Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Electronics - Corporate
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-45-25-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- Trustwide
- Salary
- £27,485 - £30,162 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/01/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/02/2026
Employer heading
Medical Engineering Support Technician
Band 4
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.
With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.
As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
The Medical Engineering Support Technician is responsible for the day-to-day functionality, calibration, and electrical safety of a range of often complex and technologically advanced medical electronic devices used in an acute hospital environment requiring an in-depth knowledge of current medical device technology. Carry out routine maintenance, calibration, and electrical safety testing of medical/laboratory equipment. Provide day-to-day operational support within the EME Department. Train medical and technical staff in the use of medical devices. Work at any Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust site, department, customer, or patient premises. Carry out any other reasonable duties as required by the department or management to support the effective functioning of the team.
- Interview Date: 3rd February 2025
- 37 hours 30 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
- Asset new and loan items
- Respond to request for help / assistance by senior technicians
- PAT testing of equipment as required by departments
- Test workshop equipment, functionally test or send away for service
- PPM functionally test and repair or return, equipment as necessary
- Regulators, test and service as required
- Dopplers, check, repair or return
- Perform or assist band 3 duties during absence or pressure of work
- Any other tasks
- Stock checks and audits conjunction with Band 3
Working for our organisation
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- The EME Support Technician is responsible for the day-to-day functionality, calibration, and electrical safety of a range of often complex and technologically advanced medical electronic devices used in an acute hospital environment requiring an in-depth knowledge of current medical device technology.
- Carry out routine maintenance, calibration, and electrical safety testing of medical/laboratory equipment.
- Provide day-to-day operational support within the EME Department.
- Train medical and technical staff in the use of medical devices.
- Work at any Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust site, department, customer, or patient premises
- Carry out any other reasonable duties as required by the department or management to support the effective functioning of the team.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- ONC Electronics or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- NHS Biomedical Equipment Practice course (Btec)
- Current driving licence
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven practical skills and knowledge of current medical device technology along with a sound understanding of mechanical, pneumatic, and electro-mechanical applications
- A full understanding of the operation and calibration of diagnostic test equipment.
- Computer use including database, word processing, internet, and email
- Previous experience in an electronic or electrical related discipline.
- Good levels of manual dexterity
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- An ability to communicate effectively and professionally with staff and suppliers under all conditions of urgency.
- An appreciation of mechanical, pneumatic, and electro-mechanical applications
- Excellent analytical skills.
- Ability to work within a team of technicians and readily accept supervision.
- Good interpersonal skills, in person and by telephone
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Paul Thompson
- Job title
- EME Services Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2139141
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