# Technician (INTERNAL)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Wye Valley NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Wye Valley NHS Trust
- **Town:** Hereford
- **Region:** Midlands
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 4
- **Salary:** £28,392 - £31,157 pa pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-10T08:22:15.576Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hereford/Hereford/Wye_Valley_NHS_Trust/Estates/Estates-v8091992
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8091992?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***

The purpose of this job is to provide an efficient service for the daily operation, maintenance, repair, testing and commissioning of medical and surgical equipment used within all departments of Wye Valley NHS Trust as directed by the Medical Engineering and Medical Equipment Library Manager.

This role involves supporting the Medical Equipment Library, guiding MEL Library technicians when needed, and updating the Library's systems, processes, and procedures.

The time spent between Medical Engineering and Medical Equipment Library will depend on the priority and workload as decided by the manager from time to time.

### Main duties of the job

Working towards being professionally and technically competent in the role of Technician and to be able to work as part of the Medical Engineering and Medical Equipment Library team. To support the  Department in ensuring that service is provided to agreed standards and meets current legislation and policies.

-Please check the Job description.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about the role and responsibilities.

Please note:  This vacancy maybe retracted as a result of being deemed suitable for the redeployment of internal staff.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- To have had at least two to three years engineering experience
- Experience of working in an Acute Hospital environment

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Ability to work under pressure in an autonomous capacity
- Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
- Flexible to work in EBME and MEL

### Education & Qualifications

**Essential**

- Successfully completed or working towards a recognised Engineering Apprenticeship (Level 3 / BTEC) or higher.
- Specialist OEM training on medical devices
- IEC 62353 training & certification
- Continued Professional Development

### Skills Knowledge & Abilities

**Essential**

- Has mechanical/electronic/electrical knowledge.
- OEM training on ‘Equip’ asset management system
- Ability to work with little or no supervision
- Able to diagnose and repair faults on basic Medical Equipment

## Documents

- [technician (pdf, 462.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10394283)
- [wvt benefits (pdf, 621.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=1985)

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