Medical Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking to recruit a permanent engineer to support the existing teams working within Clinical Technology. The successful applicant must have an engineering background, specifically with experience in engineering and maintenance. The successful applicant must be qualified to a minimum of HNC level, or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject and hold a valid full UK manual driving licence.

Applicants who do not have the relevant experience/qualifications may still apply and be considered for appointment as a Trainee Clinical Technologist. Training and development will be given to achieve practitioner level.

Main duties of the job

The department of Clinical Technology provides a comprehensive medical equipment management and maintenance service to the University Hospital of North Midlands (UHNM) and external healthcare bodies. Based at both the Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital sites, the department consists of multidisciplinary teams of medical engineers, including renal, general medical, imaging, critical care and medical gasses, which provide medical equipment maintenance and support to services across the organisation and to other local healthcare providers.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved with a rapidly expanding service delivering essential technical support to clinical teams while ensuring best value from the significant investment in medical equipment taking place within UHNM.

About Us

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.

All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.

UHNM create and encourage a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.

At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust we know that investing in, supporting and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.

Date posted
14 April 2025

Pay scheme
Agenda for change

Band
Band 4

Salary
£26,530 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract
Permanent

Working pattern
Full-time

Reference number
205-7125658

Job locations
Royal Stoke Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG

Job Description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification or contact the Hiring Manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree, HNC or equivalent in an appropriate engineering subject
• Hold a current, valid (non-provisional) FULL UK MANUAL driving licence

Desirable

• On the Clinical Technologist Voluntary register

Experience

Essential

• Be able to produce evidence of CPD in a medical technologies environment.
• Significant experience of working within the NHS in a medical technology service environment.
• Experience & theoretical knowledge in the maintenance of medical devices.

Desirable

• Experience of Working in an engineering environment

Skills, ability and knowledge

Essential

• Good knowledge of Microsoft products, able to enter data into equipment management database.

Desirable

• Experience in fault finding to board level
• Knowledge of Human Physiology

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name
University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Address
Royal Stoke Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG

Employer's website
https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk