Clinical Engineer | Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

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.

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• 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 interrelated systems (e.g. electronic, computer and mechanical systems), which may be due to user error, equipment failure or environmental issues.
  

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• Enthusiastic electronic engineering technician with good communication skills for working with customers and suppliers.
  
• We are particularly interested in applicants skilled in this type of work, but would consider candidates with appropriate general electronic experience, for whom training will be provided.
  
• Should a capable inexperienced applicant be identified, a training position may be 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 Tunbridge Wells Hospital and rotate between the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospitals, with visits to other healthcare providers in both the public and private sectors.
  

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• Flexible working arrangements are supported. We aim to discuss and accommodate reasonable requests about hours and working patterns.
  
• The role involves travel between sites and may include visits to other providers.
  

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• For informal discussion, please contact Michael Chalklin on .
  
• Please review the person specification and provide specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet the requirements. Check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.
  
• Appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at Standard Level. Enhanced level checks are available for roles involving regulated activity.
  
• All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date has been agreed.
  
• This advert closes on Friday 3 Oct 2025.