Medical Equipment Technician; Commercial

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.

Main area Clinical Engineering Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job --COR-5813

Site Southend Town Westcliff on sea Salary £32,073 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 04/11/2026 23:59

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Join our Medical Equipment Management Service (MEMS) and play a key role in ensuring vital medical equipment remains safe, reliable and ready for use across our hospitals.

MEMS provides a comprehensive medical equipment management service across Basildon, Southend and Mid Essex Hospitals, as well as supporting external clients. Our service covers the full equipment lifecycle, including procurement, acceptance testing, maintenance and servicing, clinical staff training, and the safe decommissioning and disposal of equipment.

In this varied and hands-on role, you will help ensure that a wide range of medical equipment operates safely and effectively, with minimal downtime. You will work with complex electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer-based and medical gas systems used across clinical environments.

Your responsibilities will include planned preventative maintenance (PPM), servicing, fault finding, repairs, calibration and acceptance testing across a diverse range of electrical and electronic medical equipment.

You will also have the opportunity to work closely with clinical colleagues, helping to promote a greater understanding of medical equipment management across the Trust and contributing to the development and delivery of associated work programmes.

You will provide specialist technical support for a wide range of medical devices, ensuring equipment is safe, reliable and available for clinical use. Working across clinical and workshop environments, you will:

• Commission, calibrate, maintain, repair and deploy complex medical equipment, including infusion devices, patient monitors and defibrillators.
• Investigate faults, analyse test results and provide effective technical solutions.
• Carry out planned maintenance and ensure accurate equipment and maintenance records are maintained.
• Support clinical users with the safe and effective operation of medical devices, providing guidance and training where required.
• Work closely with clinical teams, technical colleagues, IT and equipment suppliers to resolve issues and maintain service standards.
• Ensure equipment is ready for deployment from the Medical Equipment Library and respond appropriately to urgent faults involving patient-connected equipment.
• Monitor stock levels and support the timely procurement of parts and accessories.
• Prioritise your workload effectively and contribute to audits, quality monitoring and service improvements in line with ISO 9001:2015.
• Support, supervise and mentor junior MEMS staff while maintaining your own professional development.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Are you looking for an exciting new role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.