Apprentice - Healthcare Science Practitioner - Medical Engineering

Between September 2024 and July 2027 the post holder will undertake a level 6 degree Apprentice Healthcare Science Practitioner (Clinical Engineering) course at the University West of England (UWE) in Bristol specialising in Medical Engineering, alongside work-based training within the Clinical Engineering Medical Equipment Servicing Units of Nottingham University Hospitals . Attendance at UWE is required for typically one week in each academic term (September, January & May) with one day a week virtual attendance. The Trust will pay the university fees associated with the degree course as well as travelling expenses, hotel accommodation and subsistence when in person attendance is required at UWE., Main duties will include activities such as selection and evaluation, acceptance testing and installation, calibration, planned maintenance, repair, routine safety testing, decommissioning and disposal.

Entry and equivalent qualifications are based on the Healthcare Science BSc Hons Apprenticeships: Entry requirements for Clinical Engineering. Refer to "HCS PTP Entry Requirements (Sept 24) FINAL" document in the pack.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is one of the largest acute teaching trusts in the country. It includes Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House, a facility in Nottingham City Centre where hearing services are based. The Trust provides acute and specialist services to 2.5 million people within Nottingham and surrounding communities and has about 1,800 beds and 100 wards.