Medical Engineering Entry Level Technologist

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Medical Engineering provides a wide range of maintenance services to Shropshire and the surrounding regions.

To be successfully recruited into this roll, you will need technical skills and qualifications as the technologist will require an understanding of inspections and test procedures relating to maintenance.

You will be expected to undertake routine servicing, acceptance checks and repairs on medical devices including hospital beds, trollies and couches across the department’s portfolio for the lifetime of the devices i.e. commissioning through to disposal. As requested, the post holder will be required to provide cover in instances of annual leave and sickness for either site within the organisation.

Medical Engineering Services (MES), also service external contracts including some private customers.

The department is split between two main sites (The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford) with a general maintenance team based at each site.

The department also is responsible for service and maintenance support for the Renal Dialysis service in Shropshire, which includes three Renal Units plus a cohort of home patients.

• You will help check, fix and look after medical equipment used in hospitals and clinics.
• You will make sure the equipment is safe to use and works properly. You will keep records of the work you do and help order parts when needed.
• You may work in different places and sometimes help other team members.
• You will follow safety rules and wear protective gear when needed.
• You will also go on training to learn new skills and keep up to date with changes in technology.

Medical Engineering Scope is approximately 33,000 medical devices of which approximately 21,000 belong to the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust.

You will be joining a hard-working team that is split between the two main sites (The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford).

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Candidate Job Pack.

For further details / informal visits contact

Stewart Johnson
Team Leader (RSH)