Specialist Medical Equipment Technologist (Internal only)

This post is for internal candidates to The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. If you are not currently working within The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.

Medical Engineering has a vacancy for Specialist Medical Equipment Technologist - Band 6, based at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH).

Applicants should be experienced Technologists with proven experience of working unsupervised on electrical / electronic / mechanical Medical equipment. Applicants should have a minimum of HNC/Foundation degree qualification and experience of working in a hospital environment along with attendance of manufacturers' training courses as appropriate.

• The role involves looking after and repairing a wide range of medical equipment across Shropshire NHS hospitals and other healthcare sites.
• You will carry out safety checks, maintenance, repairs, and safe disposal of equipment to make sure it works correctly and safely for patients.
• The job requires working independently, sometimes out of hours, and being part of an on-call rota.
• You will also support other technologists by covering their areas when needed.
• The role includes training staff and helping clinical teams use equipment safely.
• You will be responsible for keeping accurate records and following strict safety and quality standards.

Medical Engineering scope is approximately 35,000 medical devices of which approximately 20,000 belong to SATH.

MES also service external contracts with Shropshire Community NHS Trust, as well as some private customers. The department is split between two main sites (The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and The Princess Royal Hospital, Telford) with a maintenance team based at each site. The department also is responsible for service and maintenance support for the Renal Dialysis service in Shropshire, which includes three Renal Units plus a cohort of home patients.

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Candidate Job Pack.

For further details / informal visits contact:

Stewart Johnson - Medical Engineering Team Leader

ext 3634