Clinical Engineer

Role Overview

Clinical Engineering is primarily concerned with providing comprehensive equipment management on medical devices, including evaluation and selection, acceptance checks, repair, calibration and maintenance to a wide range of medical devices and equipment within Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The aim is 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.

• Carry out work on medical device library equipment as well as clinical areas including all general wards, Accident and Emergency, Cardiology department, and support community sites.
• Support other colleagues in their duty as and when required.
• Perform specialist servicing, repair, calibration, scheduled preventative maintenance, safety and acceptance testing on a wide range of patient‑connected medical equipment.
• Liaise with clinical and other technical staff to identify faults and repair equipment, including working with manufacturers as appropriate.
• Manage the medical devices library: issue and collect loaned devices, perform quick functional checks, and prepare them for next use.
• Maintain accurate record keeping for all work carried out, for the entire history of each job or project.
• Obtain technical and clinical information from manufacturers, and provide feedback on equipment performance to supervisor, deputy manager, team colleagues, clinical staff and relevant external organisations.
• Take responsibility for all tools and equipment within the post holder's care; ensure workshop facilities are kept clear and well‑ordered and that all workshop test equipment is maintained to acceptable standards. Where DME equipment is passed to others, ensure they are authorised to use it safely and effectively.
• Provide technical advice to clinical and other staff groups as required.
• Record all work requests via telephone or direct contact onto the Job Logging system.
• Ensure that all work is carried out to high standards of safety and accountability, particularly for life‑support and life‑saving devices under all conditions of urgency.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. All staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times and are treated fairly through our Fair Recruitment Standards.