DTA261-23-R2 - KTP Associate

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School of Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Location:  

Stoke Campus

Salary:  

£27,000 to £37,000 Per Annum Dependent up on Experience Full Time Fixed Term 30 Months

Release Date:  

Wednesday 17 April 2024

Closing Date:  

Monday 29 April 2024

Reference:  

DTA261-23-R2

About the role 

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious graduate to take on this strategic project with the support of mentors from Partners for Endoscopy Ltd, Staffordshire University and Innovate UK. The project will develop an asset tracking system for medical equipment (30-month fixed term contract). The medical equipment management system, with track and trace capabilities for medical equipment's usage and cleaning, with the objective to transform patient safety. Using technologies such as sensors, signal processing, wireless communications, software development and cloud product development.

Working closely with Partners for Endoscopy Ltd and academics at Staffordshire University, the successful candidate will lead all aspects of the project including requirements analysis, technical infrastructure and system design and software development.

The project will be based at Partners for Endoscopy Ltd in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Some time may be required to work at Staffordshire University in Stoke-on-Trent to make use of the excellent prototyping facilities and some work at client sites will be expected, this role requires regular travel to remote sites that are not easily accessible via public transport.   As part of the role, the successful candidate will receive a personal training and development budget.

Main Responsibilities

• Work as part of a collaborative team to tackle the challenges of designing and creating an innovative, immersive solution for tracking and tracing medical devices and their decontamination and maintenance in healthcare settings.
• Full lifecycle development of a Medical Device Management System.
• Perform code reviews to ensure code quality.
• Actively participate in meetings with clients and SME’s to develop ideas and design instructional methodologies
• that support client goals and learning objectives.
• Technical input in team meetings and contributing to design ideas.
• Contribute to the modification and integration of embedded systems, Machine controls and industrial PLCs.
• Work with the management and sales team to scope projects.
• Research into new practices and methodologies used in communication technology, automatic identification, and data capture (AIDC), and cloud technology.
• Testing and debugging new and existing software.
• Installation and Setup of demonstrations as requested.
• To undertake appropriate professional development and mandatory training activities as identified or required (See Professional Development section).
• The role holder is required to minimise environmental impact in the performance of their role and to actively contribute to the delivery of the University’s Environmental Sustainability Policy
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as required.

To undertake any other reasonable duties as required.

For more in depth information, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Contact For Informal Discussion

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Benhur Bakhtiari Bastaki - [email protected]  

We reserve the right to close any vacancies when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. All applicants are advised to complete and submit your applications as soon as possible. 

Who is Staffordshire University? 

Staffordshire University is an award-winning institution with over 100 years’ experience in delivering excellent higher education. Our main Stoke-on-Trent campus is located in the heart of the UK, with Centres of Excellence located in the towns of Stafford and Shrewsbury.

After a highly successful year in 2019, which included entering THE World University rankings for the first time, securing TEF Gold, and climbing in all the league tables, our University has constantly expanded its physical presence through new and industry-leading building developments and facilities. Looking towards our 2030 strategy, we are now transforming specific business processes to improve the student experience and integrate a wider feeling of inclusion and safety for our on-campus community.

At Staffordshire University, we believe that every student and staff member needs to be carbon literate if we are to help tackle the climate emergency and achieve our One Planet Pledge of carbon neutrality by 2030, and we are proud of our Bronze Carbon Literacy Award status. As part of our ongoing commitment we particularly encourage applications from candidates who have already completed carbon literacy training, or are prepared to undertake this training as part of their ongoing professional development.

Further details:

Staffordshire University is committed to promoting and enabling a positive culture where staff, students and visitors are confident to be their authentic selves. We focus on inclusion as a way to ensure equality of opportunity for all our people and to demonstrate our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Human Rights.

We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief or identity, recognising the benefits a diverse organisation can bring for the University. 

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people, who are currently under-represented in the University workforce.