Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Special Medical Equipment Technician

The closing date is 29 May 2025

Job summary

MEMS provide total medical equipment management services to Basildon, Southend and Mid Essex Hospitals. This includes Procurement, Acceptance, Maintenance and Service, co-ordinate clinical staff training and decommissioning and disposal.

The role is responsible to ensure that equipment operates effectively and safely with the minimum of downtime. Clinical equipment covered incorporates complex electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer and medical gas based systems.

The post holder provides support to electrical and electronic related medical equipment, which includes the scheduled planned preventative maintenance (PPM), servicing, repair, calibration and acceptance testing on a wide range of medical equipment within the electrical / electronic field.

The Post Holder will help promote understanding of the medical equipment concept within the Trust and support development and delivery of associated work programmes.

Main duties of the job

  1. Communication

Build and sustain effective communications with other roles involved in the shared services as required.

Establish and maintain strategic links with a range of external partners/stakeholders

or manage the links made through the team.

  1. Analytical and Planning

Manage the production of the required deliverables and control risks.

Liaison with Senior Professionals and related functions to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated

Engage with external partners/stakeholders to gain their necessary level of contribution & commitment to the successful delivery of your work.

Ensure that expertise is seen as a resource within and outside the Trust and form working partnerships with government departments, national agencies and key stakeholders internationally, nationally, regionally and across sectors.

  1. Clinical Duties

Not Applicable

  1. Policy and Service Development

Proactively and positively contribute to the achievement of deliverables through individual and team effort.

Maintain and continuously improve specialist knowledge in an aspect of Health

Service which significantly contributes to the Trust's stated objectives & aims

Undertake evidence-based practice for either developments relating to Trust work or opportunities for Trust involvement around health issues

About us

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Details

Date posted

15 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 a year Per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

390-NOVA-SO-0016

Job locations

Southend

Southend

SS0 0RY


Job description

Job responsibilities

This job profile is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder.

The post holder will be expected to perform any other duties or responsibilities as assigned by management, within scope of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

This job profile is not a definitive or exhaustive list of responsibilities but identifies the key responsibilities and tasks of the post holder.

The post holder will be expected to perform any other duties or responsibilities as assigned by management, within scope of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree Level Electronics or equivalent experience in General electronics

Desirable

  • Manufacturer training courses

Knowledge

Essential

  • Significant Experience of Medical Electronics
  • Knowledge of specialist test equipment
  • Fault find to component level
  • Experience of Equipment management information systems and databases
  • Ability to work within the confines of a quality System (ISO9001:2015)

Desirable

  • Ability to work with technical manuals and schematic diagrams
  • Working autonomy
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree Level Electronics or equivalent experience in General electronics

Desirable

  • Manufacturer training courses

Knowledge

Essential

  • Significant Experience of Medical Electronics
  • Knowledge of specialist test equipment
  • Fault find to component level
  • Experience of Equipment management information systems and databases
  • Ability to work within the confines of a quality System (ISO9001:2015)

Desirable

  • Ability to work with technical manuals and schematic diagrams
  • Working autonomy

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Southend

SS0 0RY


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Southend

Southend

SS0 0RY


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

NOVA Recruitment Advisor

Chris Germain

chris.germain@nhs.net

01702435555

Details

Date posted

15 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 a year Per annum (Pro rata for part time)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

2 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

390-NOVA-SO-0016

Job locations

Southend

Southend

SS0 0RY


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