Multi Skilled Mechanical Engineering Apprentice
SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Northallerton (DL6 1JG)
Closes in 12 days (Thursday 22 October 2026)
Posted on 9 October 2026
Contents
Summary
Are you a self-motivated, hardworking and enthusiastic individual looking to take your first step into a Healthcare Engineering Career? Why not earn, learn and make a difference with a Healthcare Engineering Apprenticeship within an NHS Estates Service? Our apprenticeships offer routes into engineering careers within the Estates Service.
- Wage
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£25,272 a year
- Training course
- Healthcare engineering specialist technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 December 2026
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Diagnose, fault find, and repair faults on a wide range of plant, equipment and services.
- Manufacture, assemble, erect, install and test new work including minor improvements ensuring compliance with Trust and Apprentice safety standards and procedures.
- Carry out planned preventative maintenance to statutory requirements.
- Carry out statutory inspections and testing of plant, equipment and services to ensure their safe operation and meet current standards.
- Use all relevant tools and equipment as necessary and correctly.
- Communicate with others on aspects of their work, including any problems encountered.
- Follow drawings, specifications under the necessary guidance of others.
- Follow NHS Employer, Trust and statutory requirements regarding health and safety at work.
Where you'll work
Friarage Hospital
Northallerton
DL6 1JG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NORTH TEES AND HARTLEPOOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Training course
Healthcare engineering specialist technician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Plan and schedule own and others’ work.
- Monitor, obtain and check stock and supplies, and complete returns.
- Check tools and equipment including calibration records of test equipment where applicable. Complete maintenance of tools and equipment including calibration where required.
- Select and use hand tools, specialist tools and instruments including electrical safety test equipment.
- Store tools and equipment.
- Identify and document risks and hazards in the workplace. Advise on and apply control measures.
- Comply with health and safety regulations, legislation, and safe working practices including signage and barriers.
- Comply with any clinical restrictions in work area. For example, wearing healthcare PPE.
- Comply with statutory and organisation environmental and sustainability requirements: safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials and efficient use of resources.
- Follow manufacturers’ instructions and procedures.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Read and interpret information. For example, text, data, engineering drawings, job card, work instructions, risk assessments, method statements, operation manuals.
- Collect and record data. For example, energy usage, test results.
- Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders for example, patients, colleagues, managers,’ and the public – verbal, written or electronic. Use sector/industry terminology where appropriate.
- Negotiate with stakeholders such as clinical team or authorised person. For example, to access equipment or arrange system outage.
- Identify and report on progress and issues or concerns where applicable.
- Provide information, guidance, or training to colleagues or stakeholders. For example, clinical staff.
- Write reports. For example, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications, improvement suggestions.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management.
- Enter information to record work activity. For example, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Lock off and isolate equipment or systems.
- Assess condition of components and equipment. Identify action required.
- Apply maintenance practices and techniques. For example, clean, lubricate, replace parts.
- Use troubleshooting equipment and apply fault-finding and diagnostic testing procedures to identify faults.
- Replace, fit and repair components.
- Test and check equipment or system against quality and operational parameters.
- Use washer disinfectors, steam sterilisers or alternatives to decontaminate healthcare equipment and maintenance tools and equipment.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity. Return resources and consumables.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
- Complete commissioning checks.
- Assemble, position and fix equipment or components.
- Disconnect and remove equipment or components. Categorise equipment and components for re-use, disposal, or re-cycling. Complete storage measures to prevent deterioration.
- Option 1: Healthcare medical devices technician. Calibrate healthcare equipment.
- Option 2: Healthcare estates technician. Design and cut, drill, weld as appropriate to produce basic parts, spares or components where consent to manufacture is given.
- Plan and schedule own and others’ work.
- Monitor, obtain and check stock and supplies, and complete returns.
- Check tools and equipment including calibration records of test equipment where applicable. Complete maintenance of tools and equipment including calibration where required.
- Select and use hand tools, specialist tools and instruments including electrical safety test equipment.
- Store tools and equipment.
- Identify and document risks and hazards in the workplace. Advise on and apply control measures.
- Comply with health and safety regulations, legislation, and safe working practices including signage and barriers.
- Comply with any clinical restrictions in work area. For example, wearing healthcare PPE.
- Comply with statutory and organisation environmental and sustainability requirements: safe disposal of waste, re-cycling or re-use of materials and efficient use of resources.
- Follow manufacturers’ instructions and procedures.
- Follow standard operating procedures.
- Read and interpret information. For example, text, data, engineering drawings, job card, work instructions, risk assessments, method statements, operation manuals.
- Collect and record data. For example, energy usage, test results.
- Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders for example, patients, colleagues, managers,’ and the public – verbal, written or electronic. Use sector/industry terminology where appropriate.
- Negotiate with stakeholders such as clinical team or authorised person. For example, to access equipment or arrange system outage.
- Identify and report on progress and issues or concerns where applicable.
- Provide information, guidance, or training to colleagues or stakeholders. For example, clinical staff.
- Write reports. For example, adverse incident reports, technical investigations, equipment appraisals and specifications, improvement suggestions.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management.
- Enter information to record work activity. For example, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
- Lock off and isolate equipment or systems.
- Assess condition of components and equipment. Identify action required.
- Apply maintenance practices and techniques. For example, clean, lubricate, replace parts.
- Use troubleshooting equipment and apply fault-finding and diagnostic testing procedures to identify faults.
- Replace, fit and repair components.
- Test and check equipment or system against quality and operational parameters.
- Use washer disinfectors, steam sterilisers or alternatives to decontaminate healthcare equipment and maintenance tools and equipment.
- Restore the work area on completion of the activity. Return resources and consumables.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
Training schedule
- As an apprentice, you will receive all the training you need to be able to carry out this role fully and competently, and you will undertake the Healthcare Engineering Specialist Technician Level 3 apprenticeship standard.
- You will be released for study to achieve this qualification (location to be confirmed).
More training information
The apprentice will be based within the Estates Department at Friarage Hospital, Northallerton.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Flexible
- Able to work under pressure
Other requirements
Applications cannot be accepted if you have previously completed an engineering qualification or apprenticeship (in the same field) at level 2 or above. Please note this post will close at sufficient applicants.
About this employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals. Our workforce of almost 10,000+ provides a range of specialist regional services to 1.5million people.
https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Following the successful achievement of the apprenticeship standard, opportunities will be available for the apprentice to progress
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH TEES HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Lewis Fernandes
lewis.fernandes@nhs.net
01609 764200
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058179.
Apply now
Closes in 12 days (Thursday 22 October 2026)
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