Competency: 1

Details

Produce material that demonstrates specialist expertise in a range of medical equipment types and aids:

• clinicians
• technical colleagues to maximise the effectiveness and safe operation of devices, covering all the following areas:
  • training guides
  • addressing hazards
  • improved maintenance
  • quality assurance/performance checks

risk reduction

Considerations

• Underlying engineering principles of operation of key medical devices and associated risks
• The application of scientific and engineering principles and practice to the safe and effective clinical utilisation of equipment
• Indicators for and contraindicators to the use of equipment and/or assessment/measurement techniques
• Evolving knowledge of the clinical settings in which medical devices are utilised
• Role and influence the Healthcare Scientist can have in identifying new technologies and facilitating adoption for organisational efficiency and patient benefit
• Sources of information that will aid development of indicators/contraindicators; this will include manufacturer’s technical documentation, national safety documents, etc
• Range of medical devices, including factors that can interfere with or confound measurements or readings and actions to mitigate
• Electromagnetic interference issues in the healthcare environment
• Apply knowledge and understanding gained in specific medical devices to learn to develop:
  • operational guidelines to assist operators use equipment optimally
  • procedures to assist in device maintenance/quality assurance
  • technical reports to identify and explain safety and performance issues encountered with devices
  • risk assessments
  • a working knowledge of national clinical service standards
  • prevailing national clinical service standards to ensure device management services evolve to effectively support clinical department

Relevant learning outcomes