Clinical Engineering Healthcare Scientist Trainee (Degree Apprentice)

Clinical Engineering Healthcare Scientist Trainee (Degree Apprentice)

The closing date is 27 April 2026

Shortlisting to take place after closing date: commencing 02.05.2026

Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 11.05.2026

Due to current Home Office Guidelines, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is unable to provide sponsorship for this role.

Clinical Engineering is based at Bradford Royal Infirmary responsible for trust wide management of medical devices. The successful applicant will undergo a three year period of supervised training to enable maintenance and repair of medical devices. The successful applicant will be required to complete a degree qualification in Clinical Engineering (fully funded by the Trust). Help and support will be given as well as adequate time for study in the workplace, however successful completion of the BSc in Clinical Engineering commencing September 2026 is an expected requirement.

As part of the shortlisting process applicants should answer the following questions in the supporting information section of the online application. Candidates will not be shortlisted who fail to answer these questions.

• How do you think a Clinical Engineer supports patient care?
• Why do you want to study to become a Clinical Engineer?
• Describe an interest of an engineering nature or an engineering project you have been involved with.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be a member of a team providing Clinical Engineering Services for Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and other Locations. Safety and good working practices are an essential component to the duties which are extremely specialised and non-routine and demand a high level of responsibility and independent judgement.

The Clinical Engineering service is working within a quality system ISO9001.

JOB DIMENSIONS

• Planned preventive maintenance and calibration of a wide range of equipment.
• Planning and prioritising of own workloads allocated by the Team Leaders.
• Working in close proximity to patients most days.
• Ability to work on heavy pieces of equipment where physical effort could be demanded.
• Fault finding and repair on complex medical equipment.

Applications are encouraged from those currently in full time education and working towards A level or equivalent qualifications. The requirements are for applicants to either hold prior to appointment, or be expected to achieve, three A levels, grades A-C including Maths and a Science, ideally Physics or Biology or an equivalent level three qualification.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We are one team

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached for the job description document for this post for further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

Salary

• Year 1 of the Course 65% of the top of band 5
• Year 2 of the Course 70% of the top of band 5
• Year 3 of the Course 75% of the top of band 5

Person Specification

Experience

• Understanding of the role of a Clinical Engineer
• Interest in studying for a Degree within Clinical Engineering
• Demonstrate experience of an engineering project or interest of an engineering nature.

Skills

• Ability to develop physical accuracy and eye coordination, for working on complex equipment
• Ability to develop own initiative when dealing with issues within own area of competence
• Ability to develop concentration when subject to unpredictable working patterns and when working on complex equipment
• Ability to develop skills to deal with distressing circumstances when working in Hospital environment.

Knowledge

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Knowledge of employment procedure and practices. National standards, e.g. British Standard ISO9001 2015, health and safety in workshop areas, RIDDOR, COSHH.
• Knowledge of MHRA document Managing Medical Devices

Qualifications

• Qualified or expected to achieve 3 A levels (Grades A-C including Maths & Science, ideally Physics or Biology) or equivalent in engineering
• Engineering Knowledge gained through additional courses.

Values

• We are one team

Other

• Full UK Driving Licence

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£25,378 to £29,282 a year Band 5 (Annex 21)

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