Maintenance Assistant
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
The Medical Physics Equipment Management Service (MEMS) is seeking a dynamic Maintenance Assistant to join their team. This role involves undertaking repair, servicing, and planned preventative maintenance of medical equipment within the trust, both in-house and at various customer sites. The successful candidate will manage and prioritise daily activities to ensure timely completion of tasks, working within an ISO9001 quality system. A driving licence and own transport are essential for this position.
Essential criteria
- Active listening and verbal communication skills for effective interaction with members of the public and staff at all levels
- Ability to provide information and advice to members of the public and staff in a polite and courteous manner.
Desirable criteria
- Able to communicate information across professional boundaries
- Trust Value
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
- Relevant NVQ level 2 plus 2 years experience; or equivalent to relevant NVQ level 3
- BTEC/ONC in electronics or a scientific subject. Training in repair and maintenance of medical devic
- Experience of electrical and / or electronic systems
- nformation Technology experience
- Knowledge and operation of a quality management system such as ISO 9001:2000
- nowledge of pneumatic systems
- Planning and Organization
- Capable of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Good organisations skills with the ability to plan and prioritise a demanding workload
- EDI
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual
- Others
- Ability to meet the physical demands required for the role
- Work with members of the clinical engineering team to develop effective maintenance plans Problem solving skills.
- Report concerns related equipment condition to qualified staff.
- Manage time accordingly to ensure tasks are completed to specified timescales
- Communication
- Active listening and verbal communication skills for effective interaction with members of the public and staff at all levels
- Ability to provide information and advice to members of the public and staff in a polite and courteous manner.
- Able to communicate information across professional boundaries
- Trust Value
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours
- Relevant NVQ level 2 plus 2 years experience; or equivalent to relevant NVQ level 3
- BTEC/ONC in electronics or a scientific subject. Training in repair and maintenance of medical devic
- Experience of electrical and / or electronic systems
- nformation Technology experience
- Knowledge and operation of a quality management system such as ISO 9001:2000
- nowledge of pneumatic systems
- Planning and Organization
- Capable of working as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Good organisations skills with the ability to plan and prioritise a demanding workload
- EDI
- Able to demonstrate a commitment to and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual
- Others
- Ability to meet the physical demands required for the role
- Work with members of the clinical engineering team to develop effective maintenance plans Problem solving skills.
- Report concerns related equipment condition to qualified staff.
- Manage time accordingly to ensure tasks are completed to specified timescales
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Maintenance Assistant
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
The Medical Physics Equipment Management Service (MEMS) requires one dynamic medical equipment Maintenance Assistant, to take a keyrole within the service. This is a demanding position and you will play a major part in achieving service objectives in a busy and technicallychallenging environment governed by an ISO9001 quality system.
The successful candidate will have the ability to self manage and prioritise the direction of their day to day activities to achieve timely completion of repair, planned maintenance and associated equipment management tasks. The maintenance role is performed both in-house and at various customer sites throughout Leicestershire. A driving licence and own transport are essential.
Applicants must be qualified to a relevant NVQ Level 2, and it is desirable that you have previous knowledge of servicing medical devices.
Technical training will be available.
You will have a safety conscious approach to your work and the ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels. An ability to cope underpressure, be adaptable and multi-task is required. Experience of using an equipment database and associated IT skills will be a distinctadvantage.
**We will be unable to accommodate remote interviews for this position - all
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