Apprentice Medical Engineer

Integrated Care System; Sutton Coldfield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 14,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has become available for an Apprentice Medical Engineer at a leading hospital. You will work on cutting-edge medical equipment, receiving hands-on training and academic qualifications. This apprenticeship promises a rewarding career path with a strong emphasis on patient outcomes and technical skills in medical engineering.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing workload under supervision.
• Ability to work with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Servicing, repairing and calibrating medical devices.
• Testing and maintaining medical equipment in clinical settings.
• Attending college for qualifications while working.

Skills

Manual Dexterity

Communication Skills

IT Skills

Education

4 GCSE's at grade C/level 4 or above

2 x A-levels in Maths and Physics/Science at grade C or above

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Apprentice Medical Engineer

The closing date is 20 July 2025

An exciting opportunity has become available for an Apprentice Medical Engineer to join the Medical Engineering team at University Hospitals Birmingham.

As an apprentice you will be trained to work on cutting edge equipment that has a direct impact upon patient outcomes.

All training will be funded by the Trust and will include a degree qualification, alongside on the job training in the specialist field of Medical Engineering.

The successful candidate will attend college on a day release basis, alongside working within the Medical Engineering department.

Once competency is confirmed, the apprentice will be servicing, repairing and calibrating a range of medical devices in a variety of clinical settings.

Main duties of the job

The candidate will gain qualifications at college and learn key skills in the medical engineering department such as testing, repairing and calibrating of medical equipment.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification

Qualifications

• *4 GCSE's at grade C/level 4 or above including Maths / English / Science
• *2 x A-levels including Maths and Physics/Science at grade c or above or equivalent qualifications (eg: BTec Level 3 Diploma Engineering)

Experience

• *Be able to manage own workload under supervision and through direction and ensure this meets the required standards
• *Familiarity with Microsoft Office applications inc Word, Excel, Access and have information technology skills to operate word processing, and e-communication packages commonly found in the workplace and to use spreadsheets to record and analyse complex data.

Additional Criteria

• *Be able to work within safe systems of work and report any deficiencies in those systems.
• *Able to work with Standard Operating Procedures and contribute to their review and implementation.
• *Able to work individually and as part of an extended team.
• *Have well developed manual dexterity and coordination.
• *Ability to work accurately and to deadlines under pressure of time.
• *Advanced verbal communication skills to convey complex information to a variety of listeners. Able to observe when communication has failed and to adopt different communication strategies under those circumstances.
• *Ability to work and communicate with Clinical and Nursing staff.
• *Ability to work under pressure on occasions.
• *Accepts supervision.
• *A good sickness and time keeping record.
• *Smart appearance.
• *Good written and verbal communication skills.
• *Commitment to health and safety.
• *Capable of producing high standards
• of work
• *Self motivated with the ability to
• work as part of a team.
• *Ability to complete tasks on time.
• *Prepared to pursue self-development
• *Ability to work and communicate with staff whilst under pressure.
• *Ability to work under supervision.
• *Good written and verbal communication skills.
• *Must be prepared to have a flexible attitude regarding working hours.
• *Commitment to health and safety.
• *Capable of producing high standards of work.
• *Self-motivated with the ability to work as part of a team.
• Physical Effort
• The job typically requires sustained effort at a similar level from pushing trolley containing equipment for loading and unloading equipment and sudden explosive effects. The job typically involves bending, crawling, kneeling, and working in cramped conditions and repositioning patients. These activities are carried out frequently throughout the working day.
• Mental Effort
• Need to respond to urgent requests from all clinical areas. Concentration required for accurate data input. Regular use of computer during each working day.
• Emotional Effort
• Visit all clinical areas to deliver and collect equipment including Oncology, Neurology, Critical Care and Burns and Plastics on a daily basis and therefore are frequently exposed to distressing situations and/or those of a confidential nature. Have direct contact with patients, including military patients and relatives when monitoring what equipment they are on and are often asked to provide information regarding this.
• Normal Working Conditions
• Frequent exposure too unpleasant conditions such as:
• *Dirty and smelly equipment (in direct contact)
• *Dust
• *Fumes
• *Body fluids externally/internally in equipment
• *Compressed gases
• *Unavoidable exposure to electrical hazards.
• Required to use a Visual Display Unit more or less continuously within a working day.
• Resilient, caring, hard-working, reliable, honest, practical, responsible, mature, consistent, patient, thoughtful, trustworthy, shows initiative, motivated and versatile.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust