Renal Engineer

Renal Engineer

📍 Field-Based | South & South West Region (Covering London, Hampshire, West Sussex and Essex)

📄 Permanent 🕒 Full Time, 37.5 Hours per Week (Monday to Friday) 💰 £38,000 - £42,000 + 15% Bonus + Car Allowance

Benefits

• 27 days annual leave, increasing to 30 days with service
• Annual performance bonus (up to 15%)
• Car allowance
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

About Diaverum

Diaverum is one of the UK's leading independent renal care providers, operating more than 35 dialysis clinics nationwide. Working in partnership with NHS renal units, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional dialysis treatment and kidney care that improves patients' quality of life.

Patient care is at the heart of everything we do, and we are proud to support thousands of patients through innovative treatments, clinical excellence, and highly skilled teams.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a skilled and motivated Renal Engineer to join our technical services team. This is a varied and rewarding field-based role where you will be responsible for providing comprehensive technical support, maintenance, and specialist expertise across our dialysis clinics.

You will play a critical role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and performance of dialysis-related medical equipment, renal water treatment systems, dialysis therapy chairs, and other associated medical devices.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform preventative maintenance, servicing, calibration, repair, and acceptance testing on dialysis equipment and renal water treatment systems.
• Ensure all equipment remains safe, compliant, reliable, and fit for clinical use.
• Support the installation, commissioning, evaluation, and adaptation of medical devices where required.
• Order and manage spare parts and accessories, ensuring all equipment is maintained to the highest standard.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date equipment maintenance records and technical documentation.
• Provide technical expertise to support the delivery of dialysis treatment across assigned clinics.
• Advise clinical teams on the technical aspects of renal replacement therapies and associated equipment.
• Monitor dialysis water quality and interpret testing results to ensure compliance with required standards.
• Take ownership of technical support activities across a designated geographical region.
• Participate in occasional weekend work and on-call support as required.

About You

We are keen to hear from candidates with experience in renal engineering, although applications from other relevant engineering backgrounds are welcomed.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Experience working with medical devices, electro-mechanical equipment, or similar technical systems.
• Strong fault-finding and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to explain technical information clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and manage a varied workload.
• Flexible and adaptable approach to working across multiple locations.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel extensively within the region.

Desirable Experience

• Previous experience within renal or dialysis environments.
• Knowledge of dialysis machines and renal water treatment systems.
• Experience working with Nipro, Nikkiso, or B. Braun dialysis equipment is desirable 

Don't have renal experience? Full training and support can be provided for candidates with strong transferable engineering skills and the desire to develop within a specialist healthcare environment.

Why Join Diaverum?

This is an opportunity to join a growing organisation where your technical expertise has a direct impact on patient care. You'll be part of a supportive, specialist team committed to maintaining the highest standards of clinical engineering while making a meaningful difference to patients' lives every day.

All positions at Diaverum are subject to a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check as part of our recruitment process. We encourage you to apply today, as we reserve the right to close this role early upon receiving a sufficient number of applications.

Apply today and help us continue delivering life-enhancing renal care across the UK.