Clinical Engineering Team Lead North Manchester

NHS; Manchester; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Manchester is seeking a Clinical Engineering Team Lead. The role involves leading an engineering team, managing medical devices, and focusing on quality management across multiple hospital sites. Candidates should have professional electronic knowledge and experience in the medical equipment service environment. This permanent position offers development opportunities for leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Professional Electronic knowledge (B Eng or equivalent) with specialist knowledge to master’s level.
• Experience maintaining a broad range of medical equipment.
• Supervisory experience in servicing medical equipment.
• Knowledge of medical device management standards and NHS structure.

Responsibilities

• Analyse and diagnose faults in complex patient-critical electro-mechanical equipment.
• Organise and deliver service schedules, leading a team on routine and reactive maintenance.
• Assist procurement projects for specialist medical devices.
• Identify training needs and ensure devices are maintained and repaired.
• Develop new working practices to improve team efficiency.

Job description

Job Summary

The Clinical Engineering Department of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is looking to appoint a Clinical Engineering Team Lead to support services across the Trust. This permanent role offers development opportunities for leadership skills and involves leading an engineering team, prioritising workloads and providing technical support for a wide range of medical devices in a hospital environment. The post holder will initially work at North Manchester General Hospital and may rotate to other Trust and Community sites. The role focuses on quality management and covers support across multiple hospital sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse and diagnose faults in complex patient‑critical electro‑mechanical equipment.
• Organise and deliver service schedules, leading a team on routine and reactive maintenance of medical devices.
• Ai‑assist procurement projects for specialist medical devices.
• Identify training needs, establish systems to ensure devices are maintained and repaired within required specifications.
• Develop new working practices and techniques to improve team efficiency, monitored by key performance indicators.

Qualifications and Experience

• Professional Electronic knowledge (B Eng or equivalent) with specialist knowledge to master’s level or equivalent.
• Experience maintaining a broad range of medical equipment and evidence of competency.
• Supervisory experience in servicing medical equipment.
• Knowledge of medical device management standards and NHS structure.
• Registered with an appropriate professional body or institution (desirable).
• Management qualification (e.g., I.L.M. 3/5) (desirable).
• Significant technical and people management experience in a Medical Equipment Service environment (desirable).

Benefits and EEO Statement

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating diversity and eliminating unlawful discrimination across its workforce. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics are encouraged to apply. For special requirements during the application process, contact [e-mail].