We have four vacancies in the Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering Department - Senior Anaesthetic and Clinical Equipment Technician Band 6 24,103 - £32,653 p.a. (or Band 5 £20,225 - £26,123 p.a., depending on experience) (ref: 80489) x 2. Senior Medical Electronics Technician Band 6 24,103 - £32,653 p.a. (ref: 80517) and a Medical Electronics Technician Band 5 £20,225 - £26,123 p.a. (ref: 80490)

Details of job descriptions and additional information on vacancies can be viewed at the Trust website. http://jobs.cuh.org.uk/job_search/s5?fs1=f3a4d2fcf2d172abce8889800734064c

For informal discussion or clarification on the posts, please contact Max McClements via email: max.mcclements@addenbrookes.nhs.uk or telephone 01223 274345.

Closing Date: 21st November 2008
Interview Date: 16th December 2008

Wow - are these new posts or replacements. If they are additional posts, I think a few people around the country will be tapping you up for some advice

JohnBhoy - replacements, though it has taken a while to get approval

Is my old mate John Catt still at Addenbrookes or has he retired etc?

Max

What have you done with your "used" engineers ?

Will you not be keeping them to show the new chaps the way.?

If not, can I have them please ?

Im not joking, In my experience, even part time, seasoned guys are often so much more effective than those meant to replace them could ever be.

Not the fault of a new guy in any way, just that age and experience often indicates an education, backround and work ethic combination that is hard to beat.

Darren

Nice One Darren, could,nt agree more. T.

Question, how did the old / seasoned hand come to get these attributes:

"indicates an education, backround and work ethic combination that is hard to beat."

Give the new guy a break

The key to this issue is to have a good mix of experience with the experienced hands mentoring the newbies.

We all had to start somewhere....

Let's start an NHS EBME apprenticeship - now there's a thought

As usual, please only comment on a vacancy thread if you are applying or looking for further information.

Thanks

Darren - 'used' engineers departed before I arrived therefore no knowledge as to their wherabouts.

Tempus - as per above.

Max - When I was with Alfred Mcalpine Business Services in Government and Health we were signifcantly involved in the development of Addenbrookes - so I always keep a nostalgic eye on whats going on.

Johnboy - point taken

Regarding the recruitment link to your trust site, I must say the web team should be congratulated.

I wouldnt mind applying for one of those volunteer vacancies shown there actually in the future.

Darren

What's that Darren ... you were in Government? Now I understand why the whole world seems to be have gone down the pan!

Meanwhile, seasoned Greybeards may (just perhaps) be more "effective", but the young guys are the future, whichever way you look at it.

Which volunteer positions are you referring to, by the way? In a Perfect World, there should be no need for volunteers, nor charities. Everything should be properly funded. If there is a job to be done (that is, a need), why should anyone be expected to work for zilch whilst others draw fat salaries?

I reckon its those " tasty " W.R.V.S. Uniforms thats got him going Geoff.

Probably. I must admit that I'm a great supporter myself (in the moral sense) of the WRVS, the various Leagues of Friends, and all the rest. But I am also aware that others often take the p*ss out of good, honest, decent people such as those. In fact, it seems to me that to "get on" these days (as in, gouging an extortionate salary, usually from the Public Purse), you have to display the very reverse of those three admirable qualities!

I think I may have mentioned before instances where the League of Friends had gone to great efforts to raise money for "essential", "life-saving" etc. equipment only to see it dumped in the corridor at the back of Theatres less than six months later. No doubt we could all give such examples.

is it possible for engineers from outside UK to apply for this job.
thanks

Samo
You may apply, though the opportunity for interview will be dependent on the number of applications received from the european community.

Hi Max, Only realised you moved to Addenbrookes. Sorry did not get chance to say goodbye. Perhaps we meet at a MDSS bash one day.