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Clinical Engineering – Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The post will be based at the Cambridge University Hospital (CUH) site (Addenbrookes Hospital). Our equipment management and innovation team are based at this site.
Our movement analysis facility is based in Great Shelford. Travel between the two sites can be achieved on bike or by car. There is little public transport between the two sites.
Cardiac biomechanics is undertaken at Papworth hospital which is on the biomedical campus next to CUH.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
King's College London
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Thomas Stone
Email: thomas.stone@nhs.net
Clinical Engineering – East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
This post is hosted by the department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, and will be based in Canterbury, and required to travel to other sites within the Trust (Ashford, Margate, Dover and Folkestone).
Clinical Engineering includes Medical Devices Governance Team, which is responsible for oversight and governance of medical devices within the Trust, adult Kent and Medway Communication and Assistive Technology (KM CAT) Service, which is one of 15 nationally recognised services (see NHSE Specialist AAC Service specification) that supports people with complex disabilities to communicate through the use of specialist technology. We can offer local placements in Audiology, Cardiology, Radiology Physics, IT, Analytics, Medical Engineering, and Renal Technology, and support you to arrange placements in other organisations nationally (requires travel), to gain a broader experience and deeper understanding of Clinical Engineering.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
King's College London
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Martin Henderson
Email: martin.henderson1@nhs.net
Clinical Engineering – King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Trainees will be employed by King’s College Hospital NHS Trust. The training will take place at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospital and King’s College Hospital.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
King's College London
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Gill Clarke
Email: g.clarke@nhs.net
Clinical Engineering – Northern Training Consortium
The NTC is a well-established training consortium of 8 Trusts in the North East and North Cumbria, working together to deliver high quality training in the Physical Sciences. We currently have 29 STP trainees in the region, an experienced workplace training team including a dedicated training co-ordinator, and a trainee network providing peer support. The NTC has a strong record of keeping STP trainees in the region once qualified.
This Clinical Engineering post will be mainly based in Newcastle upon Tyne, but the trainee will be expected to travel elsewhere within the NTC region for some training activities.
Local promotion details for post(s): Presentations from our open day on Jan 11th are available on our website https://northerntrainingconsortium.co.uk
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
King's College London
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Judith Mott
Email: judith.mott1@nhs.net
Clinical Engineering – Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust gives lots of opportunities for a diverse training experience. Experience can be kept broad and the trainee would predominantly be based between the Clinical Engineering Department at the John Radcliffe Hospital, and the Rehabilitation Engineering based services and Gait lab at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, which are a short distance or shuttle bus journey apart in Headington.
The trainees will also get opportunities to visit other sites and departments as part of their training, and all rotations can be covered within the Trust, with options and links to external organisations if the trainee wishes to broaden their experience.
Oxford is close to London for the MSc element of the training, there are good bus services running regularly between the cities as well as rail links.
There is an active and inclusive trainee network that covers all disciplines of STP training that trainees are encouraged to be involved with, alongside trainees from other years within Physical Sciences and the Clinical Engineering specialism forming a trainee network and peer support.
Local promotion details for post(s): Open day completed virtually in December - recordings available on request
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
King's College London
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Daniel Mcgowan
Email: daniel.mcgowan@ouh.nhs.uk
Clinical Engineering – Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STH) comprises of 5 hospitals at different sites in Sheffield and provides Clinical Scientist/Clinical Engineering services to Sheffield Children’s Hospital (SCH) and some community clinics. The trainee will be primarily based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital (RHH), but will be expected to undertake duties on all sites, including SCH. Trainees may also be expected to undertake some placements in different Trusts within the region to ensure they meet all of their training requirements. A shuttle bus runs between the RHH and northern campus and is free of charge for STH employees, with excellent local bus and tram services.
The Clinical Engineering department manages over 60,000 medical devices and has electronic and mechanical workshops. We work within a certified Quality Management System and the Innovation department is registered with the MHRA as a medical device manufacturer.
There are opportunities for clinical placements primarily based in physiological measurement services.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
King's College London
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Victoria Kidgell
Email: victoria.kidgell@nhs.net
Clinical Engineering – St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Training for Clinical Engineering is offered by the trust at two main sites, St. George’s Hospital in Tooting and Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton. The rotations will be done at both sites. Depending on the emphasis of your phase 2 and phase 3 work you may spend more time in years 2 and 3 at one of the sites compared to the other. We can offer training in all areas of the curriculum, including Device Risk and Management, Clinical Measurement and Rehabilitation Services, and even though the specialism is now one we have always had the ability to cater for all modules on the course. Where appropriate and desirable you may be able to organise some placement work at other London Hospitals.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
King's College London
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Bruce Walmsley
Email: bruce.walmsley@stgeorges.nhs.uk
Clinical Engineering – University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
UCLH is situated in the heart of London and is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK providing acute and specialist services across five main hospital sites. The Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering is an essential part of UCLH delivering expert physical science support services across UCLH and to a number of external customers. The team is formed of approximately 70 Clinical Scientists, Clinical Technologists and administration staff.
Clinical engineering STP trainees will be based at the main University College Hospital site on Euston Road in London. We have strong links with services across UCLH and other NHS Trusts in London, so placements are offered specifically in the first year covering the broad spectrum of Physiological Measurement specialisms, Medical Physics and Clinical Scientific Computing as well as Rehabilitation and Clinical Engineering. Trainees will go on to work alongside other Clinical Scientists and Technologists specialising in device risk management and governance and physiological measurement in their second and third years to understand the variability of the role of clinical engineers and develop the work-based skills required for the profession.
Expected MSc university location - may be subject to change
King's College London
Contact details for queries relating to location choice - for shortlisted applicants only
Name: Alyte Podvoiskis
Email: alyte.podvoiskis@nhs.net