Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge and Skills
Repair, preventative maintenance, safety testing & acceptance testing.
- Knowledge and Skills
Broad knowledge of medical device operation & management
- Knowledge / Experience
Evidence of post qualification medical equipment maintenance experience working in a relevant healthcare environment.
- Qualifications and Training
Guidance Score BSc/BEng in an appropriate Electronics Engineering subject or developed knowledge and experience in Electronics Engineering to NVQ5 level equivalence
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and Skills
Specialised knowledge of medical applications of engineering
- Knowledge / Experience
Specialist equipment training on complex multi-parameter medical equipment
- Qualifications and Training
Member of an appropriate professional organisation
- Qualifications and Training
Possesses an up-to-date professional portfolio.
- Qualifications and Training
Registered as a Clinical Technologist
Job overview
The Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering Department incorporating Medical Electronics and Medical Engineering sits within the Estates Directorate. We are seeking a highly motivated and organised individual to work as a Senior Medical Engineer
Medical Engineering is primarily concerned with providing maintenance to a wide range of highly complex diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment both within the Trust and in other Trusts by arrangement. Such equipment embraces electrical, electronic, and mechanical and software based technologies requiring both broad and specialist knowledge.
The post holder will provide administrative and technical support generally to department and end user staff
The quality of service and response is crucial, the post holder will communicate effectively with clinical staff, suppliers, manufacturers, contracts and procurement staff regarding maintenance of medical equipment acting as a first contact for advice.
This role is of vital importance and will require the individual to be proactive and highly organised individual who continually strives for service improvements.
You will provide outstanding customer service to our service users, taking a ‘can do’ approach to your duties. You will need to demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organisation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide a high quality preventative maintenance, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing service on a broad range of complex and patient critical medical equipment.
In addition the post holder will provide technical advice and training on both general and highly specialized equipment to ensure safe and efficient use by others. They will also liaise with and negotiate with clinical staff, suppliers, manufacturers, and contracts and procurement staff over the selection and maintenance of medical equipment acting as a first contact for advice.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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.
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This advert is for Senior Electro Medical Engineer with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in Carshalton, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Health science services role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 pa pro rata incl HCAS Outer. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 11 Oct 2026.
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