Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
(**) Clinical Engineering Apprentice
The closing date is 20 November 2026

Job summary
Our MEMS team provide total medical equipment management services to Basildon, Southend, Broomfield Hospitals and other external organisations. This includes the procurement, acceptance, maintenance and service, coordinating clinical staff training and decommissioning and disposal of medical equipment.

This role will see you participating in a 2-year Level-4 Healthcare Science (HCS) Apprenticeship training programme specialising in medical engineering.

You will undertake formal training to learn and develop skills and knowledge relating to the installation, maintenance, repair, and management of medical equipment.

You will be supervised by our friendly and supportive team, and have the opportunity to work both in workshops and in clinical areas carrying out technical activities on a wide range of medical equipment within the electrical / electronic field.

So, if you are looking for a role which will help you gain new skills and take the first step in an engineering role, please apply today.

Main duties of the job

• Perform a range of technical duties, guided by procedures involving autonomous work on both general and complex medical equipment in the clinical and workshop environment to ensure the optimum effectiveness, reliability, availability, and safety of medical devices.
• To assist commission, calibrate, deploy and maintain a wide range of complex medical devices e.g. Infusion Devices, Patient Monitoring, Defibrillators, etc.
• Investigate and test medical devices, analysing the results to help diagnose faults or problems on medical devices.
• Communication of investigation results to users, colleagues and suppliers, sharing knowledge and experience.
• Using primarily computerised systems, make accurate equipment maintenance history records and other information supporting audit, quality and performance monitoring.
• Ensure all duties are delivered in an efficient, safe, professional and organised way according to section policies, procedures and Health and Safety documentation.

About us
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Details
Date posted: 13 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 2
Salary: £25,272 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 390-NR-COR-BA-5784
Job locations: Basildon, Nethermayne, Basildon, SS16 5NL, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Unfortunately, there is no Visa Sponsorship available for this role. Whilst we are able to employ candidates on a graduate Visa, we are unable to offer sponsorship once the graduate visa expires.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• 5 GCSE's at grades 9-4 (A-C) including English, Maths and a Science or equivalent qualifications
• Committed to completing the HCS apprenticeship in Medical Engineering

Desirable

• GCSE in Physics, DT, ICT

Physical Requirements
Essential

• Able to travel between different sites

Desirable

• Full UK Driving licence

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details
Employer name: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Basildon, Nethermayne, Basildon, SS16 5NL, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.mse.nhs.uk

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Team Leader, Gary Pickford, gary.pickford@nhs.net, 03004432763

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