Job Description

Band 4

Main area

Electro Medical Engineering

Grade

Band 4

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

343-NN-7250906-HM-FM

Site

Epsom and st Helier

Town

Carshalton

Salary

32,199 - 34,876 per annum, pro rata, incl Outer London HCAS

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

24/07/2025 23:59

At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.

Job overview

The Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering Department incorporating Medical Electronics and Medical Engineering sits within the Estates Directorate. We are seeking a highly motivated and organised individual to work as a Medical Engineer



Medical Engineering is primarily concerned with providing maintenance to a wide range of highly complex diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment both within the Trust and in other Trusts by arrangement. Such equipment embraces electrical, electronic, and mechanical and software based technologies requiring both broad and specialist knowledge.



The post holder will provide administrative and technical support generally to department and end user staff



The quality of service and response is crucial, the post holder will communicate effectively with clinical staff, suppliers, manufacturers, contracts and procurement staff regarding maintenance of medical equipment acting as a first contact for advice.



This role is of vital importance and will require the individual to be proactive and highly organised individual who continually strives for service improvements.



You will provide outstanding customer service to our service users, taking a 'can do' approach to your duties. You will need to demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to interact with individuals at all levels of the organisation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide a high quality preventative maintenance, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing service on a broad range of complex and patient critical medical equipment.



In addition the post holder will provide technical advice and training on both general and highly specialized equipment to ensure safe and efficient use by others. They will also liaise with and negotiate with clinical staff, suppliers, manufacturers, and contracts and procurement staff over the selection and maintenance of medical equipment acting as a first contact for advice.

Working for our organisation

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.



We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surrey and NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.



The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will provide a high quality preventative maintenance, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing service on a broad range of complex and patient critical medical equipment. This role will also required to cover community clinics both in Sutton and Surrey Down Health and Care so only candidate apply for this post who have full clean driving license

Person specification

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Qualifications

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Essential criteria

NVQ3(e.g. OND ONC) level equivalence ##

Desirable criteria

Possesses an up-to-date professional portfolio Member of an professional organisation (e.g. IPEM). Registered as a Clinical Technologist #

Experience

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Essential criteria

Evidence of some post qualification medical equipment maintenance experience working in a relevant healthcare environment. ##

Desirable criteria

Specialist equipment training on complex multi-parameter medical equipment #

Skills

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Essential criteria

Repair, preventative maintenance, safety testing & acceptance testing. Broad knowledge of medical device operation & management ##

Desirable criteria

Specialised knowledge of medical applications of engineering

Your application

: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References

: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We

do notaccept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date

: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS

: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.



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Disability Advice Line:

SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our

Confidential Disability Advice Line at:

Telephone: 02082963786

Text: 07501066267

Email: esth.dal@nhs.net.

Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm.
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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.