Junior Clinical Engineer

NHS; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Stevenage is seeking a Junior Clinical Engineer to manage the lifecycle of medical equipment. Responsibilities include maintenance, calibration, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. The ideal candidate should have a degree in Clinical/Electronics Engineering and at least 1 year of experience in the medical devices field. Strong technical and communication skills are essential, along with organizational abilities for managing equipment schedules. This role is integral to delivering high-quality patient care and supports the organization's values.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year engineering experience working in a medical devices environment.
• Understanding of medical equipment technology and lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards and electrical safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical technical services including maintenance and repair for medical equipment.
• Liaise with clinical users to understand equipment issues and prioritize responses.
• Conduct calibration, safety testing, and acceptance testing for optimal device performance.

Skills

Technical proficiency in medical device maintenance

Strong communication skills

Organizational skills

IT skills

Education

Degree or HNC in Clinical/Electronics Engineering

Job description

Go back East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Junior Clinical Engineer

The closing date is 23 January 2026

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 judgment 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.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

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.

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

• Degree or HNC in Clinical/ Electronics Engineering

Previous Experience

• Minimum of 1 years' 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 name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust