Senior Support Technician - Community

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; Mackworth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare NHS foundation trust in Mackworth is seeking a Senior Support Technician to manage and service medical equipment across various locations. The role involves planning workloads, maintaining equipment logs, and assisting with medical equipment management. Candidates should be proactive and organized. Benefits include professional development opportunities and employee support programs.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritise own workload in order of urgency.
• Organise access to internal and off-site departments for medical equipment servicing.
• Document all maintenance activity and update technical history records.

Job description

The role of the Senior Support Technician - Community, includes routine servicing of a wide range of medical equipment and minor repairs. It is required that they plan and organise their own workload and the workload of other Support Technicians and conduct the work without routine supervision. They will work on all UHDB sites with particular emphasis on Community locations, Strategic Shift Locations, CDC Locations and any other locations where Clinical Engineering have a maintenance responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prioritise own workload in order of urgency. Plan and organise workload of other Support Technicians.
• Organise access to internal and off site departments in multiple locations for medical equipment servicing and repairs.
• Organise logistics over and between multiple UHDB sites and other sites where Clinical Engineering have a maintenance responsibility.
• Assist in the maintenance and development of the medical equipment management database.
• Assist in the production of service schedules and standard work instructions for equipment covered by the role, following manufacturer’s guidelines.
• Assist in the management of service and decontamination contract for pressure relief mattresses.
• Accurately document all maintenance activity and update the equipment technical history record.
• Receipt of new medical equipment and spares, dispatch of equipment to manufacturers.
• Source and order spare parts to service a range of medical equipment.
• Determine optimum stock levels of spares and ensure they are maintained.
• Assist in the maintenance of the technical library and stores.
• Liaise with clinical staff, outside company representatives and engineers during the process of purchasing or clinically trialling equipment.

Closing date of applications: 23 October 2025

Interview date: 06 November 2025

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Tom Spicer Job title: Head of Clinical Engineering Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01332 788032

We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.