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Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Medical Engineer - Royal Site

The closing date is 08 August 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our team in providing a medical equipment management, maintenance, repair and support service for the Trust and other healthcare providers in the area.

You will be a skilled and self-motivated engineer, educated to HNC level in a suitable engineering subject, with proven experience of working as an unsupervised Medical Engineer within an NHS Trust . You will be able to demonstrate the desire to continue your professional development through internal and external training courses.

You will be highly professional, well organised and capable of multi-tasking and working under pressure.

Some knowledge of quality management would be an advantage, as we work to a registered quality assurance system (BS EN ISO 9001:2015)

You will be expected to work on a number of sites, so a driving licence is an advantage but not essential.

A skills test is a mandatory requirement of the Interview process. Please DO NOTapply if you cannotfacilitatethis requirement.

Consideration will be given to appointing under Annex 21 of Agenda for Change should you lack sufficient experience.

Main duties of the job

Main duties include the repair, calibration, planned maintenance, commissioning and decommissioning of a wide range of medical equipment, but specialising in anaesthetic and ventilatory support devices.

There will be a requirement to participate in an emergency out of hours on call rota.

Working with stakeholders to deliver a responsive, safe and effective patient-centred service.

Liaising with and providing advice and support to users of medical equipment .

Requisitioning spares and materials, accepting deliveries of materials and equipment.

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospitalis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page.

Details

Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-CEF-195-25

Job locations

Liverpool University Hospital Foundation trust

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE


Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Science or Registered Clinical Technologist at graduate level

Experience

Essential

  • Recent and relevant practical experience in the maintenance and repair of a wide range of complex medical equipment, with specialised proven experience in anaesthetic and ventilatory devices
  • Evidence of working alone and on own initiative
  • Experience in quality assurance procedures and records management

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrable level of knowledge necessary to maintain and repair a wide range of complex electronic medical equipment, with specialised experience of anaesthetic and ventilatory devices
  • Understanding hazards and taking adequate precautions

Desirable

  • Specialist device training courses

Skills

Essential

  • Able to communicate technical information across professional boundaries
  • Able to communicate difficult concepts with clarity
  • Effective interpersonal & communication skills, including report writing & document presentation
  • Able to prioritise own work, meeting deadlines

Desirable

  • Able to use word processing, spreadsheet and email applications
  • Computer software & hardware fault-finding skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree or equivalent in Engineering or Science or Registered Clinical Technologist at graduate level

Experience

Essential

  • Recent and relevant practical experience in the maintenance and repair of a wide range of complex medical equipment, with specialised proven experience in anaesthetic and ventilatory devices
  • Evidence of working alone and on own initiative
  • Experience in quality assurance procedures and records management

Knowledge

Essential

  • Demonstrable level of knowledge necessary to maintain and repair a wide range of complex electronic medical equipment, with specialised experience of anaesthetic and ventilatory devices
  • Understanding hazards and taking adequate precautions

Desirable

  • Specialist device training courses

Skills

Essential

  • Able to communicate technical information across professional boundaries
  • Able to communicate difficult concepts with clarity
  • Effective interpersonal & communication skills, including report writing & document presentation
  • Able to prioritise own work, meeting deadlines

Desirable

  • Able to use word processing, spreadsheet and email applications
  • Computer software & hardware fault-finding skills

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).

Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liverpool University Hospital Foundation trust

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Liverpool University Hospital Foundation trust

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE


Employer's website

https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Medical Engineering Site Manager(RLH/BGH and LWH)

Mr David Cordon

david.cordon@liverpoolft.nhs.uk

01517062087

Details

Date posted

25 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

287-CEF-195-25

Job locations

Liverpool University Hospital Foundation trust

Mount Vernon Street

Liverpool

L7 8YE


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