Job overview

Join a dynamic team at South Central Ambulance Service NHS Trust, where both independent and collaborative work are essential. This role involves maintaining, servicing, and repairing a wide range of medical devices and equipment across multiple Trust sites—so a valid driving license and willingness to travel are required.

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong mechanical/electronic problem-solving skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a mobile team
• Excellent communication skills with clinical and operational stakeholders
• Experience or training in working with medical equipment (desired)

Vacancies Available:

• 1 post in Milton Park, Oxfordshire
• 1 post in Nursling, Southampton

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct planned preventative maintenance (PPM), servicing, and repairs on critical medical equipment.
• Investigate and resolve faults on complex medical devices, ensuring they are safe and effective.
• Communicate with clinical staff, operational teams, and responder groups to understand and assess device issues.
• Support assurance of correct diagnosis and treatment through reliable equipment performance.

Types of Equipment You’ll Work On:

• Airway management devices
• Medical gas systems
• Patient lifting equipment
• Patient monitoring systems

Working for our organisation

Benefits we offer:

• Full training and a range of courses which you can book locally.
• Holiday entitlement of 27 days, rising to 29 days after 5 years’ service and 33 days after 10 years’ service, plus an additional 8 days bank holiday (pro rata for part time).
• Automatic enrolment into the NHS Pension Scheme.
• Access to continual professional development within SCAS and the wider NHS.
• Occupational Health support and direct access to our Employee Assistance Programme as well as our own Health and Wellbeing Team.
• NHS Discounts in over 200 + stores saving money on holidays, days out, car insurance, restaurants, clothing and much more.
• Ability to join our staff networking groups (as a member, ally or just for interest).

Corporate Induction

It’s really important for us to ensure you have the best onboarding experience which allows you to feel a sense of belonging from the start. To help with this, we will book your Corporate Induction as soon as we possibly can (depending on availability).

All new starters need to attend our *Corporate Induction in person, this is held over one and half days from our educational centres based in: Newbury (Berkshire), Bicester (Oxfordshire) or Whiteley (Hampshire). More specific details will be sent to you once your start date has been confirmed.

*Please note – depending on your role additional training may be required following on from your corporate induction.