Clinical Engineering Technician: Electronics

The closing date is 21st Jul 2025

Anticipated Interview date(s) 21/07/2025

Job summary

Clinical Engineering (CE) provides services to ensure that the Trusts medical devices are operating effectively and safely with the minimum of downtime. Medical devices include all electrical, electronic, mechanical, and medical gas systems used to diagnose and treat patients.

The role is site based (at RPH), covering core service hours on a rota system and is responsible to the Head of Clinical Engineering.

Main Duties Summary

Preventative maintenance, servicing, repair, calibration and acceptance testing on a wide range of equipment within the electrical / electronic sphere

Written/verbal communication for both simple and complex medical device related information in such a way as to ensure the stakeholders full understanding and comprehension, and to minimise any barrier(s) in understanding

Support other team members when required with work that falls outside of own expertise and seek support and advice if needed

Accurate data input into the CE department equipment management system

Work to and maintain a good knowledge of appropriate legislation(s), policies and procedures and quality standards

Adhere to health and safety regulations

Participation in a Clinical Engineering On-Call rota may be a future requirement if deemed necessary as a business need; be contactable out of hours for advice on medical equipment matters by the Senior Engineer on-call.

Key Skills

Eng qualified or equivalent

Flexible work approach

Good time management

Innovative

Computer literate with attention to detail/accuracy

Excellent interpersonal skills

Self-motivated

Able to work under pressure, to tight deadlines, remain calm and organised

About us

Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its new state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge.

We perform the most heart and/or lung transplants in the UK and carried out the UK's first successful heart transplant in 1979. It also offers emergency heart attack treatment, sleep centre care and is one of just five centres nationally for those in severe respiratory failure.

Based on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus the largest centre of medical research and health science in Europe the Trust is at the heart of treatments of the future. Royal Papworth became the first hospital trust in the country to be rated outstanding in all five areas assessed by the Care Quality Commission - a rating it still holds today.

The Trust holds its values of compassion, excellence & collaboration at its core, and all colleagues joining the team are expected to uphold these in their day-to-day roles & interactions. Royal Papworth is proud of its diverse workforce and encourages people to embrace their individuality.

The Trust values difference and welcomes all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion & belief, sex and sexual orientation. Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.

For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour

On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration.

If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or equivalent

Incorporated level Engineer or equivalent professional membership of relevant professional body

Registration as clinical technologist

Experience

Extensive practical experience in Clinical Engineering workshop practices and techniques with clearly demonstrate able experience of medical equipment support in either the NHS, UK private sector or overseas medical equipment support sector

Understanding of medical device operation and management

Experience in applying workshop technology to patient critical equipment and techniques in healthcare

High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure

Excellent verbal, communication and negotiation skills with the ability to articulate information accurately

Demonstrate ability to organise, prioritise, communicate and work under pressure

Knowledge of health & safety and risk management

Ability to concentrate even when interrupted or when subject to changing working patterns

Able to deal with sensitive situations due to working in clinical areas

Specialised knowledge of Defibrillation and Multi-Parameter Monitoring products

Knowledge of quality systems

Understanding of audit purposes

Able to use MS 365, ECRI AIMS medical equipment database

Competently maintain key product ranges

Participate in medical equipment related adverse incident investigations

Produce as required reports of equipment evaluations

Suggest, develop and implement approved service development initiatives within own area of expertise

Maintain full CPD log

Use electronic equipment management system to record work activity.

Additional Criteria

Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration

Must not be colour blind

Hold a clean driver's licence

Must be able to participate in on call rota

Able to record information accurately

Obtain membership of Voluntary Register of Clinical Technologists

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.

For help with your application, contact

Martin Ward

martin.ward5@nhs.net

07795612491

Agenda for Change

Band

Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-Time

Reference number

175-2526-ES1280

Job locations

Royal Papworth Hospital

Papworth Road

Cambridge Bio Medical Campus

Cambridge

CB2 0AY

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Salary: GBP 30000 - 42000 per year

Experience: 3 years required