# Medical Equipment Technician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust.

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- **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/medical-equipment-technician/50081944-30df-40c5-8003-d583ec1e7578.md

## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** Royal Cornwall Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Clinical engineering technician
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £32073.00 to £39043.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 30 hours per week (08:00 - 16:00 Mon - Fri)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-28T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-15T13:51:09.312Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8371059
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8371059?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalcornwall.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Medical Equipment Technician provides specialist technical support for the maintenance, repair, calibration and testing of medical equipment across Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust and healthcare sites throughout Cornwall. Working within the Department of Clinical Technology Critical Care Team, the post holder will undertake advanced fault finding and maintenance of complex medical devices, including critical life-support equipment, ensuring it remains safe, reliable and available to support high-quality patient care.

### Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage and prioritise their workload across a variety of healthcare settings, working closely with clinical teams, manufacturers and suppliers to provide specialist technical support. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate equipment and asset records, supporting equipment procurement and evaluation activities, monitoring spare parts and consumable stock levels, delivering training and guidance to users, and contributing to service development and continuous quality improvement. The role also requires compliance with all relevant quality, safety, infection control and regulatory standards, ensuring a professional and responsive service is delivered at all times.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

PLEASE NOTE: To view the full Job Description and Person Specification, please click the supporting document on the right-hand side.

To be an employee of the NHS you need to successfully complete the following:

- Identity Checks
- Professional registration and qualification checks
- Employment history and reference checks
- Occupational Health clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Right to work in the UK

For further information please visit:

https://www.nhsemployers.org/topics-networks/employment-standards-and-regulation

We reserve the right to close this advert early.

We may be able to offer flexible working. Please discuss at interview.

We may be able to offer sponsorship but this is not guaranteed.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Practical Skills

**Essential**

- Can you demonstrate relevant hands-on technical experience in equipment maintenance, repair and fault finding

### Uk Driving Licence

**Essential**

- Uk driving Licence - Yes

## Documents

- [medical equipment technician (pdf, 216.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10698812)

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