Senior Clinical Technologist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Senior Clinical Technologist to join our Anaesthetics and Theatre Technical Services team in delivering Clinical Engineering services to the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Clinical Engineering is primarily concerned with providing medical device management services in terms of procurement, repair, calibration and maintenance to a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment across the Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It is the responsibility of Clinical Engineering to ensure equipment operates effectively and safely with a minimum of downtime. Clinical equipment covered incorporates electrical, electronic, mechanical, computer software and medical gas systems. The department works to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 quality standards and is responsible for the management of over 60,000 medical devices used across the hospital and in the community throughout East Anglia.

The post is one of a number within the Anaesthetics and Theatre Technical Services section of Clinical Engineering.

The Anaesthetics and Theatre Technical Services section provides servicing and repair support to varied patient support equipment encompassing high-dependency/intensive care ventilators and anaesthetic machines, equipment which use medical gases including suction, flowmeters and nebulisers, and high-dependency equipment within the Theatre environment.

Applicants should possess a relevant degree or the equivalent level of knowledge/experience in electrical/electronic/mechanical engineering. In the event of candidates not meeting the required qualifications/experience or skill at Band 6 criteria in the first instance, consideration will be given to candidates for Annex 21 under NHS terms and Conditions of Service Handbook and be expected to undertake a full training program.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work in a busy team undertaking a wide range of specialised technical engineering work within the Clinical Engineering department. They will have technical responsibility for a broad range of work and be expected to work at a high level of skill to resolve complex technical issues. They will carry out scheduled preventative maintenance, servicing, repair, calibration, safety and acceptance testing on a wide range of medical devices. They will be required to work to extremely high standards of workmanship, safety and accountability within a quality management system and will be expected to work with a high degree of autonomy. They will be required to liaise with clinical and technical staff to identify faults and repair equipment, including working in all clinical areas and with manufacturers. This post also provides maintenance and repair services to healthcare providers across remote sites and a driving licence is desirable.

The post holder will provide direction and supervision of other medical technical staff. The post holder will provide training to and assessment of other medical technical staff. The post holder will contribute to the service development.

Working for our organisation

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full time permanent contract unless you have:
-    applied for a Graduate visa
-    or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

The vacancy will close 10th August 2026

Interviews are face-to-face and due to be held 25th August 2026

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only café, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

BEng/BSc in electronics/electrical or mechanical engineering or a scientific subject or other equivalent combination of qualifications and knowledge.

Eligible for Registration as a Clinical Technologist

Desirable criteria

Member of an appropriate professional institute

Voluntary member of Clinical Technologists register

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience in applying workshop technology to patient-critical equipment and techniques in healthcare.

Specialist training on the maintenance and repair of a range of medical devices, which may include electronic or pneumatic systems.

Extensive practical experience electronics and electro medical engineering workshop practices and techniques, equivalent of independent practice including preventative maintenance, servicing, inspection, repair, calibration, quality control, safety, acceptance testing and procurement

Desirable criteria

Knowledge and operation of a quality management system such as ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016 etc

Information technology experience

Experience of fault finding in mechanical/pneumatic systems

Knowledge

Essential criteria

General knowledge of electronic/mechanical workshop practice.

Specialised knowledge of patient critical life support equipment, electro-mechanical systems, computing and medical device support.

Working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines [e.g. ISO 9001 2000, BSI standards , RIDDOR, MHRA guidance, Health and Safety, COSHH].

High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure

Desirable criteria

Broad knowledge of medical device operation and management.

Able to use Excel, Word etc. to set up documents and spread sheets and extract information, use equipment management database

Skills

Essential criteria

Use of fine tools for equipment adjustment and calibration

Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations

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).

Able to supervise the work of any technicians/trainees in the section

Able to prioritise and manage own work

Able to deliver teaching and training on complex equipment to other professional groups

Desirable criteria

Able to communicate complex information across professional boundaries

Good negotiation skills

Able to concentrate frequently when subject to unpredictable working patterns.

Full valid driving licence required as will need to drive Trust owned vehicle

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.

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

Mike Mancuso

Job title

Head of Anaesthetic & Theatre Technical Services

Email address

View email address on careers.cuh.nhs.uk

Telephone number

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