clinical engineer

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is looking for a clinical engineer to join their team in Newcastle. The role focuses on service delivery, problem-solving, and designing solutions to support patients’ needs. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant engineering degree, possess strong technical skills, and be comfortable working alongside healthcare professionals. This position requires a full valid UK driving license for regional travel. Join a dynamic team dedicated to improving patients' lives through quality healthcare services.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to equality and diversity

Sustainability initiatives

Qualifications

• Registered or working towards registration as a Clinical Scientist.
• Specialist knowledge in engineering design and regulatory compliance.
• Driving license is essential for region-wide travel.

Responsibilities

• Contributes to service delivery in their specialist area.
• Assists in providing technical leadership within their area.
• Supports service improvement through quality management.

Skills

Technical awareness

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Engineering or science based degree

Related Master’s degree

Job description

The Regional Technical Aids Service (RTAS) provides bespoke design, modification, manufacture and consultancy services for mechanical, electrical and electronic, specialist IT and communication assistive technologies to suit the needs of these individuals.

Working in collaboration with therapists and other health, social care and medical professionals across the region, in both clinical and community settings, the service aims to improve the lives of people living with disabilities, enabling them to remain in their own homes and realise their full potential in terms of independence, education, employment and social participation.

RTAS engineers / technologists are engaged in and utilise their skills and experience in the provision of high quality engineering solutions to improve physical, mental and social wellbeing.

Interview Date: Monday 12 January 2026

Hours: 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week

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Role Overview

No agencies please, we are currently seeking a suitably qualified, capable and motivated clinical engineer to join the team to support the delivery of our services which include initial assessment of referral requirements, problem solving, risk analysis, design, manufacture and documentation.

In addition, the post holder will lead the development of the service quality management system in accordance with applicable standards and the requirements of the Medical Device Regulation. They will also coordinate the required quality assurance, audit and clinical governance activities, developing and delivering associated training to colleagues and other healthcare professionals, relevant within the scope and activities of the wider Rehabilitation Engineering and Aids for Living unit.

Key Responsibilities

• Contributes to service delivery, region wide, within their specialist area.
• Assists in providing professional technical leadership within their specialist area.
• Supports service improvement and the development, implementation and audit of clinical and organisational strategies within the service via the quality management system.
• Performs a range of advanced healthcare science activities.
• Provides highly specialist advice and training to staff within own area and other professionals.
• Actively involved in research and development projects.
• Contributes to staff development, supervises and trains less experienced staff and trainees.

Requirements

• The successful applicant will be registered or working towards registration as a Clinical Scientist, educated with an engineering or science based degree and a related Master’s degree, or equivalent level of specialist knowledge and experience of engineering design, materials, manufacturing and regulatory compliance and documentation.
• This is a demanding, but rewarding, patient facing role, working alongside other healthcare professionals, engineering technical solutions to meet patient need, requiring excellent technical awareness, communication, planning, organisational and interpersonal skills.
• A full valid UK driving licence is essential; regular region wide travel is required.

Additional Information

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. When completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

It is a requirement of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. Check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

About Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion. With a strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we are in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

We support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic disorders. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under‑represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under 'Documents to download' or 'Supporting documents'.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.