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Only if you consider ex-RAF to be "ex-military"!  No, we've had quite a few from the army.
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Sounds like you've been fortunate, then, Chris. 
If you don't inspect ... don't expect.
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Hero
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A voluntary club you HAVE to join, and cannot leave without consequences. And exactly what value do you get for your money. I thought it was the job of the Biomed Manager to ensure that his/her staff are competent or not.
I am not Flippant, I am Smart
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Hero
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It is similar to nursing and other medical professionals - I have the qualification and am competent, here is the paperwork/registration to prove it.
It is a lot easier to do than interview people and check up on what they say - especially when you want to employ new people.
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My spelling is not bad. I am typing this on a Medigenic keyboard and I blame that for all my typos.
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Expert
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I am with you on this one Neil!
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Hero
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Hero
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Rojo how many interviews are you going to, to get your money's worth.
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Super Hero
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How about this link? After conducting an extensive survey of those in the medical equipment and technology service/support field, we would like to announce that BIOMED was selected by an overwhelming majority as a standardized title for our profession.
META will use Biomed as its official designation for those professionals in the medical equipment and technology service/support field. This will help to eliminate the confusion of different professional titles used by so many in the field and increase our profession's exposure to the public, helping to drive interest in the field and generate future growth. Food for thought?
If you don't inspect ... don't expect.
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Hero
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Neil, I meant as an interviewer it makes life simple.
Registration is in line with a lot of other medical professionals who all have to pay for the privilege.
I am not saying I agree with paying for the privilege of working I am just saying that registration is not unique - we are not being singled out, in fact we are joining the norm for medical professionals.
RoJo
My spelling is not bad. I am typing this on a Medigenic keyboard and I blame that for all my typos.
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RoJo,
Registration fees for teachers have always been fully reimbursed by the Treasury.
Those in the medical profession have only recently started having some of the fee reimbursed.
There seems to be no logic or equal treatment for registration across the various professions. All I do know is that I have saved lots of £10.00 fees by not joining the "Voluntary" register.
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You could always call yourself Biomedical Engineer/ Technician, Electro-Medical E/T, Broken-Heart (machine)repair man. In fact you can call yourself anything you want as long as it's not a "Protected" title. If your management are happy that you are competent to do your job then carry-on mending! This is precisely what you won't be able to do, in the same way you can't call yourself an x-ray photographer and take medical x-rays, unless you're registered as a radiographer (or supervised by one). Staff whose work is supervised are unlikely to make any more than band 3. Personally I don't think registration is an all good or all bad thing as it is supposed to ensure everyone working in the field is competent to do so (good thing) but is an unwieldy and expensive way of doing so, and probably won't achieve the goal. However it is coming (eventually), and sticking your head in the sand is the best way to get your bottom kicked.
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