EBME/Clinical Engineering Senior Technician

Croydon Health Services NHS Foundation Trust; Croydon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A London-based health services trust is seeking an experienced EBME/Clinical Engineering Senior Technician to oversee the maintenance and repair of medical devices. The successful candidate must have a high standard of technical knowledge and communication skills, essential for working across clinical boundaries. This role involves direct responsibility for ensuring medical equipment operates safely and efficiently, contributing to patient care across various sites in Croydon. The trust values staff development and encourages professional training.

Qualifications

• Able to communicate information across professional boundaries during high demand.
• Good broad knowledge of medical device operation and management.

Responsibilities

• Carry out maintenance, servicing, repair, and testing on medical devices.
• Support repair and maintenance of medical equipment.

Skills

Fault finding on medical devices

Excellent technical knowledge

Excellent communication skills

Ability to prioritize workloads

Education

Post graduate diploma in Engineering or BEng in electronics

Job description

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Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people's homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action - our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
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Job overview

The Post holder is responsible for working in a clinical area or technical (workshop) to carry out scheduled/planned preventative maintenance, servicing, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing on medical devices.

The Post holder is expected to have the ability and knowledge to work on high, medium and low risk medical devices and work independently.

The Post overall will support the repair, maintenance and Preventative maintenance of medical equipment in accordance to the medical device management guidance 2015.

The Post holder must be able to communicate effectively using good negotiation skills to clinical, technical and OEM support staff. Within this the ability to identify faults should underpin a cost-effective solution to a wide range of medical equipment repairs but the use of high standards of safety with accountability must be evident.

The Post holder should have the ability and knowledge to work independently and be able to disseminate complex solutions and apply their knowledge to other staff.

In support of this, the post holder will adhere to any training guidance as identified in the PDR (personal development review) and TNA (training needs analysis) supporting the pathway expected of a senior level expert of this field.

The departments' opening hours are currently Monday to Friday 08.00 to 17.30 excluding weekends and bank holidays.

This role does involve indirect working with patients.

NOTE- PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

Main duties of the job

EBME/Clinical Engineering Senior Technician - Band 6

Previous applicants need not apply

The post will close once we have received a sufficient number of applications

The EBME Department is looking for an experienced EBME Senior Technician to join their team in the day to day maintenance of Medical Equipment at the Hospital and centres where Croydon University Hospital provides care.

The post holder will be expected to deliver a high standard of work relating to EBME across its multiple sites.

Our main aim is to provide and efficient and safe service to patients and stakeholders and offer excellent customer care to patients, their families and colleagues that use all our services at our multiple sites across Croydon.

Proposed Interview Date - 2nd February 2026

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in job description and person specification

Person specification

Education and Qualification

Essential criteria

• Post graduate diploma in Engineering, BEng in electronics or equivalent experience with high-risk relevant medical engineering courses.

Desirable criteria

• Optional IT network qualifications in medical device integration
• Identify own training and development needs and undertake appropriate training/education as required
• To have professional IEng status

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Able to fault find on medical devices and also the ability to use such techniques under demanding situations.
• Able to ensure that the best course of corrective action is taken within the clinical or non-clinical environment

Desirable criteria

• Good experience of general fault finding techniques applicable to any technical device. Proven ability in these processes

Experience

Essential criteria

• Good broad knowledge of medical device operation and management

Desirable criteria

• A good level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure. Knowledge of interactions between equipment, patient and operator (3)

Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to communicate information across professional boundaries. This will include periods of high demand such as fault finding in emergency situations or obtaining information without technical or language constraints.
• To be able to support clinical problems using engineering methods
• Excellent technical knowledge
• Excellent communication skills for dealing with people at all levels
• The ability to prioritize workloads and plan effectively
• Ordering and budget awareness
• To be able to keep up to date with scientific, engineering and medical research

Your recruitment team

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Your application

Please ensure your supporting statement clearly reflects the job description and person specification, as shortlisting will be based on these criteria.

Please refer to the latest UKVI guidance and ensure you have the appropriate right to work before applying for this role.

Use of Artificial Intelligence

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References

Please provide a minimum of 3 years' employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date

To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback

If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Documents to download

• EBME B6 Job Description and Specification (PDF, 920.2KB)
• CHS DBS Policy Statement (PDF, 53.0KB)
• Map of Croydon University Hospital (PDF, 95.6KB)
• AI toolkit for candidates (PDF, 1.9MB)