Biomedical Engineering Student Placement Opportunity with Healthcare Technology Management

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT)—a catchment of approximately 400, 000 people.

Overview of the work area and placement:

HTM is responsible for the healthcare technology management of ACT Health’s inventory of medical equipment, medical electrical systems and medical IT-networks (much of which is located on Canberra Hospital campus):

provides Biomedical Engineering support and advice to all clinical areas
manages, monitors and supervises services contracts for medical equipment and external contractors
ensures technical compliance of all medical equipment, systems and technology to appropriate standards and regulations
manages and maintains a register of all medical equipment and medical electrical systems owned by ACT Health
liaises with other government departments, universities, and BME departments on BME matters
designs, modifies and manufactures medical devices and technical aids
participates in clinical research for the improvement of health servicesThe engineering student placement is supervised by the Director of HTM, and is responsible for supporting projects undertaken by the department for efficient implementation and management for a broad range of medical equipment and systems.

Personal Attributes:

To be successful in this position, it is expected that the successful candidate will have the following attributes:

Good communication and interpersonal skills
Strong organisational skills with a high degree of drive-
Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs

Qualifications and experience:

Mandatory:

Undertaking a Bachelor of Engineering degree with Biomedical engineering as major.

Desirable:

Fluency in using MS Office, Access, Projects, Visio packages
Fluency in C++, JAVA, VB, XML & SQL coding

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

Undergo a pre-employment Police check.
Obtain a Compliance Certificate from OMU (Occupational Medicine Unit) relating to assessment, screening & vaccination processes against specified infectious diseases.

NOTE: All students and trainees undertaking a non-clinical placement with the Territory will be required to complete the Student & Trainee Placement Acknowledgment Form (attached) prior to the commencement of the placement if your placement application is successful.

For the full role description, requirements and the Selection Criteria, see attached Role Decription and Selection Criteria Document.

How to apply:

Please email your Resume and your Statement of Claims against the Selection Criteria (A paragraph per selection criteria/ Maximum 2 pages) to htm@act.gov.au

You must be available for face to face interview at the Canberra hospital Building 3 level 1.