Specialist Medical Equipment Technologist

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust

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Job summary

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Medical Engineering has a vacancy for Specialist Medical Equipment Technologist - Band 6, based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH).

Applicants should be experienced Technologists with proven experience of working unsupervised on electrical / electronic / mechanical Medical equipment. Applicants should have a minimum of HNC/Foundation degree qualification and experience of working in a hospital environment along with attendance of manufacturers' training courses as appropriate.

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

This position is for a broad range skilled Technologist with Medical Equipment servicing experience who will have a significant amount of responsibility and autonomy.

The position will take core responsibility for servicing and repair of equipment within specialist areas of maintenance within the department. However the post holder would also be expected to cover the areas of the full range of devices within the department. The Technologist commissions, safety checks, maintain and repairs and ultimately disposes of a broad range of often complex and specialised Medical Equipment. There will be an on call requirement for this post. This post requires cover Monday to Friday 37.5 hours ( 5 days per week.)

As a senior member of the department, you will demonstrate strong leadership qualities on a daily basis in your support of MES management and MES activity in order to maintain and improve MES service to support patient care, in all spheres of MES operation.

About us

Medical Engineering scope is approximately 34,000 medical devices of which approximately 20000 belong to SATH.

MES also service external contracts with Shropshire Community NHS Trust, as well as some private customers. The department is split between two main sites (The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford) with a maintenance team based at each site. The department also is responsible for service and maintenance support for the Renal Dialysis service in Shropshire, which includes three Renal Units plus a cohort of home patients.

Date posted

17 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

223-SME-183

Job locations

The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital

Mytton Oak road

Shrewsbury

SY3 8XQ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge, Personal qualities

Essential

Service and maintenance of a broad range of medical devices
Skills of testing, fault finding and repair
Skills in Electronic, Electrical, Mechanical or a combination

Desirable

Core skill certificated competency

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

B.Sc/B.Eng in appropriate Engineering Subject OR HNC/Foundation Degree in appropriate Engineering Subject + CPD experience
Supervisory experience
Specialist equipment training, experience and Knowledge.
Experience in Medical Equipment service environment
Evidence of achieved competency via specialist courses relating to Medical devices

Person Specification

Skills, Knowledge, Personal qualities

Essential

Service and maintenance of a broad range of medical devices
Skills of testing, fault finding and repair
Skills in Electronic, Electrical, Mechanical or a combination

Desirable

Core skill certificated competency

Qualifications/Experience

Essential

B.Sc/B.Eng in appropriate Engineering Subject OR HNC/Foundation Degree in appropriate Engineering Subject + CPD experience
Supervisory experience
Specialist equipment training, experience and Knowledge.
Experience in Medical Equipment service environment
Evidence of achieved competency via specialist courses relating to Medical devices

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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