Biomedical Engineering Technical Officer

Hunter New England Local Health District; Taree; On-site; AUD 71,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly Allocated Days Off

4 weeks annual leave

Paid parental leave

Salary packaging options

Fitness Passport for health and well‑b

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Hunter New England Local Health District (Tamworth/Manning Hospitals) is seeking a Biomedical Engineering Technical Officer to provide maintenance, testing, and repairs of medical equipment to Australian Standards. You will work with a team of Biomedical Technical Officers, supporting clinical staff with equipment issues and liaising with service representatives for technical information.

The role emphasizes safe operation, reliability, and well-maintained devices across Hunter New England

Qualifications

• Aptitude towards mechanics, pneumatics and electronic control principles.
• Desirable interest in PC and network solutions.

Responsibilities

• Apply service maintenance and testing to Australian Standards.
• Perform breakdowns and repairs on medical equipment.
• Collaborate with Biomedical Technical Officers and support staff.
• Liaise with Service Representatives for repairs, maintenance, testing, or information.

Skills

Mechanics

Pneumatics

Electronic control

PC/Network solutions

Job description

Biomedical Engineering Technical Officer

Hunter New England Local Health District – Taree NSW

Employment Type:PermanentFull Time
Position Classification:Tech Officer Grade 1
Remuneration:$71,338.54 - $85,248.83 per annum + super
Hours Per Week:38
Location: Tamworth Hospital and Manning Hospital
Requisition ID:REQ701162
Applications Close: Tuesday, 17th November 2026

Where you'll be working:

The Biomedical Engineering department provides a high-quality medical technology support service to clinical staff in their use of medical devices to monitor, diagnose or treat patients. The objective is to provide safe, effective, reliable, and well-maintained medical devices for patient care throughout the Hunter New England Health facilities. Safe working order and repair of medical related mechanical, electromechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic equipment.

About the role:

Our successful candidate will work within and support the wider HNELHD Biomedical team apply service maintenance, testing to Australian Standards, Break downs and Repairs to medical equipment commonly found in the health setting.They will be working alongside a team of Biomedical Technical officers and support staff and reporting to theSenior Technical Officers in the team. The rolewill support clinical staff team members with clinical equipment issues surrounding repairs, testing and servicing. The Biomedical Technical Officeralso be liaisingwith Service Representatives in regard to Technical Information surrounding repairs, maintenance, testing or information involvingclinical equipment.

About you:

Our successful candidate willbe equipped to work within a fast-moving team, willing to share and develop their existing and new skills within the biomedical environment.

They will possess an aptitude towards mechanics, pneumatics and electronic control principles. A keen interest in PC and network solutions would be desirable.

How you'll be supported:

The candidate will receive a wide array of support from the HNELHD orientation program through all Mandatory training provisions and on to Medical equipment manufacturers technical training where appropriate. External Biomedical studies in the fields of Medical Equipment servicing and Anatomy & Physiology may be supported.

What we can offer you:

At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer:

• Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
• 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
• Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
• Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
• Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members

Additional information:

An eligibility list will be created for future permanent full or part time and temporary full or part time vacancies.

To be eligible for permanent employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or a permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport. Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable local candidate is identified for the position; in this instance, you may only be offered employment in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.

We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.