Expired: Medical & Dental Servicing Section (MDSS) Technician

Medical & Dental Servicing Section (MDSS) Technician

Defence Electronics & Components Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 1st December 2021

Vacancy Reference number: 167212

Salary:  £25,826

Contract type:  Permanent

Location:  Warminster, South West, BA12 0BS : Aldershot, South East, GU11 2LJ

Summary

To inspect, install, service and repair all types of medical, dental and veterinary equipment for the MoD whilst working predominantly at customer’s sites.
Plan scheduled equipment programs for the team including liaison with customer.
Inspection, installation, servicing and repair of various types of Medical, Dental & Veterinary equipment held by MoD customer units.
Diagnosis of faults to major component level and specification testing of all Medical & Dental equipment (both Mechanical and Electronic) using MoD publications and Manufacturers manuals.
Respond to breakdowns and emergency call-outs as soon as reasonably practical, taking into account priorities and customer target dates.
Co-ordinate the provision of spares with MDSS customer and equipment OEM’s.
Be responsible for the investigation, completion and maintenance of all associated assessments, inspections and checks.
Safety is a primary consideration and work of high integrity is paramount .
You will be required to hold a full UK driving licence and maintain a high level of driving competence at all times when driving a DECA vehicle.

Job description

Plan and carry out scheduled equipment servicing and inspections in liaison with the customer whilst working at the customers site.

Plan and carry out unscheduled servicing, repairs and tests prior to issue in liaison with the customer.

Manage and co-ordinate manpower and resources to meet planned targets to achieve a high level of serviceability and reduce equipment down time.

Required to make on the spot engineering decisions on equipment, including withdrawal from use where patient or user safety is concerned.

Act as a Subject Matter Expert on issues including equipment care and maintenance, records and document keeping, future equipment and infrastructure requirements.

Be a Radiation Protection Supervisor (RPS) both for the work carried out by yourself and in an advisory capacity for the customer, maintaining the radiation dosimeters worn locally by the MDSS Team and ensuring they are sent to DSTL for monitoring and the results are observed and acted upon if necessary.

Keep up to date with current equipment servicing requirements as detailed in the Army Equipment Support Publications documents (AESP’s), Defence Infrastructure Notices (DIN’s) and Joint Service Publications (JSP’s).
Use Perseus, the inhouse medical and dental management database, as is required by JSP473 and relevant AESP’s, to:
• Plan upcoming work schedules.
• Maintain equipment histories and current site holdings.
• Maintain site information and contact information.
• Raise and close down completed scheduled jobs.
• Raise, progress and close down unscheduled jobs.
• Register new equipment’s following a TPI.
• Order spares required for all aspects of the job. Both servicing consumables and job/repair specific spare parts.
• Manage the calibration of the locally held test equipment.
The raising and control of all necessary maintenance and performance records as required by JSP 473 and relevant AESP’s
Maintain the serviceability of locally held test equipment, ensuring it’s within calibration. To raise and administer contracts for the servicing, repair and calibration of Medical, Dental and Test equipment. This includes despatching the items and receipting when complete. These contracts are arranged through the Equipment Managers nominated contractor using AFG 8800

Maintain the stocks of locally held office consumables and restocking when required by completing the internal Request for Contract Action (RCA) process.
Maintain the locally held PPE. Using the RCA process for any items required.
Maintain COSHH management and risk assessments.
Maintain the MDSS leased vehicles held locally, including completion of daily Authority to use Document (ATUD) and co-ordinating servicing and repairs.
To act as storekeeper for any spares received.
To administer the repair of any equipment’s requiring servicing/repair by the OEM. Through the AFG8800 process with Team Leidos.
To carry out training as required. Both equipment/work specific and civil service mandatory training.
Mentor and train new starters and apprentices.
For MDSS’s at remote locations i.e. not attached to a supporting DECA workshop facility there are extra responsibilities:
• Arrange maintenance, repair and security of their buildings and fixtures, also attending mandatory safety and security meeting at parent unit.
• Arrange with couriers collection and delivery of any equipment requiring off site repair and calibration. This includes packaging of said items.
Comply with the customers local radiation rules.

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role
  • An environment with flexible working options
  • A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension
  • 26.5 days holiday per annum rising to 31.5 after 5 years’ service excluding Bank Holidays

Things you need to know

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

See our vetting charter.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Technical skills.

Applicants should apply on line and if sifted in will be invited for interview.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Apply and further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Name :   Iain Dale, Crypto & MDSS Product Manager

Email :  Iain.Dale@deca.mod.uk

Telephone :   01244847220

Recruitment team :

Email :   John.Evans@deca.mod.uk

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