Clinical Engineering Technician

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

The closing date is 15 March 2026

Join a team that keeps lifesaving equipment working at its best. We’re looking for a skilled and proactive Clinical Engineering Technician to deliver high-quality medical device management across clinical areas. If you enjoy hands‑on technical work, problem solving, and supporting frontline staff, this role offers variety, responsibility, and the chance to make a real difference to patient care.

Why this role matters

You’ll ensure critical devices (ventilators, monitors, incubators, defibrillators and more) are safe, reliable, and ready when clinicians need them. You’ll work across clinical and workshop environments, support urgent requests, and help train staff in safe device use.

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

• Commission, calibrate and maintain a wide range of complex medical devices.
• Diagnose faults using investigation and testing, and communicate findings to users and suppliers.
• Provide user training and demonstrations to clinical staff to improve device safety and effectiveness.
• Keep accurate maintenance records using computerised systems to support audits and quality monitoring.
• Manage parts and consumables, placing orders to maintain serviceability.
• Support instrumentation interfaces with clinical IT systems and liaise with IM&T as needed.

• A varied, hands‑on role with clear impact on patient safety.
• Opportunities for professional development and manufacturer training.
• A supportive team culture focused on continuous improvement and compassionate care.

• BEng/BSc in electronics or a scientific subject, or HNC/HND working towards a degree.
• Manufacturer training, membership of a professional institute, or registration with the Register of Clinical Technologists.

• At least 18 months with electronic and electromechanical systems; experience with medical devices and healthcare environments is highly desirable.

• Skills:
  
  Strong initiative, excellent communication, IT literacy, and the ability to organise your own workload.
• Practical:
  Full driving licence for van use, physically fit to move and handle equipment; comfortable working around critically unwell patients.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust