Medical Engineering Technician

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is hiring a Medical Engineering Technician to support technical services in maintaining medical equipment. Candidates should have a BEng in electronics and at least two years of relevant experience in a healthcare setting. This opportunity offers training under experienced professionals and the chance to work with advanced medical devices. A driving license is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years experience of planned maintenance and repairs to electrical/electronic/mechanical devices.
• Experience working within Healthcare Environment.
• Willingness to pursue registration as a Clinical Technologist.

Responsibilities

• Support Clinical/Technical services of MEMD.
• Perform planned maintenance of medical devices.
• Assist with repairs, acceptance testing, and equipment condemnation.

Skills

Communication/interpersonal skills

Advanced engineering and workshop skills

Knowledge of medical device management

Education

BEng in electronics

Job description

Go back Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Engineering Technician

The closing date is 25 September 2025

Join Our Multi-Disciplinary Team - A Unique Opportunity Awaits!

Are you passionate about technology and healthcare? This is your chance to become part of a dynamic team where your enthusiasm and willingness to learn will be valued and nurtured.

We're looking for someone who is eager to gain broad experience in the maintenance of medical equipment, with a strong foundation in electronics and a commitment to professional development.

What You'll Be Doing

• You'll play a key role in supporting the Clinical/Technical services of MEMD, including:
• Planned maintenance of medical devices
• Assisting with repairs, acceptance testing, and equipment condemnation
• Servicing community‑deployed sleep therapy/CPAP devices in respiratory clinics

What You'll Need

Or a willingness to complete such a course under Annex 21

What You'll Gain

• Progression through the MEMD competence profile
• Attendance at manufacturer training courses for complex medical devices
• Experience working within a BSI ISO 9001:2015 registered Quality System

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialised clinical technical services for planned preventive maintenance (PPM), servicing, inspection and repair to a wide range of complex and patient‑critical medical devices and systems.
• Undertake advanced fault‑finding. Apply suitable fault‑finding techniques to diagnose problems.
• Contribute to the condemnation of medical devices, ensuring their safe disposal.
• Acceptance test medical equipment and devices where appropriate, covering loan and newly delivered medical devices. This involves evaluating medical devices to ensure compliance to the prevailing NHS England recommendations.
• Contribute to the introduction of recently accepted devices into clinical service.

About us

We are an award‑winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS‑run hospital in the East Midlands.

Job responsibilities

Please read the attached full job description and person specification in the additional documents section.

Not all of our roles are eligible for sponsorship to find out which roles are eligible for sponsorship please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK

Home Office guidance has changed as of the 9th April, anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

Person Specification

Contractual Requirements

• Working towards registration as a Clinical Technologist
• Driving Licence

Knowledge

• Awareness and understanding of medical device management principles
• Communication/interpersonal skills, commensurate with effective team working and liaison with clinical and professional colleagues
• A range knowledge and skills in using computer technology both for general use and in medical device applications
• Advanced engineering and workshop skills
• Knowledge of the clinical application of medical devices
• Contribute, initially, under guidance, to the Clinical Engineering services of MEMD including acceptance testing, repair, planned maintenance, and condemnation
• Working towards independent practitioner status, they must acquire the knowledge and skills required for registration as a Clinical Technologist.

Qualifications

• BEng in electronics or equivalent. Candidates with a lower qualification may be taken on via Annex 21 in a training role to reach this minimum level.
• Knowledge at equivalent standard gained through relevant experience/training

Further Training

• Will have attended a range of manufacturer's technical training courses

Experience

• A minimum of 2 years experience of planned maintenance and repairs to a wide range of electrical/electronic/mechanical devices
• Experience working within Healthcare Environment

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.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust