Technical Assistant

Sodexo France; Southampton; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services provider in Southampton seeks a motivated Technical Assistant to support the Bed Maintenance Service. This role involves maintaining hospital beds and equipment to ensure patient comfort, with responsibilities including cleaning, data entry, and assisting engineers. Candidates should be organised, proactive, and willing to learn, with no prior experience required. The position offers full training and competitive compensation. Join us to start your career in healthcare.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to a health and wellbeing app

Sodexo Discounts Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Volunteering Opportunities

Qualifications

• No prior technical experience is required; full training will be provided.
• A full UK driving licence is desirable but not essential.
• Ability to work effectively in a busy team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the Bed Maintenance Service ensuring beds are safe and clean.
• Communicate with ward staff for the return of devices.
• Support technicians with planned and corrective maintenance tasks.

Skills

Organised

Proactive

Good communicator

Positive attitude

Comfortable with physical activity

Job description

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

About the Role

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 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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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
• Communicate with ward staff for the return of device to bed store (may include delivering service bed to ward, speeding process and removal of unused beds, cleaning in bed store; no patient contact involved)
• Assist engineers with workload if required (check over of equipment in service; if large build‑up in workshop to allow quick redeployment 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.

About You

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

About MTS Health

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.

Why Join Us?

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.

What We Offer

• Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support
• Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems (including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement)
• Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24‑hr virtual GP and other services
• The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card
• Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform
• Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
• A Death‑in‑Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
• Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools
• Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit
• Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities
• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Full training and full protective uniform supplied

Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today! Career progression for the caring profession.