Junior Clinical Engineer

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

Job summary

A prominent healthcare trust in Manchester is seeking a Junior Clinical Engineer to support the maintenance and management of medical devices across various hospitals. The ideal candidate will possess a diploma-level education in engineering and relevant experience in technical environments. This role offers a competitive salary within the NHS pay scales, alongside opportunities for professional development in a dynamic healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge acquired through training to diploma equivalent knowledge e.g. BTEC, ONC/OND.
• Working towards HNC level or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Ensure efficient and timely maintenance and repair of equipment.
• Keep accurate records and deal with clients on medical device management issues.
• Work within engineering processing and compliance section.

Skills

Work on own initiative

Ability to maintain, repair and test devices

Driving licence

Manual handling training

Education

Professional knowledge through training to diploma equivalent

Working towards HNC level or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office package

Job description

Junior Clinical Engineer

Go back Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 03 November 2025

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 the MFT Clinical Engineering Team as a Junior Clinical Engineer, providing innovation, support and continuous improvement for our cross‑site workshops and IT and database systems and processes.

Main duties of the job

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

The varied and interesting work includes working within our engineering processing and compliance section, ensuring efficient and timely maintenance and repair of equipment, keeping accurate records, and dealing with clients on a range of medical device management issues. You will be expected to be the face of Clinical Engineering when in contact with our clients.

You are expected to have knowledge of basic scientific and engineering principles along with awareness of Health and Safety legislation.

You will be mainly based at workshops in Manchester Oxford Road, Wythenshawe, North Manchester or Trafford General but will need to be flexible as you will also be working at various hospitals throughout Greater Manchester. You will need to have a logical and methodical approach to your work, to work as part of a team or on your own initiative and to have good interpersonal and communication skills.

It would be advantageous if you have experience in the field of engineering, although this is not essential to the role.

We will provide a comprehensive induction programme and you will be appraised on a yearly basis with a view to developing knowledge and skills where appropriate.

About us

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 you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high‑quality research programmes. We’re also 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, protect your health and wellbeing and shape the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

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. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time 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].

Were looking forward to hearing from you!

Qualifications

• Professional knowledge acquired through training to diploma equivalent knowledge e.g. BTEC, ONC/OND
• Working towards HNC level or equivalent

Experience

• Experience with Microsoft Office package (or equivalent) and data input work
• Demonstrable experience using computerised equipment inventories, work service records & maintenance scheduling within a service centre environment
• Experience of working in an electronic/engineering workshop environment
• Undertaking a range of technical and customer related tasks

Skills and Knowledge

• Work on own initiative
• Ability to maintain, repair and test devices, service centre experience
• Driving licence
• Manual handling training

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearper annum (pro rata)