Clinical or biomedical engineers design and develop a wide range of medical equipment and devices such as x-ray machines, scanners and miniature cameras or mobility aids such as artificial limbs and wheelchairs. They can also work in the fields of nuclear medicine, and vascular measurement. They may work in research and manufacture or in healthcare delivery, combining their knowledge of technology, materials and human anatomy.
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The figures below are only a guide. Actual pay rates may vary, depending on:
Salaries for a postgraduate trainee clinical or biomedical engineers in the NHS start on Band 6, £37,831 to £46,100 a year. After successful HCPC registration, you would go on to Band 7, £46,244 to £53,789 a year. The current pay scales are from April 2023. Salaries in the private sector may be higher.
There are some opportunities to progress to Band 9, £111,595 to £116,428 a year.
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Entry is competitive. Most career opportunities are in the National Health Service (NHS). There are also jobs in private sector healthcare, in the healthcare industries, universities, manufacturing companies and in teaching and research.
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The following organisations may be able to provide further information.
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Tel: 0300 500 6184
E-mail:
education@hcpc-uk.org
Website:
http://www.hcpc-uk.org/
Twitter:
@The_HCPC
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/hcpcuk
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is the UK-wide regulatory body responsible for setting and maintaining standards of professional training, performance and conduct in the following health care professions: Arts Therapists; Audiologist; Biomedical Scientist; Chiropodist and Podiatrist; Clinical Scientist; Dietician; Dramatherapist; Occupational Therapist; Operating Department Practitioner; Orthoptist; Paramedic; Physiotherapist; Practitioner Psychologist; Prosthetist and Orthotist; Radiographer; Speech and Language Therapist. (The HCPC may regulate other healthcare professions in the future.) The HCPC website contains a register of all approved courses in the above professions.
Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM)
Tel: 01904 610821
E-mail:
office@ipem.org.uk
Website:
http://www.ipem.ac.uk/
Twitter:
@ipemnews
NHS Scotland Careers
Website:
http://www.careers.nhs.scot
Website (2):
https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/
Twitter:
@NHSScotCareers