Clinical Engineering Apprentice

Job summary

L Level 3 Healthcare Engineering Specialist technician apprentice qualification

Provided by Avensys on behalf of Dudley college.

Typically, 36 months duration.

Target course start September 2024

Online delivery.

One day per week study time

To take responsibility for tasks within the broad range of work (both routine and specialized) of the Medical Device Workshop.

To work at all times to a high standard of engineering competence

Main duties of the job

To liaise with medical, nursing, laboratory and technical staff

regarding

the safe use and operation of equipment.

To receive and respond to requests from medical device users for

equipment repair and information.

To liaise with external manufacturers regarding equipment issues

such as ordering of spare parts, service kits, repair problems etc.

To liaise with other Trusts and external health organization with

which we have contracted maintenance.

To ensure that reported adverse incidents involving patient and

equipment are processed through the correct channels maintaining

appropriate confidentiality.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.