Medical Engineering Entry Level Technologist - #142027

Medical Engineering provides a wide range of maintenance services to Shropshire and the surrounding regions. Technical skills and qualifications are required as the technologist will require an understanding of inspections and test procedures relating to maintenance. The post holder will be expected to undertake routine servicing, acceptance checks and repairs on medical devices including hospital beds, trollies and couches across the department’s portfolio for the lifetime of the devices i.e. commissioning through to disposal. As requested, the post holder will be required to provide cover in instances of annual leave and sickness for either site within the organisation

This position is for an Entry level Technologist with Medical Equipment servicing experience who will have a degree of autonomy. The position will involve the servicing and repair of equipment used in the Trust under the supervision of senior engineers. The post holder will commission, safety check, maintain and repair and ultimately dispose of a broad range of medical devices.

Medical Engineering scope is approximately 33,000 medical devices of which approximately 21,000 belong to SATH. MES also service external contracts, including some private customers. the department is split between two main sites (RSH & PRH) with a general 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 further details / informal visits contact: Name: Stewart Johnson Job title: Team leader (RSH) Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01743 261149