Medical Engineering Apprentice (Grade C)
The closing date is 28 May 2025
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to start a career in Medical Engineering, working for AGH Solutions who are a wholly owned subsidiary of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust.
The successful candidate will be enrolled onto a 2-year programme to complete a Level 4 Healthcare Science Diploma. Apprentices will develop personal and professional skills and Management of Medical Devices through on the job training whilst shadowing experienced members of the team.
Applicants must hold a minimum of 5 GCSE's including English Language, Mathematics and a Science, Grade C/4 and above (or equivalent) . Level 3 qualification in a relevant Engineering subject (i.e. BTEC Level 3 Diploma) or A Levels in Mathematics and a Science subject is desirable.
A valid driving licence will be beneficial for this post but not essential.
Applications must be received by 30st June.
£31,950 per annum
Up to 12 months prior to completion of training: 75% More than 1 year but less than 2 years prior to completion of training: 70% More than 2 but less than 3 years prior to completion of training: 65% More than 3 years from completion of training: 60%
Substantive employment is dependant on successful completion of the Apprenticeship
Main duties of the job
To observe, learn and assist, under supervision, in the full range of work in the Medical Engineering Department. This work will include commissioning, repair, planned maintenance, decommissioning and inventory management of electronic, mechanical and medical gas equipment.
You will primarily work at the Airedale General Hospital site but maybe required to work at other sites such as Skipton General Hospital, Ilkley Coronation and Castleberg Hospital.
Alongside your practical duties you will undertake a work based Level 4 Qualification in the Healthcare Science Apprenticeship training programme. You will attend on-line learning sessions for one day a week with our training partner Avensys Medical and Dudley college. You will be expected to travel to the training centre for a few days per year.
Because of how the apprenticeship levy is accessed for training apprentices, applicants who already hold a degree will not be considered.
About us
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is an award-winning NHS hospital and community services trust providing high quality, personalised, acute, elective, specialist and community care for a population of over 200,000 people from a widespread area covering 700 square miles within Yorkshire and Lancashire. Our catchment population stretches as far as the Yorkshire Dales and the National Park in North Yorkshire, reaching areas of North Bradford and Guiseley in West Yorkshire and extending into Colne and Pendle in the East of Lancashire.
We employ over 3,000 staff and have over 350 committed volunteers. On an annual basis we treat over 32,000 Inpatients, 31,000 Non-Elective patients and 155,000 Outpatients. Our Emergency Department sees approximately 70,000 patients and over 2,000 babies are born at Airedale Hospital each year.
We provide services from our main hospital site, Airedale Hospital, and at other locations across the community - such as Castleberg Hospital near Settle, Coronation Hospital in Ilkley and Skipton Hospital.
We have a once-in-a- lifetime opportunity to build a new Airedale General Hospital following the announcement that we were accepted on the New Hospital Programme.
Details
Date posted
14 May 2025
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£31,950 a year per annum
Contract
Apprenticeship
Duration
2 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
423AGHS-7211836
Job locations
Airedale General Hospital
Keighley
BD206TD
Employer details
Employer name
AGH Solutions Ltd
Address
Airedale General Hospital
Keighley
BD206TD
Employer's website
https://aghsolutions.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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