Job overview

We are looking to recruit a Senior Medical Engineering Technician within our busy Medical electronics department to help us develop and extend the range of services we currently provide.

With your Electronic engineering & manufacturers specialised courses or equivalent work experience, you will ideally have some prior experience of working in a hospital medical engineering, maintenance environment.

The successful candidates will be required to work across our main sites i.e. Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Hospitals and at other specialist sites such the Boston House and the Thomas Linacre Centre in Wigan.

This is a fulltime post working 37.5 hours per week.

The Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust is a non-smoking organisation. Smoking will not be permitted on any of the sites.

Main duties of the job

Your duties will include working with and supporting the Team Leader in providing a cost efficient repair and maintenance service on medical equipment within the Trust.

The post holder will be responsible for all remedial repairs, Planned Preventative Maintenance, and calibration of a wide range of medical devices. This will include Anesthesia Machines, Ultrasounds, ventilators, patient monitors, etc… In addition the acceptance testing and configuration of newly delivered medical devices.

The position will be part of the department's monthly rotating rota, wherein he or she will participate in daily rounds to attend to reported malfunctions and troubleshoot various types of medical equipment, ranging from complex to basic models.

The post holder will possess extensive medical equipment training and electronic engineering background, capable of managing their own workload and planning their work independently.

He/she will demonstrate an understanding of and have the ability to develop further the technical aspects of the

The individual must be flexible, continuously develop technical knowledge and skills, and work as part of a team, liaising with colleagues and providing training as needed.

The post holder will work towards the highest possible standards of patient

Working for our organisation

Choose Well – Choose WWL

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.

On-Call

Please note that senior positions (AFC band 8A or above) may be expected to participate in an on-call rota, if the role is predominantly operational.