NHS Professionals Limited

Band 6 Clinical Engineer

The closing date is 06 November 2025

Job summary

Job Title: Band 6 Clinical Engineer 84931

Trust: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading RG1 5AN

Ward:Clinical Engineering

Pay Rates: Day Rate - £19.78 exc Holiday Pay

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours hours per week Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Are you an experienced Clinical Engineer with the skills to hit the ground running? Then this is a fantastic opportunity for someone with advanced expertise in the maintenance, repair, and safety testing of high-risk medical devices.

Based exclusively at Royal Berkshire Hospital, youll work with minimal supervision and must be confident operating independently across critical clinical environments including Maternity, Theatres, Emergency Department, and Critical Care.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide emergency repair and support service for critical devices as part of a 24 hour on call service.
  • Take responsibility and manage medical equipment in specific areas that will involve specialist knowledge acquired through relevant manufacturers courses that may involve examinations.
  • To be able to work alone, unsupervised and without manufacturers support when in an emergency call out situation.
  • To assess nursing and other staff in the safe and effective use of relevant equipment.
  • Work to high standards of safety, accountability and work unsupervised in Clinical Areas.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Details

Date posted

06 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£19.78 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-84931

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Clinical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
  • Registered Clinical Technologist (RCT) or working towards registration.

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 3 years' experience in a hospital-based Clinical Engineering or EBME department.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Clinical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field.
  • Registered Clinical Technologist (RCT) or working towards registration.

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 3 years' experience in a hospital-based Clinical Engineering or EBME department.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Mark Goddard

mark.goddard@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

03330144370

Details

Date posted

06 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£19.78 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

3 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-84931

Job locations

Royal Berkshire Hospital

London Road

Reading

RG1 5AN


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