East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Junior Clinical Engineer - EBME

The closing date is 11 August 2025

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Junior Clinical Engineer who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Junior Clinical Engineer will be responsible for the lifecycle management of medical equipment within the EBME Equipment Library, ensuring all devices are maintained, calibrated, and compliant with safety standards. Additionally, the engineer will assist with other clinical engineering tasks and projects as needed to support the EBME Services.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will provide clinical technical services including preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, and repair for a variety of medical equipment.

You will liaise effectively with clinical users to clearly understand equipment issues, assess the severity and potential impact, and prioritize responses based on urgency.

You will also perform fault diagnosis using appropriate fault-finding techniques; report any novel or unusual faults to the Team Lead. Exercise sound judgment to identify root causes of equipment malfunctions.

The post holder will also repair equipment faults, conducting repairs down to the component level as needed.

Additionally, you will be able to verify that equipment functions in accordance to the manufacturer's specifications.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7299151

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Degree or HNC in Clinical/ Electronics Engineering

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 1 years' engineering experience working in a medical devices environment.

Skills

Essential

  • Technical proficiency in medical device maintenance, repair, calibration, and safety testing
  • Strong communication skills to effectively interact with clinical staff, suppliers, and team members.
  • Organizational skills for managing equipment records, inventory, and maintenance schedules.
  • IT skills, including experience with asset management systems and electronic documentation.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Medical Equipment Technology: Understanding of the principles, operation, and components of a wide range of medical devices and equipment.
  • Lifecycle Management: Knowledge of equipment maintenance, calibration, safety checks etc
  • Electrical Safety: Awareness of electrical and functional safety testing protocols for medical devices.
  • Regulatory Standards: Familiarity with UK healthcare regulations and standards including HTM 06-01, MHRA medical device alerts, IEC 62353 series, and other relevant safety guidelines.

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day
Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Degree or HNC in Clinical/ Electronics Engineering

Previous Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 1 years' engineering experience working in a medical devices environment.

Skills

Essential

  • Technical proficiency in medical device maintenance, repair, calibration, and safety testing
  • Strong communication skills to effectively interact with clinical staff, suppliers, and team members.
  • Organizational skills for managing equipment records, inventory, and maintenance schedules.
  • IT skills, including experience with asset management systems and electronic documentation.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Medical Equipment Technology: Understanding of the principles, operation, and components of a wide range of medical devices and equipment.
  • Lifecycle Management: Knowledge of equipment maintenance, calibration, safety checks etc
  • Electrical Safety: Awareness of electrical and functional safety testing protocols for medical devices.
  • Regulatory Standards: Familiarity with UK healthcare regulations and standards including HTM 06-01, MHRA medical device alerts, IEC 62353 series, and other relevant safety guidelines.

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Role model our Trust values every day

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

EBME Service Supervisor

Finny John

finny.john@nhs.net

01438284016

Details

Date posted

28 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-7299151

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


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