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Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
27 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Be able to work within broad occupational policies and establish how these should be interpreted for the Trust
- Other
Full UK driving licence
- Other
Compassionate – demonstrates a caring nature towards patients, colleagues and the public.
- Experience
Experience working as a technologist.
- Experience
Experience in fault diagnosis.
- Experience
Specialist knowledge on the maintenance and repair of a range of medical devicess
- Experience
Use of Office and other equipment specific software packages.
- Experience
Disassembly and reassembly skills
- Experience
Knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical electronic engineering
- Experience
Ability to use equipment management data bases
- Physical skills
Keyboard skills
- Physical skills
Ability to lift items of equipment up to 15kg, following Trust manual handling policy and practices.
- Physical skills
Ability to work in small or awkward spaces; when installing or maintaining equipment
- Physical skills
Able to calibrate and test equipment with small margins of error
- Physical skills
Colour vision and good eyesight
- Training & Qualifications
Good quality academic qualifications in engineering / technology; HNC/HND or equivalent + post-qualification training.
- Training & Qualifications
Additional theoretical knowledge acquired through CPD (professional short courses, personal study, conferences)
- Training & Qualifications
Working towards RCT registration
- Analytical & Judgement Skills
Interpretation of legislation/policy/complex test results where there is no precedent
- Analytical & Judgement Skills
Analysis and interpretation of engineering test results.
- Analytical & Judgement Skills
Investigate and manage causes of problems with users/ patients / equipment, escalating to managers if required
- Analytical & Judgement Skills
Use of special computer packages.
- Communication and Relationship
Able to communicate complex and varied information across professional boundaries to a range of staff both inside and outside the organisation.
- Communication and Relationship
Good negotiation skills.
- Communication and Relationship
Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations.
- Planning & organisation skills
Plan programmes of work within own service and other services, involving a wide range of other professionals.
- Planning & organisation skills
Work independently and under pressure, prioritising workloads .
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Knowledge and experience of working in a Health care setting
- Experience
Knowledge of MHRA Managing Medical Devices April 2015
- Experience
At least 2 years’ experience as a technologist
- Training & Qualifications
Honours degree in Clinical Technology/Electronics or equivalent
- Training & Qualifications
Registered Clinical Technologist
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Clinical Engineering Technologist to join a large team in a busy medical equipment servicing unit.
This post is ideal for an experienced Technologist looking to progress their career in a challenging and busy environment. Alternatively we are looking for a Technologist seeking to improve their experience and capabilities.
This post will include activities, selection and evaluation, acceptance testing and installation, calibration, planned maintenance, repair, routine safety testing, decommissioning and disposal. These services are provided for a defined range of electro-mechanical medical equipment within the care of Clinical Engineering that are owned by or used by the Trust and certain organisations outside the Trust.
Main duties of the job
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Responsible for the repair, maintenance and servicing of a defined range of medical equipment/devices, requiring a high degree of competence, experience and specialised knowledge. Please note we are also willing to consider candidates who don’t meet all the essential criteria as a progression against agreed milestones, this will be under Annex 21 basis as defined in the Agenda for Change Terms and Conditions of Employment. Measures including pay and milestones underpinning this appointment will be discussed with the successful candidate by the appointing manager. This will be face to face interviews only as we need to conduct practical tests as part of the interview process. Please ensure you can attend face to face before applying.
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This advert is for Clinical Engineering Technologist with Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust in Nottingham, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Health science services role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 PER ANNUM. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 15 Sep 2026.
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