Common use of Biomedical Engineer Class 5 Clause in Contracts

Biomedical Engineer Class 5. (a) The Biomedical Engineer Class 5 works under broad policy control and direction and undertakes professional engineering work requiring either sustained managerial functions or in-depth engineering knowledge and competence, exercising experienced independent judgement and originality. (b) The Biomedical Engineer Class 5/1 is a Biomedical Engineer who is appointed or reclassified from a lower Class and who either: (i) is responsible for the organisation and supervision of Biomedical Engineering work of a department; or (ii) is a specialist Biomedical Engineer and who undertakes sustained specialist Biomedical Engineering functions beyond that of a Biomedical Engineer Class 4. (c) The Biomedical Engineer Class 5/2 is a Biomedical Engineer who is appointed or after not more than two years as a Class 5/1 Biomedical Engineer has been assessed as competent at the leave and who: (i) has been assessed as a competent manager of the personnel resources of a Biomedical Engineering department; and/or (ii) assisted in the development of medical technology related policies and procedures for the organisation; and/or (iii) has demonstrated specialist expertise and experience in the development and/or management of specialist biomedical technology. (d) `The Biomedical Engineer Class 5/3 is a Biomedical Engineer who is appointed or after not more than two years as a Class 5/2 Biomedical Engineer has been assessed as competent at that Class and who has: (i) demonstrated good management practices; and/or (ii) provided a medical equipment management service that is in accordance with best Biomedical Engineering practice; and/or (iii) provided clinical staff with a high level of engineering consultation relating to the safety, application, specification, evaluation and selection of medical equipment or systems; and/or (iv) developed and/or managed specialist biomedical technology and who has presented original research or biomedical technology design or development information to a relevant professional group. (e) A multi-site manager will be classified as a Class 5. (f) Progression to class 5 will be by appointment. Progression within each Class is based on years of service.

Biomedical Engineer Class 5. (a) The Biomedical Engineer Class 5 works under broad policy control and direction and undertakes professional engineering work requiring either sustained managerial functions or in-depth engineering knowledge and competence, exercising experienced independent judgement and originality. (b) The Biomedical Engineer Class 5/1 is a Biomedical Engineer who is appointed or reclassified from a lower Class and who either: (i) is responsible for the organisation and supervision of Biomedical Engineering work of a department; or (ii) is a specialist Biomedical Engineer and who undertakes sustained specialist Biomedical Engineering functions beyond that of a Biomedical Engineer Class 4. (c) The Biomedical Engineer Class 5/2 is a Biomedical Engineer who is appointed or after not more than two years as a Class 5/1 Biomedical Engineer has been assessed as competent at the leave and who: (i) has been assessed as a competent manager of the personnel resources of a Biomedical Engineering department; and/or (ii) assisted in the development of medical technology related policies and procedures for the organisation; and/or (iii) has demonstrated specialist expertise and experience in the development and/or management of specialist biomedical technology. (d) `The Biomedical Engineer Class 5/3 is a Biomedical Engineer who is appointed or after not more than two years as a Class 5/2 Biomedical Engineer has been assessed as competent at that Class and who has: (i) demonstrated good management practices; and/or (ii) provided a medical equipment management service that is in accordance with best Biomedical Engineering practice; and/or (iii) provided clinical staff with a high level of engineering consultation relating to the safety, application, specification, evaluation and selection of medical equipment or systems; and/or (iv) developed and/or managed specialist biomedical technology and who has presented original research or biomedical technology design or development information to a relevant professional group. (e) A multi-site manager will be classified as a Class 5. (f) Progression to class 5 will be by appointment. 80 Progression‌ Progression within each Class is based on years of service.