City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE)

Medical Equipment Library Operative

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Job summary

Are you organised, handson and passionate about supporting frontline patient care? Do you enjoy working in a fastpaced environment where no two days are the same?

Join our Medical Equipment Library (MEL) team and play a vital role in keeping our hospital running safely and smoothly.

As a Medical Equipment Library Assistant, youll be at the heart of clinical care making sure essential medical devices are clean, safe, available and ready for patient use across the hospital. Youll work closely with our Clinical Engineering team, nursing staff and ward teams, contributing directly to patient safety and experience.

This post is 2 days a week covering Monday and Friday

Main duties of the job

In this varied and rewarding role, you will:

Safely clean and decontaminate a wide range of medical devices
Carry out basic fault checks and escalate issues to the Clinical Engineering team
Prepare, track and distribute equipment across the hospital based on clinical demand
Ensure all accessories and consumables are correctly paired with devices
Keep accurate records on the MEL database, including patient and equipment data
Offer advice and guidance to wards when requests cant be met

About us

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City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE - trading since 2014) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT). We provide a full range of Facilities Management, Procurement and Outpatient Pharmacy services. We employ staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, engineers, procurement and pharmacists.

Commitment, Care and Compassion- our Team contribute to the overall hospital environment, providing safe, secure and comfortable facilities for access by patients, staff and visitors. CHoICE is an exciting place to work that will provide you with an opportunity to grow and develop. Many of our staff work flexibly, including part-time and we are committed to offering flexible approaches to work where possible. We provide a range of benefits including Fitness Centre (SRH), cycle to work scheme and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

We welcome all applications regardless of peoples race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under-represented groups.

If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Date posted

06 May 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£26,957 a year pro rata for part time

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

M9155-Z-EA-0526-26

Job locations

South Tyneside Nhs Foundation Trust

Harton Lane

South Shields

Tyne And Wear

NE34 0PL

Job description

Job responsibilities

PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED JOB DESCRIPTION FOR FULL DUTIES OF THE ROLE

To be proficient, safe and efficient in cleaning /decontaminating all medical devices stored in the Medical Equipment Library and to be aware of the department procedures relating to this process and support any Quality Management System operated in the department

To be aware of all the accessories associated to specific medical devices and to ensure they accompany the medical device on allocation to ensure effective use

To carry out basic fault finding and visual safety checks of all medical devices utilised in the MEL and report effectively to the Clinical Engineering team

To continue with their own educational development and to attend all relevant training associated to the department

To maintain their level of skill and practice to ensure the Medical Equipment Library continues to function to a high standard

To be able to offer advice to wards or departments if their request cannot be met and to provide guidance to nursing and other staff in the use of medical devices.

To ensure that equipment provided for the protection of Health & Safety is maintained and used appropriately

Flexible management and distribution of the MEL stock to meet the needs of the Clinical Teams and the Trust