Trainee EME Engineer

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust; Ashford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Trainee Engineer to join the electronic medical equipment (EME) team in Ashford. The role supports electrical safety testing (EST) and planned preventative maintenance (PPM) under supervision, with full manufacturer training to enable independent work.

Candidates should have an electronic engineering grounding and a willingness to learn across a range of medical devices.

Qualifications

• Electronic engineering background or education.
• Willingness to learn across medical devices.
• Ability to work under supervision and follow procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical safety testing (EST) and some planned preventative maintenance (PPM) under supervision.
• Assist in repair, maintenance and service of medical devices to support KPI targets and compliance.
• Collaborate with the EME team to ensure patient safety and service reliability.

Skills

Electronic engineering

Job description

The post holder will be a valuable member of a successful electronic medical equipment (EME) team who will build on their basic skills and education to be able to perform electrical safety testing (EST) and some planned preventative maintenance (PPM) under the direction of the Deputy Head of Medical Engineering.We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible Trainee Engineer to join a dynamic team of engineers providing a comprehensive repair, maintenance and service to a range of healthcare providers.The Trainee Engineer will have a good grounding in electrical and electronic systems. Full manufacturer training will be provided to enable the individuals to work independently., The role calls for someone from an Electronic Engineering background, and as such, the post holder will require knowledge across the range of technologies and services that fall under the responsibility of this post. The post holder will assist in the preventative maintenance and electrical safety testing of a range of medical devices to ensure the EME department is meeting its compliance and KPI targets

Established in 2018, Healthcare Partners Ltd (HPL) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust.

We offer a consultative, collaborative approach -- based on a genuine desire to make healthcare provision outstanding, and respecting the opinions and skills of our fellow clinical professionals to produce exceptional outcomes.

We are a substantial company in our own right, with an annual turnover of around £50m and over 80 staff. We partner with other healthcare providers throughout the UK in both the public and private sectors, reinvesting our profits and savings back into the NHS.

At Healthcare Partners Ltd, the patient is at the heart of all we do. We're proud to be part of the NHS, helping to make healthcare better.

Healthcare Partners Ltd does not hold a sponsorship licence and is therefore unable to offer visa sponsorship now or at any point in the future