# Medical Engineer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

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- **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-engineer/6159afab-730d-482a-ae76-d1009188c036
- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-engineer/6159afab-730d-482a-ae76-d1009188c036.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Wirral
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-05-21T14:20:54.104Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Upton/Wirral_University_Teaching_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust//-v7767793
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7767793?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wuth.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

- The post is one of a multi-disciplined team of technicians within the Electronic and Bio-Medical Engineering department concerned with the provision of services that are aimed at ensuring that medical equipment operates effectively and safely with the minimum of downtime. To calibrate and maintain medical equipment and devices for use in patient care.
The post holder provides support to various electrical, electronic, mechanical and oxygen therapy equipment which includes the planned preventative maintenance, repair, calibration and acceptance testing of a wide range of medical equipment, including life support, patient monitoring, patient therapy, diagnostic, ventilatory and anaesthetic equipment which at times will be ‘patient connected’
The post holder liaises with Consultant Medical and Nursing ward staff, associated Healthcare Professionals and technical staff to identify faults and repair equipment, including working in clinical areas with intermittent patient contact.

### Main duties of the job

Use appropriate test equipment and to take responsibility for its use and safety, majority of which is highly specialised, expensive and complex.

Reference the correct protocol for type and range of equipment.

Complete planned preventative maintenance to specified schedule.

To attend all wards/departments within the Trust, Primary Care Trusts and other organisations on a regular basis to perform equipment maintenance as per planned preventative maintenance schedule and when necessary, to carry out non-schedule repairs. This may involve frequent movement of heavy items of medical equipment.

Clarify all issues affecting the required maintenance and their impact on the delivery of clinical services.

To co-operate in the implementation of departmental policies and procedures as required and to propose changes to procedures that may impact on other professions.

To act on relevant safety notices received from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), engineering updates and modifications with the appropriate course of action and liaise with other healthcare professionals to ensure their timely execution.

To assist with the investigation of adverse incidents relating to medical devices and reporting potential incidents when identified.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Medical Engineer position available at WUTH.

## Responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Medical Engineer position available at WUTH.

## Person Specification

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- A team player able to work well with others and  demonstrate commitment to departmental objectives
- A flexible approach to introduction of change in  working practices

**Desirable**

- Self-motivated and enthusiastic

### Knowledge and Skills

**Desirable**

- Attended manufacturer’s courses on medical  equipment maintenance

### Qualifications, Specific Experience & Trainin

**Essential**

- Minimum BSc in Electronic/Mechanical Engineering  or HND/C in Electronic/Mechanical Engineering +3  yrs post graduate engineering experience

**Desirable**

- Post graduate Bio-Medical Engineering and  physiological training

## Documents

- [oh risk id (pdf, 179.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10036931)
- [vision values behaviours (pdf, 515.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2088)
- [guidance notes for applicants (pdf, 734.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1841)
- [job description & person specification (pdf, 432.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10033425)
- [wuth gdpr privacy notice for applicants (pdf, 255.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2506)

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