrasound Engineer

1 Organisational1.1 Work as instructed by the Lead Ultrasound Engineer and Lead Ultrasound Physicist in conjunction with the other Ultrasound Engineers and the Ultrasound Coordinator to prioritise the work of the section. Assign planned visits for preventive maintenance and call outs for breakdowns and suspected faults. This planning must ensure that urgent breakdowns are dealt with in the contracted time frame.1.2 Support the planning of service dates and visits according to existing contracts so that all planned visits are fulfilled in a timely manner. This involves liaison with the equipment managers or users and, in the case of shared contracts, with the manufacturers service department so all visits by the team and the manufacturer are properly coordinated.1.3 Contribute to for the organisation and monitoring of the various activities of the ultrasound section as required by the Lead ultrasound engineer, in collaboration with other engineers as appropriate.1.4 Act as a specialist ultrasound engineer managing ongoing repairs and service work as set out in existing procedures.1.5 Promote the range of services available from the ultrasound section of the department when meeting users of ultrasound systems, radiology managers and others associated with ultrasound system use.1.6 Participate in organised training courses, either formal in a training centre or informal on site to a level to increase knowledge in the field of ultrasound documented in your Personal development plan (PDP).1.7 Apply knowledge and experience to discern appropriate repair options under supervision of more experienced engineers e.g. decide to pass over to the manufacturer or repair in-house as appropriate and sign off completed jobs.1.8 Organise and carry out work to provide a timely and efficient service to users of ultrasound so the systems are operating effectively with minimum disruption to provision of clinical services. 1.9 To decide when and on what basis to carry out work at the request of a manufacturer when their service organisations cannot attend in a timely manner.1.10 Assist the physicists in the planning and delivering of acceptance and inspection testing on new ultrasound imaging equipment to ensure contact and system details are up to date.1.11 Foster good relationships with users and company sales and application personnel to identify new ultrasound equipment purchased in the Region, and to promote the services of the ultrasound section 2 Technical2.1 Attend sites with appropriate test equipment and tools while working according to written procedures.2.2 Carry out unsupervised planned preventive maintenance (PPM) visits on over 100 models of highly complex ultrasound systems throughout North West England.2.3 Identify faults on complex ultrasound systems during PPM visits, carry out repairs where appropriate and/or advise on further action where necessary.2.4 Attend hospitals to investigate reported faults where required. Carry out repairs where possible and/or advise on further action where necessary.2.5 Assist the physicists in acceptance testing on new highly complex ultrasound equipment and follow through on behalf of the customer any issues or findings which need to be addressed by the manufacturer or agent.2.6 Liaise with the manufacturer or supplier on complex technical issues where required, when a job or request for parts is passed to the manufacturer.2.7 Carry out repairs, adjustments and calibration on highly complex ultrasound systems, and associated equipment in the base workshop as required.2.8 Liaise with companies over identifying and supplying of spare parts and technical information relating to repairs and maintenance.2.9 Ensure that appropriate spares are available by system and fault profiling.2.10 Work within the established quality system to appropriate standards.3 Education and Training3.1 Maintain and develop a high level of knowledge of a wide range of highly complex ultrasound systems including all system types under contract with the service and new systems on release.3.2 Attend manufacturer and agent training courses on the operation and repair of highly complex diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems.3.3 Undertake peer staff training of engineers in general and system specific aspects of highly complex ultrasound diagnostic imaging systems, cascading manufactures training to the team.3.4 Attend specialist generic electrical and ultrasound courses including for example electrical safety testing courses for medical equipment.3.5 Develop and maintain understanding of computer communications for the storage and transmission of images (PACS) by attendance at training courses and local skill development. Job description Job responsibilities 1 Organisational1.1 Work as instructed by the Lead Ultrasound Engineer and Lead Ultrasound Physicist in conjunction with the other Ultrasound Engineers and the Ultrasound Coordinator to prioritise the work of the section. Assign planned visits for preventive maintenance and call outs for breakdowns and suspected faults. This planning must ensure that urgent breakdowns are dealt with in the contracted time frame.1.2 Support the planning of service dates and visits according to existing contracts so that all planned visits are fulfilled in a timely manner. This involves liaison with the equipment managers or users and, in the case of shared contracts, with the manufacturers service department so all visits by the team and the manufacturer are properly coordinated.1.3 Contribute to for the organisation and monitoring of the various activities of the ultrasound section as required by the Lead ultrasound engineer, in collaboration with other engineers as appropriate.1.4 Act as a specialist ultrasound engineer managing ongoing repairs and service work as set out in existing procedures.1.5 Promote the range of services available from the ultrasound section of the department when meeting users of ultrasound systems, radiology managers and others associated with ultrasound system use.1.6 Participate in organised training courses, either formal in a training centre or informal on site to a level to increase knowledge in the field of ultrasound documented in your Personal development plan (PDP).1.7 Apply knowledge and experience to discern appropriate repair options under supervision of more experienced engineers e.g. decide to pass over to the manufacturer or repair in-house as appropriate and sign off completed jobs.1.8 Organise and carry out work to provide a timely and efficient service to users of ultrasound so the systems are operating effectively with minimum disruption to provision of clinical services. 1.9 To decide when and on what basis to carry out work at the request of a manufacturer when their service organisations cannot attend in a timely manner.1.10 Assist the physicists in the planning and delivering of acceptance and inspection testing on new ultrasound imaging equipment to ensure contact and system details are up to date.1.11 Foster good relationships with users and company sales and application personnel to identify new ultrasound equipment purchased in the Region, and to promote the services of the ultrasound section 2 Technical2.1 Attend sites with appropriate test equipment and tools while working according to written procedures.2.2 Carry out unsupervised planned preventive maintenance (PPM) visits on over 100 models of highly complex ultrasound systems throughout North West England.2.3 Identify faults on complex ultrasound systems during PPM visits, carry out repairs where appropriate and/or advise on further action where necessary.2.4 Attend hospitals to investigate reported faults where required. Carry out repairs where possible and/or advise on further action where necessary.2.5 Assist the physicists in acceptance testing on new highly complex ultrasound equipment and follow through on behalf of the customer any issues or findings which need to be addressed by the manufacturer or agent.2.6 Liaise with the manufacturer or supplier on complex technical issues where required, when a job or request for parts is passed to the manufacturer.2.7 Carry out repairs, adjustments and calibration on highly complex ultrasound systems, and associated equipment in the base workshop as required.2.8 Liaise with companies over identifying and supplying of spare parts and technical information relating to repairs and maintenance.2.9 Ensure that appropriate spares are available by system and fault profiling.2.10 Work within the established quality system to appropriate standards.3 Education and Training3.1 Maintain and develop a high level of knowledge of a wide range of highly complex ultrasound systems including all system types under contract with the service and new systems on release.3.2 Attend manufacturer and agent training courses on the operation and repair of highly complex diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems.3.3 Undertake peer staff training of engineers in general and system specific aspects of highly complex ultrasound diagnostic imaging systems, cascading manufactures training to the team.3.4 Attend specialist generic electrical and ultrasound courses including for example electrical safety testing courses for medical equipment.3.5 Develop and maintain understanding of computer communications for the storage and transmission of images (PACS) by attendance at training courses and local skill development.