Medical Engineering Technician
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | £27,485.00 to £30,162.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £27485.00 - £30162.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 December 2025 |
| Location: | Wigan, WN1 2NN |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9302-25-0581 |
Summary
Please see attached Job Description for detailed list of responsibilities. Main duties include: Collect and deliver medical equipment prior to and post decontamination, storage and servicing across the WWL sites. Conduct acceptance testing for new devices, including sleep service equipment, in accordance with medical electronics acceptance protocols. Using the departments vehicle when appropriate. This will involve communicating technical related information to technical / non-technical staff and your own colleagues. Disassemble and reassemble medical equipment for decontamination and repair as required using your skills of dexterity and co-ordination with the aid of precision tools and specialised test equipment. Clean and decontaminate medical equipment prior to service, repair and storage in accordance with department procedures to ensure that equipment is safe for oneself and other engineering technicians to carry out their duties and to prevent cross infection to patients. Service and repair a range of medical equipment within the Trust diagnosing faults on complex equipment using test equipment and dedicated computer software provided. Carry out electrical safety testing on serviced and repaired complex medical equipment that is to be used for patient care with the test equipment provided to ensure that the results obtained are within the stated limits and values Maintain the statutory and general records appertaining to the work of the Medical Electronics Department that will include equipment history, maintenance, test results, technical updates, mandatory upgrades and modifications, and stock control. Use Oracle as required and liaise with contractors and external companies in dealing with ordering / invoicing etc.