Job Description
Biomedical Engineer
Background
NMS Infrastructure of the UK has been contracted by the Ministry of Health in Zambia to design, construct and equip five 80-bed District Hospitals and 115 Health Centres
Job Title: Biomedical Engineer
NMS Infrastructure Zambia seeks an experienced and proven Biomedical Engineer to take on the tasks of Installation, Commissioning, Maintenance & Training (ICMT)
Reporting to: Equipment Support Services Manager (ESSM)
Based at: Lusaka with travel throughout Zambia
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering (four years) or related subject
- Minimum of five years’ experience of work in a hospital setting
- Thorough knowledge of Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and Health & Safety standards is essential
- International experience – proven ability to work within an international and local team of professionals
- Excellent communication skills
Responsibilities
- Installation, Commissioning and preventive maintenance and repairs of all Medical & Non-Medical Equipment in the project
- Evaluation of possible service contracts and outside vendor relationships
- Maintaining familiarity of regulatory codes and standards
- Collaboration with clinical staff to provide the highest level of patient safety
- Maintaining relevant accreditation standards
- Ensuring compliance with departmental policies and procedures
- Managing departmental productivity and performance improvement initiatives
- Assistance in the management of the CMMS
- Ensuring stocks of spare/replacement parts are appropriate for maintenance of equipment
- Managing timely completion of planned preventive maintenance (PPM)
- Representing the ICMT department at assigned meetings
- Delivery of Equipment End User Training and Refresher Training
- Liaise with OEMs or their local agents to carry out Equipment User Training as necessary
- Instructing hospital personnel on safe and proper operation and user maintenance of all hospital equipment
- Supervision of departmental staff
- Other duties as may be assigned by the ESSM and Senior Management.
Skills and Experience
The successful applicant will:
- have proven and successful experience as a Biomedical Engineer or Supervisor in a hospital setting
- be an excellent and experienced team leader who believes in the value of people and who will encourage others around him
- be astute, commercially aware with a good grasp of business administration
- have experience in managing and optimising the effectiveness of project teams
- be literate in the use of MS Office, CMMS, security systems and other forms of communication
- have a Zambian Driving Licence (over 4 years)
MODE OF APPLICATION
Interested and suitably qualified applicants may apply, providing detailed curriculum vitae, a contact email address, telephone number and two referees, both of whom may attest to the applicant’s competence.
All application should be emailed to [email protected] by midnight on 27/03/2022
Interviews are set for the 4th to the 7th of April 2022.
More Information
- Job Application Details To apply for this job email your details to [email protected]