Medical Field Service Engineer – Central London (Contract) £22-25/hr | 3–6 Month Contract | Possibility of Permanent Role Are you a skilled Field Service Engineer with experience working on low-risk medical devices? We’re looking for someone proactive, hands-on, and ready to hit the ground running for a contract role based in Essex. The Role: We’re hiring a Medical Field Service...
nGenium Ltd
London
Medical Engineer
Medical Field Service Engineer – Crawley (Contract) £25-27/hr | 3–6 Month Contract | Possibility of Permanent Role Are you a skilled Field Service Engineer with experience working on low-risk medical devices? We’re looking for someone proactive, hands-on, and ready to hit the ground running for a contract role based in Essex. The Role: We’re hiring a Medical Field Service Engineer...
nGenium Ltd
Crawley
Medical Field Service Engineer, Ultrasound
Medical Field Service Engineer Ultrasound Medical Imaging Systems Birmingham & West Midlands £45K - £55K + Car + Excellent benefits package including Healthcare, Generous Contributory Pension Scheme and Full and Comprehensive Manufacturers based Product Training ** An excellent opportunity for a Medical Service Engineer or Biomedical Engineer with a background working on ultrasound medical imaging systems to join a global...
TRS Consulting Services Limited
Birmingham
Band 5 Medical Engineering Technician
Job summary Princess Alexandra Hospitalhave an exciting opportunity for a Medical Engineering Technician at the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. The service supports all hospital wards and departments across our sites in Harlow, Bishops Stortford, and Epping. You will be expected to work across these sites as required by the service to ensure the reliability and safety of critical medical...
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NHS Scotland
Livingston
Clinical Engineering Team Lead North Manchester | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
The Clinical Engineering Department is looking to appoint a Clinical Engineering Team Lead to support the services provided within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. This is a permanent position with development opportunities to allow the successful candidate to develop leadership skills, while leading an engineering team. You will be responsible for prioritising workloads, while providing service and technical support to...
Summary: UK medical technology hiring has shifted from title‑led CV screens to capability‑driven assessments that emphasise regulatory‑aware product delivery (QMS, ISO 13485), software lifecycle & risk (IEC 62304/14971), usability (IEC 62366), clinical & regulatory strategy (MDR/UKCA), device cyber security & privacy, and measurable patient/clinical and commercial impact. This guide explains what’s changed, what to expect in interviews & how to prepare—especially for SaMD engineers, AI/ML in medical devices, product & quality engineers, regulatory/clinical affairs specialists, validation/verification, manufacturing/operations, and digital health roles.
Who this is for: Software/firmware engineers in medtech, SaMD/AI engineers, systems & verification engineers, quality & regulatory affairs (QARA), clinical evaluation/PMCF specialists, human factors engineers, medical device cyber security & privacy, test/validation, manufacturing & operations, field/service engineers, and medtech product managers in the UK.
Medical technology (medtech) is transforming healthcare in the UK — from wearable sensors to AI diagnostic tools, from surgical robots to telemedicine platforms. Advances in hardware, software, data and connectivity are enabling more personalized, efficient and accessible care. But with great power comes great responsibility.
As medical devices and health technologies enter hospitals, clinics and consumers’ homes, professionals in this domain must master much more than engineering and algorithms. They must also understand law, ethics, psychology, linguistics & design. That is, medtech careers are now deeply multidisciplinary.
In this article, we explore why medical technology careers in the UK are becoming more multidisciplinary, how these five allied fields now intersect with medtech work, and what job-seekers and employers should do to succeed in this evolving ecosystem.
Medical technology (MedTech) spans everything from wearable health devices and surgical robots to diagnostic imaging, in-vitro diagnostics (IVD), digital therapeutics, AI-driven triage, and Class I–III medical devices. In the UK, the sector touches NHS care pathways, private providers, and global markets—with stringent expectations for safety, clinical evidence, cybersecurity, and data privacy. As ventures scale from prototype to regulated product, clear team structures become the difference between promising pilots and licensed, market-ready devices.
Whether you’re hiring your first clinical specialist or applying for a role in QA/RA, this guide explains who does what in a modern MedTech department, how functions collaborate across the product lifecycle, UK-typical skill sets and salaries, common pitfalls, and best practices for building a resilient team.
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