Medical Engineering Technician Specialist
Job Description
Job summary
The post holder will play a critical role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and performance of a wide range of medical devices used across the Trust. The role includes planned preventative maintenance, fault diagnosis, and repairs, as well as acceptance testing of new equipment. Additionally, the technician will support adverse incident investigations, implement field safety notices and medical device related safety alerts, and maintain accurate technical records to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. Working closely with operational teams, clinicians, and suppliers, the technician ensures that medical devices are available, safe, and fit for frontline use.
This position requires strong technical expertise, problem-solving abilities, and great attention to detail. A solid understanding of medical device maintenance, electrical safety testing, and compliance with medical device regulations is essential. The role also involves effective communication of technical information, collaboration with key stakeholders, and ensuring that equipment management processes align with safety and operational standards.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be responsible for the maintenance and management of medical devices, ensuring they meet operational needs and regulatory standards. Key responsibilities include conducting planned preventative maintenance, troubleshooting and repairing faults, and maintaining accurate records in the Trust's asset management database. The role also involves liaising with manufacturers and third-party service providers to oversee equipment servicing, implementing safety corrective actions, and managing field safety notices.
In addition to technical duties, the role requires effective collaboration with operational managers and vehicle preparation teams to maintain stock levels and coordinate the retrieval of faulty or service-due equipment. Providing technical training, supervising junior colleagues, and contributing to departmental working groups are also key aspects of the role. Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and a proactive approach to service delivery are essential to ensure high-quality medical device management across the Trust.
About us
Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year. Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on:
- Our care - delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed.
- Our organisation - being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for.
- Our London - using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.
To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.
Job responsibilities
Perform planned preventive maintenance and safety inspections on a wide range of medical equipment in accordance with manufacturers recommendations, with a particular focus on high-risk devices such as defibrillators, ventilators, chest compression systems, syringe drivers, and others.
Conduct complex fault-finding and repairs on medical equipment, ensuring timely resolution of technical issues.
Assess, commission, and perform acceptance testing on new medical equipment prior to clinical use.
Implement corrective or preventive actions in response to manufacturers' field safety notices, national patient safety alerts, and MHRA bulletins.
Investigate adverse incidents involving medical equipment independently or in collaboration with the Section Manager. Provide detailed technical reports, offer expert advice, and recommend preventive measures where applicable.
Maintain an up-to-date and accurate medical equipment inventory within the Trusts asset management database, ensuring data integrity and completeness.
Accurately complete and store all technical records related to maintenance, repairs, and investigations in both paper and electronic formats.
Support the integration and connectivity of applicable medical equipment within the Trusts IT infrastructure.
Manage the decommissioning and disposal of medical equipment in compliance with Trust policies and regulatory requirements.
At the request of the Section Manager, prepare and submit regular reports on key aspects of medical equipment, including service compliance, repairs, decommissioning, operational status, disposal, and other relevant metrics.
Assist the senior management team in evaluating and selecting new medical equipment for procurement, ensuring suitability and cost-effectiveness.
Collaborate with manufacturers and third-party contractors, often directing priorities and workloads as appropriate.
Provide technical advice on the use, application, and availability of new and existing medical equipment in response to clinical and operational queries.
Support the development and update of training materials and troubleshooting guides for end users of medical equipment.
Contribute to the development of enhanced auditing processes for medical equipment, covering inventory management, servicing, and repair.
While this role has no formal line management responsibilities, it requires the supervision and coordination of work performed by internal colleagues, suppliers, and contractors. This includes reviewing completed work, providing constructive feedback, and requesting corrective actions where necessary.
Analyse and interpret technical data to inform decision-making and ensure the ongoing provision of safe and reliable medical equipment.
Adhere to Trust policies and procedures, maintaining competency in servicing and maintenance activities. This includes attending mandatory training sessions provided by external suppliers as required.
Maintain own Continuing Professional Development.
Perform any other reasonable duties appropriate to the role and banding.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in Clinical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent qualification.
Desirable
- Registered as a member of the Voluntary Register for Clinical Technologists.
- Postgraduate degree in Medical Devices Management or an equivalent qualification.
Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive knowledge of medical equipment and electro-mechanical systems.
- Significant practical experience in performing test procedures to verify the performance of medical equipment and conducting preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, repair, calibration, acceptance testing, and electrical safety testing.
- Significant practical experience in working with electro-medical engineering workshop practices.
- Experience using medical equipment databases.
- Strong understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, and guidance including: MHRA Managing Medical Devices Guidance, UK MDR 2002, IEC 60601-1, IEC 62353)
Skills
Essential
- Skills for analysing and diagnosing faults in complex, multi-faceted equipment.
- Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Capable of supervising junior staff.
- Proficient in using Microsoft Excel, Word, and other relevant software for document creation and data extraction.
- Dexterity, co-ordination and sensory skills for use of precision tools, maintaining delicate equipment.
- Ability to perform repetitive equipment testing, work in awkward position, some lifting of heavy equipment.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. ...
