Senior Renal Technologist | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

apartmentOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust placeOxford calendar_month28/09/2024

Senior renal Technologist required for a busy Technical renal unit based in Oxford and assisting the Renal Technical manager in ensuring a service to the OKU is fulfilled

Assist the technical manager in daily managerial and administrative tasks within the technical department
Co-ordinate with the technical manager in organising daily work schedules for technical staff
Assist the technical manager in budgetary control
Responsible for the technical department in the absence of the technical manager
Procurement of spares and ancillary equipment for the department
Provide preventative maintenance and repair of highly specialised equipment for the treatment of chronic and acute renal failure located in the Oxford Radcliffe Trust, Co-providers Units and patients homes

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

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We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

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THE CHURCHILL

RENAL DIRECTORATE

JOB DESCRIPTION

POST: Senior Renal Technologist
GRADE: Band 7
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Renal Directorate Manager

ANSWERABLE TO: Renal Technical Manager

PROFILE OF THE RENAL DIRECTORATE

The Renal Directorate consists of three Clinical Delivery Units (CDUs) that are centrally managed by the Directorate Manager in conjunction with the Renal Directorate Chair. The Renal Directorate includes the Renal Medicine CDU, Transplant CDU and Urology CDU all based on the Churchill Hospital site.
The Renal Medicine and Renal Transplant CDUs provide a specialist service for the surrounding counties, with satellite units in Milton Keynes, High Wycombe, Aylesbury, Banbury and Swindon and home dialysis patients. The Transplant CDU provides Kidney transplantation for six counties and includes the Transplant Immunology Laboratory.

The Urology CDU extends its service to the Horton Hospital in Banbury.

OVERALL OBJECTIVES

To assist the technical manager as required and participate with other technical staff in providing an efficient and effective technical service for the renal directorate

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist the technical manager in daily managerial and administrative tasks within the technical department
Co-ordinate with the technical manager in organising daily work schedules for technical staff
Assist the technical manager in budgetary control
Responsible for the technical department in the absence of the technical manager
Procurement of spares and ancillary equipment for the department
Provide preventative maintenance and repair of highly specialised equipment for the treatment of chronic and acute renal failure located in the Oxford Radcliffe Trust, Co-providers Units and patients homes
Provide preventative maintenance and repair of specialised central haemodialysis water purification plant in the Oxford Radcliffe Trust and Co-provider Units
Provide preventative maintenance and repair of specialised portable haemodialysis water purification equipment in intensive care and high dependency units and patients homes
Installation and removal of haemodialysis and portable haemodialysis water purification equipment for short term use in Intensive Care and High Dependency Units within the Trust
Installation and removal of haemodialysis and portable haemodialysis water purification equipment in patient homes
Provide technical support and advice to clinical staff, patients and their carers for all haemodialysis equipment
Provide an out of hours on-call service for technical support and advice for Oxford Haemodialysis Unit, Co-provider Units and home patients
Provide a routine sterilisation program forspecialised central haemodialysis water purification plant in the Oxford Haemodialysis Unit and Co-provider Unitswithout disruption of routine haemodialysis treatment
Provide on-site testing of all water purification equipment and arrange remote analysis by accredited laboratories of the purified water samples to ensure the treated water conforms to national haemodialysis standards
Determine and instigate preventative action where deteriorating water quality is observed
Record all work carried out onto individual paper records and backup on a electronic database
Evaluation of new therapies as part of the multidisciplinary team
Developing new ideas to improve treatment provided to haemodialysis patients
Participation in supervision and training and guidance of other staff as necessary in workshop practice
Participation in training of patients, clinical staff in functions and basic fault finding of haemodialysis equipment
Provide technical assessment and advice on new dialysis and related equipment prior to purchase
Writing of operating procedures and working instructions for dialysis staff and patients.
To be conversant with manufacturers designs and to use equipment including

Micro electronics, computers, pneumatics, hydraulics and water purifying systems

ii. Workshops machine tools

iii. Electronic measuring equipment, specialised calibration equipment

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