Technical Assistant, Pharmaceutical

Technical Assistant

Location:
University Hospital Southampton

Employer: MTS Health Limited

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (8:30 am– 5:00 pm)

Salary: £25,375 per annum

MTS Health Limited is seeking a motivated and reliable Technical Assistant to join our on-site team at University Hospital Southampton. This is an excellent opportunity to begin or develop a career in the healthcare technical services sector, supporting the vital work of the NHS.

As a Technical Assistant, you’ll play a key role in the Bed Maintenance Service, helping ensure that all hospital beds and associated equipment are safe, clean, and ready for use — directly contributing to patient comfort and care.

Working alongside our experienced Biomedical and Bed Technicians, you will assist with equipment maintenance, inspection, cleaning, and data entry, as well as help coordinate the collection, movement, and return of beds and related equipment across hospital departments.

This hybrid technical and logistical role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands‑on work, problem‑solving, and being part of a fast‑paced, supportive environment.

• Daily corridor walk of entire trust to collect service beds
• Clean collected service beds ready for engineers to service/repair
• Ward walks of entire trust to search for service beds, place tags on beds and then
• Communicate with ward staff for the return of device to bed store (this can include but not always, delivering in service bed to ward to speed process up and removal of unsed bed and then clean it in bed store, No patient contact is involved)
• Assist engineers with workload if required (check over of equipment in service if large build up in workshop to allow quick re‑distribution of devices)
• Support technicians with planned and corrective maintenance tasks on hospital beds and related equipment (training provided).
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, COSHH, Manual Handling, and infection prevention regulations.

Above is the standard daily activities we will be recruiting for, there will be opportunity for progression and practical service/maintenance work on beds and mattress pumps, with a view to a potential apprenticeship should applicant be suitable, all of which will be secondary to main daily activities.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Organised, proactive, and willing to learn new technical skills.
• Able to work effectively as part of a busy team.
• Committed to quality, safety, and excellent service delivery.
• A good communicator with a positive, customer‑focused attitude.
• Comfortable with physical activity, such as moving and handling hospital equipment (training provided).
• Full UK driving licence (desirable but not essential).
• No prior technical experience is required — full training will be provided by MTS Health to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in this role.

MTS Health Limited is a trusted medical equipment management specialist, supporting NHS Trusts across the UK with maintenance, compliance, and lifecycle management services. With over 40 employees and a turnover of £4.5 million, MTS Health is committed to quality, safety, and innovation in everything we do.

At MTS, we take pride in training and developing our people. You’ll gain practical experience in a highly specialised field, supported by an experienced and friendly team dedicated to improving patient care through technical excellence.

If you’re ready to start your journey in biomedical engineering, we’d love to hear from you.

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