Job summary
- Main area
- Clinical Engineering
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 08:30-17:00)
- Job ref
- 359-7479477-T3
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Tunbridge Wells Hospital
- Town
- Tunbridge Wells
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/10/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 07/10/2025
Employer heading
Clinical Engineer
Band 5
Job overview
Clinical Engineering are responsible for the management of the maintenance and repair of medical equipment used by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, other NHS Trusts and Private Healthcare providers.
We are looking for an enthusiastic electronic engineering technician to join our busy team looking after our wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment.
Good communication skills are essential for working with both customers and suppliers in this rewarding environment.
We are particularly interested in applicants skilled in this type of work, but would be prepared to consider candidates with appropriate general electronic experience, for whom training will be provided.
Should a capable inexperienced applicant be identified a training position maybe offered leading to the full Band 5 position on successful completion of training.
Candidates with full (manual) driving licences preferred.
The successful candidate will be based at the Tunbridge Wells Hospital and rotate between the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals. They will also be required to visits other healthcare providers in both the public and private sector.
For informal discussion, please contact Michael Chalklin on 01892 633050
Main duties of the job
Provide specialised clinical technical services for preventative maintenance,
servicing, inspection and repair to a wide range of complex and patient-critical
medical devices and laboratory equipment.
Communicate with clinical users and laboratory staff to gain a clear
understanding of the nature of problems with equipment. Assess the seriousness
and implications of the problem and respond appropriately to the urgency of the
user request.
Undertake advanced fault-finding. Apply suitable fault finding techniques to
diagnose problems, including those beyond the scope of manufacturer supplied
information. Report novel fault conditions to manufacturers. Exercise judgement
to determine the causes of faults in devices with multiple complex and inter
related systems (e.g. electronic, computer and mechanical systems), which may
be due to user error, equipment failure or environmental issues (e.g.
temperature, RF interference).
Working for our organisation
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey.
We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.
Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.
Looking for flexible working?
We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it’s adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.
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Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:
- At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
- Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
- Blue Light card eligibility
- And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Standard Level. (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children). If a role involves regulated activity and requires a DBS check with a barred list check, you cannot apply if you are on the barred list.
All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- Ordinary National Certificate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
- City and Guilds Telecommunication Technicians Technological Certificate.
- City and Guilds Electronic Technicians Technical Certificate.
Desirable criteria
- Higher National Certificate in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
- Degree in Biomedical Engineering
- Registration as a Clinical Technologist
Knowledge/Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in applying workshop technology to electronic & electro-mechanical equipment.
- Able to prioritise and manage own work.
- Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence.
- General knowledge of electronic workshop practice and computer systems.
- Knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering.
- Ability to assess the suitability and efficacy of a device in a given environment.
Desirable criteria
- Practical experience in electronic and medical engineering workshop practices and techniques for at least 1 years post-qualification
- Ability to assess the suitability and efficacy of a medical device in a given clinical environment.
- High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure.
- Understanding of the principles of clinical risk assessment.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Competent in the use Excel, Word, etc. to set up documents and spreadsheets and extract information, use Asset Management database.
- Use of fine tools for equipment adjustment/assembly.
- Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances when working in clinical areas (e.g. when visiting wards and theatres, fault finding on patient connected equipment).
- Ability to manage confrontational situations, involving the safe use of medical devices within the clinical environment.
- Able to deliver teaching and training on complex equipment to other professional groups (e.g. train nurses in medical device use).
Desirable criteria
- Experienced in the use of Asset Management Systems
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Michael Chalklin
- Job title
- Head of Clinical Engineering
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01895 6 33151
- Additional information
Wayne Milsom
Richard Boulton
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