£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.
Healthcare
Historically Britain has been at the centre of some of the largest health and scientific advancements in recent decades, such as the development of IVF. Britain is now and is now forging ahead in the restructure and investment in the regions health services to support the growing population and the increasing demand of a variety of health careers; with a focus on digital, medical technologies and filling the clinical skills gaps in the workforce.
With the advances in medicine there has never been a more exciting time to choose a career in healthcare, and have the ability to positively impact patient’s lives on a daily basis. With the healthcare sector growing and advancing year on year there are new opportunities for skills development and progression within this dynamic sector.
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.
A vacancy rate of around 8%.
Healthcare professionals earn on average £37,500.
Analysis by the King’s Fund suggests the NHS workforce gap could reach almost 250,000 by 2030.
12% of the Healthcare workforce in England is made up of are non- British Nationals (2018).
80% of vacancies in the NHS in 2018 were filled by temporary staff.
In June 2019 65,000 EU Nationals were employed in the NHS.
1 in 8 Nursing posts are vacant.
There are over 350 different NHS careers.
Providers across NHS England are reporting a shortage of over 100,000 FTE staff and 122,000 in adult social care.
Continually growing and aging population increasing the number of people needing care, will lead to an increase in the number of healthcare job vacancies.
Increase investment in health services over 5 years to £4.5 billion by 2024.
Healthcare staff can work in the Private Sector, NHS, GP surgeries and community settings.
We work with hundreds of employers
Your Journey, begin with the end in mind
Medical Engineering and Healthcare Career Pathway
Technical Occupations
Skilled occupations that a college leaver or an apprentice would be entering, that typically require qualifications at Level 2/3.
Earning potential*
POTENTIAL JOB ROLES
• Healthcare Support Worker
• Entry Level Medical Engineering Apprentice
15 - 18 months
MONTHS
MONTHS
Level 2
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME
• 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.
Technical Occupations
Skilled occupations that a college leaver or an apprentice would be entering, that typically require qualifications at Level 2/3.
Earning potential*
£19K – £23K
POTENTIAL JOB ROLES
• Senior Healthcare Support Worker
18-20
MONTHS
MONTHS
Level 3
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME
• 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.
Higher Technical Occupations
Require more knowledge and skills acquired through experience in the workplace or further technical education. They typically require qualifications at Level 4.
Earning potential*
£21K – £43K
POTENTIAL JOB ROLES
• 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.
12
MONTHS
MONTHS
Level 4
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME
• 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.
Higher Technical Occupations
Require more knowledge and skills acquired through experience in the workplace or further technical education. They typically require qualifications at Level 4.
Earning potential*
£21K – £43K
POTENTIAL JOB ROLES
• 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.
12
MONTHS
MONTHS
Level 4
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMMES
• 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..
Professional Occupations
Occupations where there is a clear career progression from higher technical occupations, as well as those occupations where a degree Apprenticeship exists.
Earning potential
£21K – £43K
POTENTIAL JOB ROLES
• 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.
12
MONTHS
MONTHS
Level 5
APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMME
• Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship Standard – Level 5
Entry with:
Healthcare Assistant Practitioner Level 4 qualification.
