Just to answer a few points that this vacancy & its pay banding has raised.
Yes - this EME department was created back in the mid to late '70s by the Regional Health Authority (SW Thames), since then we have been devolved to Surrey Area Health Authority, SW Surrey District Health Authority, a Mental Health Unit (I can hear the comments now !) & finally, since 1990 The District General Hospital - aka The Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Originally we were MTO's, then District Works officers, now Estates Officers. History lesson over !
Agenda for change wasn't very kind to many of Clinical Technologists
, however, the National profiles were there to be 'honed' & 'amended', JAQ's were agreed by independant panels & the support from our Management in Estates was forthcoming & so rewarded by 'higher than average' bandings.
It may well be that, other Management teams were not so enlightened or the business case wasn't strong enough to reward their EME teams - I have no idea.
No doubt the number of applications will be high, but quality is paramount together with the actual ability to get the job done, with the minimum of 'agro' for all concerned is what we're looking for.
Take care y'all
