Senior Biomedical Engineer
Job description
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It is ESSENTIAL that you have experience of working in a UK hospital and have the necessary certificates of training from the original equipment manufacture to apply for this role. You will be based at the Princess Royal Hospital.
As the Biomedical Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Performing preventative maintenance on medical equipment as per manufacturers guidelines
- Completing repairs
- Completing associated admin needed to close jobs
- Maintaining spare part stock
- Assisting the junior biomedical engineer when needed
Skills the Biomedical Engineer requires:
- Certified OEM trainings
- 2-5 years' experience with medical equipment
- HNC in Electrical Electronic Engineering or equivalent
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- After successfully completing 6-month probation period, enrolment into Death in Service scheme (4x salary)
- Pension with Royal London (enrolment after 3 months of employment)
- Perkbox - discounts/offers with various popular brands
- Cycle to work scheme (after 3 months of employment)
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⭐ Highlight your OEM certifications prominently as these are explicitly essential for the role
🏥 Emphasise your UK hospital experience early in your CV as this is a mandatory requirement
🔧 Quantify your maintenance experience: "Maintained 150+ medical devices with 99% uptime"
📋 Include specific medical equipment types you've worked with (imaging, patient monitoring, surgical)
🎓 Feature your HNC qualification and any additional electrical engineering credentials clearly
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- •Completed OEM training certifications for 8 major medical equipment manufacturers, maintaining 200+ devices with 98% uptime
- •Performed preventative maintenance on critical care equipment across 4 hospital departments, reducing emergency callouts by 35%
- •Mentored 2 junior biomedical engineers through HNC qualification pathway, improving team repair completion rates by 25%
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Focus Resourcing's Senior Biomedical Engineer position at Princess Royal Hospital aligns perfectly with my OEM-certified background and extensive UK hospital experience. My HNC in Electrical Electronic Engineering and proven track record in medical equipment maintenance make me well-suited for this critical role.
My background in hospital biomedical engineering has equipped me with comprehensive experience in preventative maintenance protocols, equipment repair procedures, and spare parts management across diverse medical device portfolios.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Describe your experience with OEM training programmes for medical equipment
- ›How do you prioritise preventative maintenance schedules across multiple devices?
- ›What documentation standards do you follow when completing equipment repairs?
- ›Explain your approach to spare parts inventory management
- ›How do you troubleshoot complex medical equipment failures?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you mentored a junior engineer through a complex repair
- ›Describe a situation where you had to work under pressure to fix critical equipment
- ›How do you handle conflicting priorities between scheduled maintenance and urgent repairs?
- ›Give an example of when you identified a recurring equipment issue and implemented a solution
- ›Describe a time you had to communicate technical issues to non-technical hospital staff
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you mentored a junior engineer through a complex repair
Describe a situation where you had to work under pressure to fix critical equipment