Job Description

Medical Engineering currently have 2 Assistant Technical Officer vacancies. One based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and one based at The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.

Medical Engineering operates an ISO:

9001 and ISO: 13485 quality system, therefore knowledge and experience of operating within these systems would be of benefit to the department to maintain its principles of continuous improvement.



You will have previous experience of working in a maintenance environment, working with tools and equipment, on a range of different equipment providing maintenance services including basic fault finding with a minimum qualification of NVQ level 3 in a relevant discipline or equivalent.



The Assistant Technical Officer is responsible for the day-to-day support to the Medical Engineering Department function and staff; duties will include provision of the medical device library service, maintenance of a range of basic medical devices and will include the provision of electrical safety testing, routine service/calibration and minor device repair.



The role also includes a range of administrative support duties including the management of stock and the commissioning of new devices and disposal of redundant equipment.



The department is responsible for the management of medical devices, including commissioning, repair, maintenance and disposal for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SATH) and other external organisations. Although the vacancy is primarily based at RSH & PRH, the post holder may be required to work at other sites to meet the needs of the service.



The post involves working with other healthcare professionals, often in clinical areas and therefore excellent communication skills will be required to interact with medical, nursing and technical staff.



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