Medical Engineer

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

The closing date is 24 February 2026

At present, University Hospitals of North Midlands is unable to offer visa sponsorship for Band 2 to Band 4 roles, as these positions do not meet the minimum salary and skill thresholds required under UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) regulations.

We are seeking to recruit a permanent Mechanical engineer to support the existing teams working within Clinical Technology. The successful applicant must have an mechanical engineering background, specifically with experience in engineering and maintenance. The successful applicant must be qualified to a minimum of HNC level, or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject and hold a valid full UK manual driving licence.

Applicants who do not have the relevant experience/qualifications may still apply and be considered for appointment as a Trainee Clinical Technologist. Training and development will be given to achieve practitioner level.

The department of Clinical Technology provides a comprehensive medical equipment management and maintenance service to the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM) and external healthcare bodies. Based at both the Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital sites, the department consists of multidisciplinary teams of medical engineers, including renal, general medical, imaging, critical care and medical gasses, which provide medical equipment maintenance and support to services across the organisation and to other local healthcare providers.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved with a rapidly expanding service delivering essential technical support to clinical teams while ensuring best value from the significant investment in medical equipment taking place within UHNM.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by or staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

• Degree, HNC or equivalent in an appropriate mechanical engineering subject
• Hold a current, valid (non- provisional) FULL UK MANUAL driving licence
• Member of appropriate professional body

• Be able to produce evidence of working in a mechanical engineering environment
• Experience of working from drawings and specifications without supervision
• Experience of working within the NHS in a medical technology service environment.
• Awareness of medical equipment guidelines and legislation

• Good knowledge of Microsoft products, able to enter data into equipment management database.
• Highly skilled in the use of mechanical workshop equipment independently
• Highly skilled in the use of hand held and power tools.
• Knowledge of CAD systems.
• Knowledge of Human Physiology

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust