Medical Engineering Technician | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in Sutton-in-Ashfield is seeking an individual passionate about technology and healthcare to join their team for the maintenance of medical equipment. The ideal candidate will have a BEng in Electronics or be willing to complete a relevant qualification. This position offers opportunities for professional development and hands-on experience with advanced medical devices, contributing to patient care and safety.

Benefits

Attendance at manufacturer training courses

Progression opportunities within the MEMD competence profile

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in electronics.
• Willingness to learn and develop professionally.

Responsibilities

• Perform planned maintenance of medical devices.
• Assist with repairs and acceptance testing of equipment.
• Service community-deployed sleep therapy devices.

Skills

Electronics knowledge

Maintenance skills

Fault-finding techniques

Education

BEng in Electronics or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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

• 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

• A BEng in Electronics or equivalent Level 6 qualification
• 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
• 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

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.

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

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This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025