£16K – £20K
on completion of Apprenticeship
*National Apprenticeship Wage or slightly higher to start, increasing with experience.
Medical engineering refers to the process of checking medical equipment to make sure it’s working properly and is safe to use.
Medical Engineering
There is a shortage of qualified engineers in the NHS and companies that design, repair and maintain electronic medical devices and equipment for public and private health services. These settings all use a vast range of medical equipment, ranging from simple devices such as nebulisers to deliver treatment for respiratory patients through to sophisticated radiotherapy linear accelerators for cancer treatments and other cutting-edge technologies.
Medical engineering is a really exciting and varied role where you’ll use your expertise in electronic or mechanical engineering to undertake these activities and perhaps become involved in modifying or constructing equipment as well. You will integrate classic engineering principles with medical sciences and clinical practice.
Our programmes aim to develop a multidisciplinary understanding of the subject, which can be applied in a variety of clinical, bio-medical and industrial settings. This allows you to gain the related skills and experience in healthcare science and technology, engineering principles and manufacturing, and as well as management of various industry standard medical devices.
Average salary for all engineers working in UK is close to £40,000 (*2017 figures).
Occupation with good prospects and job satisfaction.
Increase of new technology will create demand for skilled engineers.
Employment of medical engineers is projected to grow.
Career progression opportunities, you can choose to specialise, for example, – renal or radiotherapy engineering.
Flexible and rewarding career not restricted to one sector.
Skilled occupations that a college leaver or an apprentice would be entering, that typically require qualifications at Level 2/3.
on completion of Apprenticeship
*National Apprenticeship Wage or slightly higher to start, increasing with experience.
• Healthcare Support Worker
• Entry Level Medical Engineering Apprentice
• Healthcare Science Clinical Engineering Apprenticeship Standard – Level 2
• Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship Standard – Level 2
Entry with:
Eligibility criteria for Level 2, Minimum GCSE Grade D/or above in mathematics and English is desirable but not essential.
Skilled occupations that a college leaver or an apprentice would be entering, that typically require qualifications at Level 2/3.
• Senior Healthcare Support Worker
• Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship Standard – Level 3
Entry with:
Eligibility criteria for Level 3, Minimum GCSE Grade D/or above in mathematics and English or a Level 2 Healthcare Support Worker.
Require more knowledge and skills acquired through experience in the workplace or further technical education. They typically require qualifications at Level 4.
• Assistant Practitioner is a job title applied to a very wide variety of roles. Assistant Practitioners work in medical engineering or as part of the wider health and social care team.
Students will achieve the Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Level 5 Apprenticeship upon successful completion of year 2, offering further progression onto degree level qualifications such as BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing or BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Care.
• Healthcare Science Clinical Engineering Associate Apprenticeship Standard – Level 4
• Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard – Level 4
Entry with:
Eligibility criteria for Level 4 – Minimum GCSE Grade D/or above in mathematics and English. Or Senior Healthcare Support Worker Level 3/Medical Engineering Level 3 qualification.
Require more knowledge and skills acquired through experience in the workplace or further technical education. They typically require qualifications at Level 4.
• Assistant Practitioner is a job title applied to a very wide variety of roles. Assistant Practitioners work in medical engineering or as part of the wider health and social care team.
Students will achieve the Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Level 5 Apprenticeship upon successful completion of year 2, offering further progression onto degree level qualifications such as BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing or BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Care.
• Healthcare Science Clinical Engineering Associate Apprenticeship Standard – Level 4
• Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard – Level 4
Entry with:
Eligibility criteria for Level 4 – Minimum GCSE Grade D/or above in mathematics and English. Or Senior Healthcare Support Worker Level 3/Medical Engineering Level 3 qualification..
Occupations where there is a clear career progression from higher technical occupations, as well as those occupations where a degree Apprenticeship exists.
• Assistant Practitioner is a job title applied to a very wide variety of roles. Assistant Practitioners work in medical engineering or as part of the wider health and social care team.
Students will achieve the Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Level 5 Apprenticeship upon successful completion of year 2, offering further progression onto degree level qualifications such as BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing or BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Care.
• Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard – Level 5
Entry with:
Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Level 4 qualification.