TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT How to become an AE
IHEEM AUTHORISING ENGINEERS REGISTERS
As part of its core membership support, and in service to driving exemplary standards across the healthcare engineering landscape, IHEEM maintains a register of Authorising Engineers (AEs) across the following disciplines:
• Decontamination • Electrical
• Medical Gas Pipeline Systems
• Ventilation • Water
Being an IHEEM-registered Authorising Engineer denotes an independent engineer (or appropriately qualified professional) with the relevant skills, competence, and experience to provide specialist technical advice, guidance, and support, to healthcare organisations to meet regulatory and statutory requirements. They are a qualified individual appointed to take responsibility for the effective management of the safety guidance recommended by the Department of Health & Social Care. The application process for becoming an IHEEM Authorising Engineer comprises submission of an application form, which is peer reviewed by three practising AEs in the relevant discipline, followed by an interview conducted by two AEs in a relevant discipline, and one independent observer – who is typically an AE from another discipline. Successful applicants’ status will be ratified by the IHEEM Membership and Registration Committee, which will be confirmed in writing via an acceptance letter, and the new AE will be added to the IHEEM Authorising Engineers Register. Practising IHEEM AEs are required to re-
register once every three years, to ensure the maintenance of high standards and active engagement in current standards and regulatory requirements. There is also an expectation that practising AEs support the assessment processes of future AEs, at both application and interview stage. IHEEM delivers its dedicated Authorising Engineers Conference annually, which provides the opportunity to hear from IHEEM AEs and industry-leading speakers across a range of disciplines, as well to visit an exhibition hosting a wide range of healthcare trade suppliers of products and services.
A number of IHEEM AEs have outlined their experience of the process, the responsibility involved, and the value to be gained from the accreditation below.
12 Health Estate Journal August 2024
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