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Clinical engineer
Clinical engineers design, develop and maintain equipment for diagnosing illness and treating patients.
Clinical engineer
Role Description
Your day-to-day duties may include:
- testing equipment, like walking aids, wheelchairs and speech synthesizers (known as assistive technologies)
- developing artificial limbs that attach to the patient's own tissue
- making artificial joints, heart valves and hearing implants from new materials
- designing equipment that allows doctors to try new medical techniques, like optical instruments for keyhole surgery
- management of medical equipment, like scanners, imaging machines and monitoring systems
- carrying out quality assurance checks to ensure all equipment is working correctly and safely
- working closely with other medical professionals and technical staff

Salary Guide
Minimum: £22000
Maximum: £41000