Junior Clinical Engineer

NHS; England; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking a Junior Clinical Engineer to manage the lifecycle of medical equipment. Responsibilities include preventative maintenance, repair, and compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate will have a Degree or HNC in Clinical/Electronics Engineering and at least one year of experience. This full-time position offers a salary between £27,485 and £30,162, within a supportive work environment committed to care quality and employee well-being.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of engineering experience in a medical devices environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical technical services including preventative maintenance and repair.
• Liaise with clinical users to understand and prioritize equipment issues.
• Perform fault diagnosis and repair equipment faults.
• Conduct calibration and safety checks.

Skills

Technical proficiency in medical device maintenance

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

IT skills

Education

Degree or HNC in Clinical/Electronics Engineering

Job description

Job Summary

We are recruiting for a Junior Clinical Engineer who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The Junior Clinical Engineer is responsible for the lifecycle management of medical equipment within the Trust Sites especially EBME Equipment Library, ensuring all devices are maintained, calibrated, and compliant with safety standards. Additionally, the engineer will assist with other clinical engineering tasks and projects as needed to support the EBME Services. At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main Duties of the Job

• Provide clinical technical services including preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, and repair for a variety of medical equipment.
• Liaise effectively with clinical users to clearly understand equipment issues, assess the severity and potential impact, and prioritize responses based on urgency.
• Perform fault diagnosis using appropriate fault‑finding techniques; report any novel or unusual faults to the Team Lead. Exercise sound judgement to identify root causes of equipment malfunctions.
• Repair equipment faults, conducting repairs down to the component level as needed.
• Verify that equipment functions according to the manufacturer's specifications.
• Conduct calibration, quality control, safety testing, and acceptance testing to ensure optimal device performance.
• Perform electrical and functional safety checks to maintain compliance with safety standards.
• Cover for the Equipment Librarian during absences by managing equipment loans, returns, and inventory control to ensure smooth and uninterrupted operations within the EBME Equipment Library.

About Us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

Our Hospitals

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient‑led Trust where dedicated staff provide high‑quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

• Date posted: 09 January 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 4
• Salary: £27,485 to £30,162 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full‑time
• Reference number: 361-7673428
• Job locations: Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Job Description

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

Person Specification

Essential

• Degree or HNC in Clinical/ Electronics Engineering
• Minimum of 1 year of engineering experience working in a medical devices environment.

Skills

• Technical proficiency in medical device maintenance, repair, calibration, and safety testing
• Strong communication skills to effectively interact with clinical staff, suppliers, and team members.
• Organizational skills for managing equipment records, inventory, and maintenance schedules
• IT skills, including experience with asset management systems and electronic documentation.

Knowledge

• Medical Equipment Technology: Understanding of the principles, operation, and components of a wide range of medical devices and equipment.
• Lifecycle Management: Knowledge of equipment maintenance, calibration, safety checks etc.
• Electrical Safety: Awareness of electrical and functional safety testing protocols for medical devices.
• Regulatory Standards: Familiarity with UK healthcare regulations and standards including HTM 06-01, MHRA medical device alerts, IEC 62353 series, and other relevant safety guidelines.

Other Requirements

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role model our Trust values every day

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.

Employer Details

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Lister Hospital
Coreys Mill Lane
Stevenage
SG1 4AB

Employer's website: https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/