Job summary
- Main area
- EBME
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 273-DC-7507284
- Employer
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- City Road
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £37,259 - £45,356 per annum incl. HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Engineer
NHS AfC: Band 5
YOU MAKE US MORE
Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.
For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.
We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.
And we’re just getting started.
Construction is well underway on our groundbreaking new centre in Camden, a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity This modern, flexible facility will bring together eye care, research, and education under one roof—enabling transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.
Could you be part of this future? Make us more.
Job overview
The Electro-Biomedical Department (EBME) is responsible for delivering complete medical equipment management on behalf of the Trust to
include City Road and all Moorfields network sites.
The post holder will complement an existing EBME team who are responsible for delivering effective management, servicing, and repair of all Trust medical equipment to include to include City Road and all Moorfields Network sites.
Main duties of the job
- Attend to equipment breakdowns which have been logged by way of the Trust intranet or phone.
- In line with manufacturers recommendations, carry out routine PPM servicing on a range of medical equipment to include specialised ophthalmic equipment.
- Carry out asset verification and equipment evaluation, to help effectively manage the Trusts medical equipment assets and asset replacement program.
- Responsible for meeting the agreed site based Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Working with 3rd party suppliers to provide the Trust with service and support in line with their agreed contract obligations.
- Required to conduct local investigations into the root causes of Clinical or Adverse Incidents.
- Responsible for carrying out any recall actions or safety enhancements which have been communicated by manufacturers or the National Safety Alert Broadcast System.
- Responsible for providing technical expertise relating to medical devices and the environment in which they are used, for example, liaising with the MHRA, professional end users and any other agency or interested party.
- Work within the department ISO 9001 Quality Management System (QMS) and support the implementation and maintenance of the framework.
Working for our organisation
What’s in it for You?
At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.
You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:
• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Clinical Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and compliance of medical equipment across the Trust. You will use your engineering expertise to carry out planned preventative maintenance, repair, and verification of medical devices including specialised Ophthalmic equipment, providing technical advice to clinical teams and liaising with suppliers, auditors, and external bodies as required.
You will be responsible for managing your own workload, contributing to equipment commissioning and decommissioning, maintaining accurate records on the Trust’s database, and supporting the delivery of staff training. The role also involves working within the ISO 9001 Quality Management System, implementing policies, and responding to national safety alerts to uphold patient safety standards. With opportunities to contribute to service development, research, and evaluation of new devices, this role offers a varied and rewarding opportunity to apply your skills in a continually developing environment.
The post will be based primarily at the City Road site, but you will require to support and travel to other Trust network sites very often.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- Undergraduate Degree in Engineering or Computing
- Registration as Clinical Technologist (or working towards)
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate degree in Medical Devices Management, or equivalents
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of test procedure used to verify the performance of medical equipment
- Experience of working under a Quality Management System
- Competent to plan and carry out servicing including electrical safety testing, on a range of medical equipment
- Experience of managing and prioritising own workload and working to deadlines
Desirable criteria
- Specialist experience in Ophthalmic Medical Equipment
- Good experience of Medical Devices Networking and Connectivity
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of test procedures used to verify safety and performance of specialist ophthalmic medical equipment
- Extensive knowledge of Medical Equipment Databases
- Competency in Microsoft word and Excel software packages
- Good knowledge of Medical Devices Networking and Connectivity
Desirable criteria
- Medical devices standards and legislation
Skills Abililites
Essential criteria
- Good understanding of scientific and engineering technologies used in medical equipment
- Ability to Diagnose complex faults
- Carry out repetitive equipment testing and work in awkward positions several times each day
- Ability to communicate well with a wide range of people
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Sivachelvan Jeyaseelan
- Job title
- EBME Team Leader
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02072533411
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