Apprentice Clinical Engineering Technologist

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Level 6 Apprentice Clinical Engineering Technologist to work within our Clinical Engineering team. The successful candidate will follow a 3 year programme of academic and on-the-job training that will open up a career as a Clinical Engineering Technologist.

Clinical Engineering is an essential clinical support service within our hospitals, providing whole life equipment management services for the range of medical equipment used to diagnose and treat patients throughout our hospitals. We are a dedicated team of around 30 members of staff based in workshops across the Trust.

On successful completion of the programme, the Apprentice Clinical Engineering Technologist will gain an apprenticeship qualification as a Healthcare Science Practitioner at Level 6. The programme incorporates on-the-job training with protected time to study relevant scientific and engineering knowledge and skills, (off-the-job), through a day release degree apprenticeship course at the University of the West of England.

During the training period the Apprentice Clinical Engineering Technologist will develop expertise through theoretical study (university education), technical and practical training to enable them to carry out planned and corrective maintenance tasks, acceptance testing of equipment, calibration of test equipment, routine maintenance and corrective repairs on medical devices to ensure equipment operates safely and effectively with a minimum downtime for service users and patients.

The Apprentice Clinical Engineering Technologist will be able to build up their knowledge of the work of the services as they become competent in specific tasks, gradually increasing in complexity during the three year training course.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
• Eastman Dental Hospital
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospitals at Westmoreland Street

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.

For detailed information about this role, please refer to the attached Job Description

We are looking for an apprentice to join the department who pays attention to detail, is not afraid to ask questions and is able to learn fast on the job, whilst balancing the needs of their apprenticeship training.

Please note: to meet the criteria for the apprenticeship funding and qualification:

Please see qualifications outlined on the person spec. Certificates will be requested before interview – results slips cannot be accepted. If you are unsure about your qualifications, please contact uclh.apprenticeshipsprogramme@nhs.net for more information.

• Applicants mustnot beenrolled in any other form of education
• This will be a Fixed Term Contract for 36 months. You will be paid Annex 21, Band 5 as follows:

Year 1 = 65% top of band 5 (£29,394)

Year 2 = 70% top of band 5 (£31,123)

Year 3 = 75% top of band 5 (£32,852)

This will be a two-stage process for shortlisted candidates:
1st stage – Group assessment – 17thJuly 2023 –this will take place online

2nd stage – Individual interviews – 20-21July 2023 - these will be onsite

• Candidates must ensure that they can attend dates before applying