Biomedical Equipment Technician

Verbatim Pharma; Bolton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A clinical trial services provider is seeking a Biomedical Equipment Technician located in Bolton. This role requires strong hands-on experience with various medical equipment, offering opportunities for client interaction and involvement in continuous improvement projects. Responsibilities include providing technical support, servicing equipment, and proposing procedural improvements. The ideal candidate will be physically fit, with confidence in client communications and a solid technical background.

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge and hands-on experience with medical equipment.
• Confidence in acting as a key point of contact for clients and internal teams.
• Good physical fitness for workshop duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide remote technical support and guidance to clients.
• Assist with servicing and maintaining medical equipment.
• Propose improvements to technical procedures.
• Communicate medical device information to stakeholders.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot malfunctioning devices.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance.
• Manage inventory of spare parts.

Skills

Technical knowledge in medical equipment

Client interaction skills

Good physical fitness

Tools

Infusion systems

Patient monitoring equipment

Diagnostic and ambulatory ECG/EKG systems

Haematology analysers

Job description

Biomedical Equipment Technician

Location: Bolton

Our client provides a full range of clinical trial services and is seeking a Biomedical Equipment Technician, this role is ideal for someone with solid hands-on experience across a variety of medical equipment who is looking to broaden their technical scope. The role offers exposure to continuous improvement initiatives, direct client interaction, and opportunities to influence processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide remote technical support and guidance to clients.
• Assist with servicing, maintenance, and calibration of medical equipment within the workshop.
• Take ownership of proposing improvements to technical and servicing procedures.
• Communicate medical device information, including updates to policies, guidelines, and regulations, to internal and external stakeholders.
• Diagnose, repair, and troubleshoot malfunctioning devices.
• Carry out planned preventative maintenance (PPM).
• Manage inventory of spare parts and development of maintenance schedules.

What You Will Need

• Strong technical knowledge and hands-on experience with medical equipment.
• Confidence in acting as a key point of contact for clients and internal teams.
• Good physical fitness, as the role involves workshop-based manual duties.

Desirable Experience

Experience with any of the following equipment would be highly advantageous:

• Infusion systems (ambulatory, syringe, and volumetric infusion pumps)
• Patient monitoring equipment
• Diagnostic and ambulatory ECG/EKG systems, Holter monitors, and stress-test equipment
• Ophthalmic devices
• Centrifuges and refrigeration equipment
• Point-of-care (POC) devices
• Haematology analysers