Job summary
The Clinical Engineering Department is responsible for the evaluation and selection, acceptance checks, repair, calibration, and maintenance of a wide range of medical devices and equipment across University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. The aim is to ensure equipment operates effectively and safely with minimal downtime. Clinical equipment includes electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer software and medical gas systems. Clinical areas cover general wards, Intensive Care, Special Care Baby Unit, Theatre modalities, Cardiology, Renal Unit and Equipment Library.
The post holder will carry out specialist servicing, repair, calibration, scheduled preventative maintenance, safety and acceptance testing on a wide range of patient‑connected medical equipment. The post holder is required to work to high standards of safety and accountability and will liaise with clinical and other technical staff to identify faults and repair equipment, including working in clinical areas and with manufacturers as appropriate.
Main duties of the job
* Provide specialised clinical technical services for preventative maintenance, servicing, calibration, inspection, and repair of complex and patient‑connected medical equipment, including life support and life saving devices under all conditions of urgency.
* Communicate with clinical users to understand problems, assess seriousness, and respond to the urgency of requests.
* Undertake advanced fault‑finding using techniques beyond manufacturer information; report unusual fault conditions to manufacturers; diagnose faults in devices with inter‑related systems (electronic, computer and mechanical) influenced by user error, equipment failure or environmental factors.
* Rectify complex equipment faults and undertake repairs to circuit component level if necessary.
About us
At UHSussex (UHSx), diversity is our strength. We value learning, teaching and training to support career development. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust. We offer flexible working where possible to support work life balance and provide a candidate information pack and wellbeing programme for staff.
As a university trust and leader in healthcare research, we encourage growth and development and hope you will have a long and rewarding career with us.
Candidate Information Pack: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk/resources/candidate-information-pack/
Job responsibilities
The post holder will manage all work assigned or planned, using discretion and following departmental/NHS policies. Work may be done individually or as part of a multi‑disciplinary team, using facilities to gather information from sources such as the Medical Equipment database, external manufacturers, MHRA, and NPSA, to operate within competing service demands. The post holder is expected to promote service improvements and support colleagues.
* Check that equipment performs to manufacturers’ specifications.
* Carry out calibration, quality control, safety and acceptance testing; electrical and functional safety checks.
* Identify hazardous symptoms and faults in clinical areas or when speaking with clinical staff.
* Liaise with clinical/technical staff to carry out planned preventative maintenance; adjust schedules to clinical needs.
* Advise on equipment specification, evaluation and selection.
* Monitor stocks of components and spares; reorder as needed.
* Report device related incidents following safety notices and liaise with MHRA, National Patient Safety Agency or other agencies where required.
* Maintain accurate records on the equipment management database; extract data for reporting/analysis as required.
* Liaise with manufacturers for technical and clinical information; provide feedback to the Clinical Engineering Manager and others.
* Take responsibility for tools and equipment; ensure workshop facilities are orderly and equipment is maintained to standard; authorise safe use by others where applicable.
* Provide technical advice to clinical and other staff; offer expertise to the Facilities and Estates Division.
* Ensure all work requests are recorded on the system where required.
Please note: This role does not meet the minimum criteria for visa sponsorship under the current UK immigration rules. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post; applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
Person Specification
Knowledge and skills
Essential
* Achieved correct academic grades or equivalent
* Extensive proven knowledge of specialist medical electronics, electro‑mechanical systems, computing, and medical device support
Desirable
* Attendance on training courses for maintenance and repair of a wide range of medical devices
* Foundation Degree in Medical Technologies or equivalent
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Essential
* Evidence of developing understanding of equalities issues
* Evidence of championing diversity in previous roles
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous convictions.
Employer details
Employer name: University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)
Address: Royal Sussex County Hospital, Eastern Road, Brighton, BN2 5BE
Employer's website: https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk
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