Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Medical Equipment Technician
The closing date is 25 November 2025
We are looking for a motivated individual with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills who is dedicated to working as part of the team.
MEMS provide total medical equipment management services to Basildon, Southend, Broomfield and other external organisations. This includes Procurement, Acceptance, Maintenance and Service, co-ordinate clinical staff training and decommissioning and disposal.
The role is responsible to ensure that equipment operates effectively and safely with the minimum of downtime. Clinical equipment covered incorporates complex electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer and medical gas-based systems.
Please be aware that we can no longer offer sponsorship for this role.
Main duties of the job
You will provide support to electrical and electronic related medical equipment, which includes the scheduled planned preventative maintenance (PPM), servicing, repair, calibration and acceptance testing on a wide range of medical equipment within the electrical / electronic field.
You will help promote understanding of the medical equipment concept within the Trust and support development and delivery of associated work programmes.
Perform a range of technical duties, guided by procedures involving autonomous work on both general and complex medical equipment in the clinical (external organisations) and workshop environment to ensure the optimum effectiveness, reliability, availability and safety of medical devices which may involve travelling across sites.
To commission, calibrate, deploy and maintain a wide range of complex medical devices e.g. Infusion Devices, Patient Monitoring, Defibrillators, etc.
About us
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us. We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Job responsibilities
For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description. We look forward to your application!
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS & KNOWLEDGE
* Medical equipment servicing
* Degree Level Electronics / appropriate experience
* Knowledge of Microsoft application software
Experience
* Working knowledge in electronic servicing
* Proven knowledge of Medical Equipment Safety IEC 601
* Knowledge of specialist test equipment.
* Ability to work with technical manuals and schematic diagrams
* Experience of Equipment management information systems and databases
* Ability to plan and prioritise workload to ensure maximum efficiency
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.
Employer name
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
£31,049 a yearPer Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
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