Clinical Engineer | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major university NHS Trust is seeking motivated Clinical Engineers to join their Clinical Engineering Team in Manchester. Responsibilities include maintaining and repairing medical devices, keeping accurate records, and addressing client concerns. Candidates should have a background in scientific and engineering principles along with good communication skills. Join us to make a difference in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of basic scientific and engineering principles.
• Awareness of Health and Safety legislation.
• Logical and methodical approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring efficient and timely maintenance and repair of equipment.
• Keeping accurate records of all activities.
• Dealing with clients on a range of medical device management issues.

Skills

Knowledge of basic scientific and engineering principles

Awareness of Health and Safety legislation

Logical and methodical approach to work

Ability to work as part of a team or independently

Good interpersonal and communication skills

Experience in the field of engineering

Job description

The Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust includes major teaching hospitals. A wide range of equipment is used for medical work - diagnosis, monitoring, therapy and technical work - throughout its wards, theatres, and clinical departments.

The Clinical Engineering Department delivers high quality medical device maintenance, repair and management services within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). An opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join MFT Clinical Engineering Team as Clinical Engineers, providing innovation, support and continuous improvement for our cross-site workshops and IT and database systems and processes.

Our department is accredited to the ISO9001:2015 Quality Standard and is responsible for the management of all types of reusable medical device.

Key responsibilities

• Ensuring efficient and timely maintenance and repair of equipment
• Keeping accurate records of all activities
• Dealing with clients on a range of medical device management issues
• Representing Clinical Engineering in contact with clients as the face of the department
• Working mainly at workshops in Manchester Oxford Road, Wythenshawe, North Manchester or Trafford General, with flexibility to work at various hospitals throughout Greater Manchester

Qualifications and skills

• Knowledge of basic scientific and engineering principles
• Awareness of Health and Safety legislation
• Logical and methodical approach to work
• Ability to work as part of a team or independently, with good interpersonal and communication skills
• Experience in the field of engineering is advantageous but not essential

We will provide a comprehensive induction programme and will appraise you yearly with a view to developing knowledge and skills where appropriate.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We are creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. We’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. You’ll also need to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

This advert closes on Monday 3 Nov 2025