Associate Healthcare Scientist – Medical Engineering

Overview

Join a dynamic clinical engineering team tasked with ensuring safe, reliable medical devices across the Trust. You will support resuscitation equipment readiness, equipment library operations, and clinical clinics, contributing to a trusted, patient-centered service. This role combines hands-on device maintenance with practical troubleshooting in a busy NHS environment, offering meaningful impact and scope for professional growth. Regular weekend work and collaboration with cross-functional teams add variety and purpose.

Responsibilities

• Carry out planned preventive maintenance, servicing, inspection and repair on non-complex to moderately complex medical devices
• Perform routine fault-finding using diagnostic methods to identify and resolve issues
• Support safe condemnation and disposal of medical devices
• Conduct acceptance testing for new and loaned equipment before clinical use
• Assist with rollout of newly accepted devices into clinical areas
• Contribute to Trust-wide resuscitation equipment schemes to ensure readiness and compliance

Key requirements

• Maintenance and repair experience with a broad range of complex and moderately complex medical electrical/electronic/mechanical devices
• Experience with maintenance/repair and fault finding
• Acceptance testing and electrical safety testing
• Use of electrical/mechanical test equipment and computer technology
• Good communication/interpersonal skills for team work and liaison with clinical staff
• Level 4 qualification in Electrical/Mechanical/Medical Engineering or equivalent; manufacturer training for non-complex/moderately complex devices
• Desirable: driving licence
• Desirable: experience in healthcare environment
• Desirable: Driver licence
• Desirable: DBS disclosure

• teamwork
• effective communication
• liaison with clinical colleagues
• PPM (planned preventive maintenance)
• acceptance testing
• electrical safety testing

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