Medical Engineering Technician (Home Ventilation & Community)

Freeman Hospital; Carthage (MO); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Freeman Hospital seeks a Medical Engineering Technician for managing medical devices' maintenance and calibration. This role involves community engagement, providing technical support, and requires an HNC in a related field. Ideal for technicians looking to advance in a dynamic healthcare setting, while contributing to patient care.

Qualifications

• Essential criteria includes HNC or equivalent in medical electronics.
• Current full UK driving license required.
• Significant experience in an electronic maintenance related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, calibrate, and repair medical electronic devices.
• Support Northern Regional home ventilation department.
• Train medical staff in the use of medical devices.

Skills

Good interpersonal skills

Excellent analytical skills

Manual dexterity

Education

HNC in Medical/Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Job description

Medical Engineering Technician (Home Ventilation & Community)

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Medical Engineering Technician (Home Ventilation & Community)

Band 5

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job Overview

There is a requirement for an enthusiastic person to join the Trust’s Electronics & Medical Engineering Team. The successful candidate will be involved in the maintenance, calibration and repair of a wide range of medical devices including home ventilation equipment, patient monitoring and other complex specialist equipment used within a modern hospital environment and the community.

• Interview Date: 04 July 2025
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
  
  

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

A Higher National Certificate or equivalent specialist study/experience in a medical electronic maintenance related discipline is essential, as is a current driving license as the post-holder will be required to carry out maintenance in the community, patients homes and on hospital sites.

The successful candidate will be required to rotate to any hospital site/location to meet the demands of the service. The base site will be confirmed at interview.

Working for our organisation

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
  
  

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

• The Medical Engineering Technician – Home Ventilation & Community is responsible for the maintenance, calibration and repair of a range of medical electronic devices, some of which are complex and technologically advanced requiring an in-depth knowledge of current engineering techniques.
• Carry out planned maintenance, repair, calibration and servicing of medical equipment within patients’ homes and community sites. There may be some limited requirement to service hospital-based equipment from time to time.
• To provide technical support to the Northern Regional home ventilation department and paediatric service which covers from the Scottish borders in the North to York in the South and Cumbria in the West of the region. Approx 3 days per week on road.
• To provide technical support to community sites such as walk in centres.
• Acceptance tests new equipment.
• Train medical and technical staff in the use of medical devices.
• Carry out any other reasonable duties as required by the department or management to support the effective functioning of the team
  
  

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

• HNC in Medical/Electronics/Electrical Engineering related subject plus short courses, or equivalent training and experience.
• Current full UK driving licence
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Recognised IT competency qualification
• Biomedical Equipment Practice Course (e.g., Eastwood Park)
  
  

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant experience in an electronic maintenance related discipline.
• A sound working knowledge of current analogue and digital electronics is essential.
• An appreciation of mechanical, pneumatic and electro-mechanical applications
• A full understanding of the operation and calibration of diagnostic test equipment
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of NHS regulations and guidance relating to medical device maintenance
• Previous experience working in a medical electronics maintenance field.
• Experience working within an ISO 9001 environment
• Previous experience as a field service engineer
  
  

Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

• Good interpersonal skills, in person and by telephone
• Ability to effectively communicate with NHS staff at all levels
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Computer use including database, word processing, internet and email
• Good levels of manual dexterity.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Report writing skills.
  
  

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• JD&PS (PDF, 142.3KB)
• Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
• Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB)
  
  

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name Andrew Mountain Job title Medical Engineering Team Manager Email address [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

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• Employment type

  Full-time

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  Management and Manufacturing

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  Hospitals and Health Care

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