Renal Senior Electronics Technician in Sunderland inSunderland PUBLISHED WED 11 JUN 2025 Jump to job information section

City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd. (Choice) has an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to fill the position of a Senior Electronics Technician within the Renal Services of the Clinical Engineering Department. The successful applicant would be joining a professional team that provides a full medical equipment management service, responsible for commissioning, fault diagnosis / repair, maintenance and disposal processes within the Sunderland Royal Hospital and associated sites for renal dialysis services and associated equipment. You will work closely with staff and patients to help provide smooth and effective support. The Department also operates an on call service to provide the Trust with 24 hour emergency cover regarding medical equipment. Constant clinical advances means that ongoing training is provided so that the team is at the forefront of new medical equipment that enters the clinical environment and the networking capabilities that are advancing within the medical fields.

The Clinical Engineering Renal Services Dept within the Estates Hard FM section of CHOICE is based at the Sunderland Royal Hospital. The main sites covered by the Renal Services Dept are the Sunderland Royal Hospital, Durham Treatment Centre and the Washington Primary Care Centre. Home care support for home dialysis equipment is also provided. The Clinical Engineering team providing the service consists of 3 technicians within Renal Services, 7 within the Clinical Engineering Dept, a Head of Department and Secretary. The Renal Services Department has Workshops based at the Sunderland Royal Hospital, Washington Primary Care Centre and Durham Treatment Centre providing on-site support when required.

Applications are invited from persons with a Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or similar qualification in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience. You will need to be a team player, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to use your own initiative when required. A full driving licence is essential. The Department operates from Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:30 with an out of hours on call service rota for any emergencies. Some overtime and flexible attitude to work is also required.

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The CHoICE Clinical Engineering Department is responsible for the management of an extensive range of medical equipment and related services throughout the CHS portfolio and any potential additions via business developments that are used for the purpose of diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of patients. Service provision is divided into four separate specialist areas:

Clinical Engineering: Renal Dialysis: Paging System: Mobile Radio System

A team of specialist technicians provide support for a full equipment management service, responsible for safety testing of new equipment, fault diagnosis/repair and maintenance within specialist clinical areas and also patients homes including:

Renal Dialysis relevant to this post

Vital signs monitoring

Anaesthetic gas monitoring

Ventilators (adult and neonatal)

Cardiology

Patient data storage/retrieval and networking systems

Neonatal support systems

Technicians also provide an evaluation service for proposed new purchases and a commissioning service for newly delivered equipment.

Management of the disposal pathway is also provided for end of life medical equipment adhering to WEEE regulations.

Full technical support is provided for the hospital paging system, all radio communication equipment and networks, ensuring key communications are constantly maintained throughout client premises.

Training for nurses and other clinical staff is provided in the safe and effective use of medical devices. Competency based training is also provided for specialist clinical areas along with the supervision and training of trainee technicians.

Members of the Clinical Engineering team are expected to work closely and effectively with other technical and clinical staff in providing a professional and high quality service. The team also provides an out of hours on call rota 365 days a year.