Medical Equipment Library Technical Assistant

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Medical Equipment Library Technical Assistant to support the MEMS service across Basildon, Southend and Mid Essex Hospitals. You will decontaminate, inspect and distribute medical devices, carry out basic checks and maintain records to ensure equipment is safe and available.

Working with colleagues across MEMS, Wound Management and Infection Prevention, you will help deliver high standards of patient care.

Qualifications

• Literacy, numeracy and IT knowledge at GCSE level or equivalent.
• Proven technical awareness.
• Proven interpersonal and telephone skills.
• Awareness of manual handling procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support the Medical Equipment Library service by coordinating the collection, decontamination, tracking and distribution of medical devices across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
• Ensure medical devices are decontaminated to the required standards, following approved procedures, infection prevention guidelines and quality requirements.
• Inspect equipment and carry out basic functional and safety checks, identifying and reporting any faults, damage or maintenance requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of equipment movements, decontamination processes, asset tracking and service activity in line with Trust procedures.
• Deliver and collect medical devices promptly to support clinical services and ensure equipment is available where and when required.
• Work collaboratively with Medical Engineering, Wound Management, Infection Prevention and other key teams to support safe and effective patient care.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with clinical and non-clinical service users, providing a responsive and customer-focused service.
• Contribute to the safe and efficient operation of the Medical Equipment Library, ensuring compliance with Trust policies, health and safety requirements and professional standards.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

IT knowledge

Education

GCSE level equivalent

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Medical Equipment Library Technical Assistant

The closing date is 10 November 2026

Are you organised, reliable and passionate about supporting high-quality patient care? We are looking for a motivated individual to join our Medical Equipment Management Service (MEMS) team, helping to ensure that essential medical equipment is safe, available and ready for use across Mid and South Essex.

In this varied and rewarding role, you will support the Medical Equipment Library by collecting, decontaminating, inspecting and distributing medical devices across Basildon, Southend and Mid Essex Hospitals. You will carry out basic equipment checks, identify and report faults or damage, and maintain accurate records to support safe and effective equipment management.

Working closely with colleagues across MEMS, Wound Management and Infection Prevention teams, you will play a vital role in ensuring equipment is cleaned and maintained to the highest standards, helping to deliver safe and efficient care to patients throughout the Trust.

We are looking for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills who enjoys working as part of a team and building positive relationships with service users. This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive service that makes a real difference to patient care every day.

Main duties of the job

Support the Medical Equipment Library service by coordinating the collection, decontamination, tracking and distribution of medical devices across Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

Ensure medical devices are decontaminated to the required standards, following approved procedures, infection prevention guidelines and quality requirements.

Inspect equipment and carry out basic functional and safety checks, identifying and reporting any faults, damage or maintenance requirements.

Maintain accurate records of equipment movements, decontamination processes, asset tracking and service activity in line with Trust procedures.

Deliver and collect medical devices promptly to support clinical services and ensure equipment is available where and when required.

Work collaboratively with Medical Engineering, Wound Management, Infection Prevention and other key teams to support safe and effective patient care.

Develop and maintain positive working relationships with clinical and non-clinical service users, providing a responsive and customer-focused service.

Contribute to the safe and efficient operation of the Medical Equipment Library, ensuring compliance with Trust policies, health and safety requirements and professional standards.

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Job responsibilities

For more information on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached Job Description. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close the vacancy early should a high number of applications be received. Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Literacy, Numeracy and IT knowledge equivalent to GCSE level.
• Proven technical awareness.
• Proven interpersonal and telephone skills.
• Awareness of manual handling procedures.

knowledge and experience

• Knowledge and awareness of De-contamination / Cleaning processes
• Knowledge of working with medical equipment and medical consumables.
• Information governance awareness.

Physical requirements

• Ability to meet the physical demands required of the role
• Lifting and handling of heavy equipment.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and lone working.
• To maintain a friendly, polite, helpful and professional manner with a good sense of humour.
• Ability to communicate with all grades / disciplines of staff in a confident manner verbally and written.

personal and pople development

• Self-motivated, positive attitude and ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Responsive to change and willing to work in a flexible manner.

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.

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£25,272 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)