Trainee Medical Engineering Technician/Specialist - Band 4/6
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 20/07/2026
- Closes
- 30/08/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Trainee Medical Engineering [contact details removed]/Specialist within the Clinical Engineering department. The post-holder will provide calibration, maintenance, and repair services for medical equipment in critical care areas, operating theatres, and other hospital departments. The role involves supporting clinical users of patient-connected diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment and contributing to safety critical areas. Candidates without formal registration but with relevant aptitude and experience are encouraged to apply, with potential appointment at Band 4.
Essential criteria
- A-Level or equivalent Level 3 qualification in science, engineering or maths. Alternatively, equivalent level of experience
Desirable criteria
- Degree in engineering
- Previous Experience
- Practical engineering experience
- Able to communicate complex information across professional boundaries.
- Workshop practices and techniques.
- Independent practice including preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, repair, calibration, quality control, safety.
- Understanding of the clinical application of a wide range of general medical devices and how the design achieves that safely.
- Electrical Safety Testing
- Knowledge and Skills
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Practical Aptitude
- Computer literate
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to maintain accuracy
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Desire to continue learning
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework:
- Range of IT skills including understanding of networked medical equipment systems.
- Specific Requirements
- Ability to travel across sites
- A-Level or equivalent Level 3 qualification in science, engineering or maths. Alternatively, equivalent level of experience
- Degree in engineering
- Previous Experience
- Practical engineering experience
- Able to communicate complex information across professional boundaries.
- Workshop practices and techniques.
- Independent practice including preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, repair, calibration, quality control, safety.
- Understanding of the clinical application of a wide range of general medical devices and how the design achieves that safely.
- Electrical Safety Testing
- Knowledge and Skills
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Practical Aptitude
- Computer literate
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to maintain accuracy
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Desire to continue learning
- Awareness and Knowledge of the dignity in care agenda.
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework:
- Range of IT skills including understanding of networked medical equipment systems.
- Specific Requirements
- Ability to travel across sites
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £48,117 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Clinical Engineering provides a clinical scientific / technical support service to clinicalusers of patient connected diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment throughoutthe trust. A particularly high level of support is provided to critical care areas such asICU, operating theatres, neonatal intensive care, coronary care areas, where thepotential for patient harm is greater.
Clinical Engineering also has a lead role in safety critical areas when medicalequipment is used. This includes: the adaptation of existing equipment; investigation of adverse incidents (adverse events and near misses involving medical equipment)and initiating appropriate action; determining necessary action required followingreceipt of DoH Safety Notices and ensuring that the work is completed; contributionto the training of clinical staff in the safe use of medical equipment.
Main duties of the job
Applications are welcomed from candidates who do not currently hold formal registration, or who are working towards technician-level competence, where they can demonstrate the required values, aptitude, experience, and ability to meet the relevant essential criteria.
Candidates who do not hold current formal registration should review the Band 4 Trainee Job Description and Person Specification. Where a candidate meets the requirements for the Band 4 Trainee role, appointment may be made
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