Entry level Medical Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Medical Engineering Department at Alder Hey Children's NHS FT for an Entry Level Medical Engineer.

This is a Permanent post within the Mechanical Workshop, working closely with the Senior Engineers and other healthcare professionals to contribute to providing a safe and effective equipment management service.

As a member of a multi-disciplined team of technicians you will be required to work with minimum supervision. Duties will include the routine maintenance of medical equipment.

An onsite Practical skills test is a Mandatory requirement of the Interview process. Please DO NOT apply if you cannot facilitate this requirement., Possess a relevant Level 3 qualification in an Engineering related subject and equivalent experience in the maintenance of highly complex Medical Devices.

To commission, repair, maintain, overhaul and recalibrate a wide range of medical equipment including patient monitoring, IV Therapy, patient therapy, diagnostic, medical gas, pathology, radiology, pharmacy equipment used within the medical field.

To work regularly on equipment, which may be 'patient connected', in areas including Intensive care and HDU, theatres, and equipment in the home environment as well as being able to work across the whole range of specialities and disciplines.

To work on medical devices that will require precision engineering techniques, expertise and a high level of manual dexterity which requires skills such as soldering, crimping etc.

To complete all documentation, including safety tests, fault history and commissioning records. To input this information to the Trust medical equipment management system.

To attend training courses and to update one's own technical knowledge of specialist equipment and to update one's knowledge in respect of the specialised paediatric clinical use of such equipment.

To participate in an annual performance review and develop a Personal Development Review with the consultation of the line manager.

As one of Europe's biggest and busiest children's hospitals, at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, we treat everything from common illnesses to highly complex and specialist conditions.In addition to our main hospital site, we offer paediatric services at a number of community sites and hold local clinics across Merseyside, Cumbria, Shropshire, Wales and the Isle of Man. We also provide specialist inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs in our recently relocated and newly opened state of the art facility.

Alder Hey has a thriving research portfolio and leads research into children's medicines, infection, inflammation and oncology. We are becoming recognised as one of the world's leaders in children's healthcare and research. We contribute to public health, lead cutting-edge research and teach the next generation of children's specialists. Alongside this is ourInnovation Hub, a dedicated space where clinicians and industries can come together to create new products and technologies.

We know that a children's hospital is different and that our job is more than just treating an illness. To us, every child is an individual. As well as giving them the very best care, we set out to make them feel happy, safe and confident as they play, learn and grow. At Alder Hey we are here to look after a child and their family and that includes mums, dads, brothers and sisters.