Our Healthcare Engineering Specialist Technician Apprenticeship is designed to equip your apprentice with the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work competently in medical engineering.
Organisation
Organise, coordinate and action medical engineering jobs to meet the requirements of their department.
Fault finding
Identify faults in medical equipment and take appropriate action.
Safety testing
Conduct safety checks on medical equipment.
Continuous improvement
Contribute to continuous improvement of medical engineering practices at your trust
Advice
Provide technical and regulatory advice to clinical staff and administrators.
Commissioning
Commission new medical devices
Reporting
Report on the status of medical devices to the relevant authority. Complete incident reports and technical investigations.
Administration
Complete necessary documentation for work completed e.g. servicing, risk assessments and test results.
Supervision
Support and mentor other members of your medical engineering team.
Auditing
Contribute to medical device audits, asset checking and compliance checks.
Maintenance & Repair
Replace, fit and repair components on medical devices. Complete routine maintenance and servicing.
Typically, GCSE grade C / 4 or above in mathematics, plus four other GCSE subjects at grade C / 4 or above, one being a science-based subject.
Level 3 apprenticeship as a Healthcare Engineer Specialist Technician
Under the guidance of our trainers and assessors, your apprentice will develop into a competent medical engineer. They’ll become a useful member of your team who can test, fault find, maintain, service and repair a wide range of medical devices. Our apprenticeship is one of the few available that specialises in medical engineering. Our trainers are senior bio-medical engineers with decades of experience to pass on to your apprentices.
