Senior Support Technician - Community

Job summary

The role of the Senior Support Technician - Community, includes routine servicing of a wide range of medical equipment and minor repairs. It is required that they plan and organise their own workloadand the workload of other Support Technicians and conduct the work without routine supervision. They will work on all UHDB sites with particular emphasis on Community locations, Strategic Shift Locations, CDC Locations and any other locations where Clinical Engineering have a maintenance responsibility

Main duties of the job

Plan and prioritise own workload in order of urgency.Plan and organise workload of other Support Technicians.

Organise access to internal and off site departments in multiple locations for medical equipment servicing and repairs.

Organise logistics over and between multiple UHDB sites and other sites where Clinical Engineering have a maintenance responsibility.

Assist in the maintenance and development of the medical equipment management database.

Assist in the production of service schedules and standard work instructions for equipment covered by the role, following manufacturer's guidelines.

Assist in the management of service and decontamination contract for pressure relief mattresses.

Accurately document all maintenance activity and update the equipment technical history record.

Receipt of new medical equipment and spares, dispatch of equipment to manufacturers.

Source and order spare parts to service a range of medical equipment.

Determine optimum stock levels of spares and ensure they are maintained.

Assist in the maintenance of the technical library and stores.

Liaise with clinical staff, outside company representatives and engineers during the process of purchasing or clinicallytrialling equipment.

Closing date of applications:23 October 2025

Interview date: 06 November 2025

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE223NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Derby Hospital

Uttoxeter Road

Derby

DE223NE

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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