Head of Clinical Engineering

Insight Executive Group Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London is seeking a Head of Clinical Engineering to lead medical equipment services across the Trust. This senior role shapes procurement, maintenance and lifecycle planning for ~27,000 items and will report to executive level.

You will manage budgets, external providers and regulatory compliance while developing long-term strategies to support patient safety and clinical services. A first degree and NHS leadership experience are required.

Qualifications

• First degree or NHS management equivalent, with evidence at this level.
• Master's degree in leadership, management or relevant subject, or equivalent experience.
• Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent practical experience.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Knowledge of medical equipment regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Develop long-term strategies for procurement, operation and replacement of medical equipment.
• Deliver the Trust's capital and sub-capital medical equipment programme.
• Ensure medical equipment is procured, installed, maintained and operated safely.
• Lead asset optimisation and the maintenance programme for ~27,000 items.
• Oversee outsourced maintenance contracts and monitor performance.
• Ensure adherence to Quality Management System and regulatory framework.
• Manage responses to medical device safety alerts and incidents.
• Provide training to clinical staff for safe device use.
• Assess equipment requirements and opportunities for redeployment and standardisation.
• Advise clinicians and senior leaders on equipment strategies; report to Board and Executives.

Skills

Senior leadership

Clinical engineering

Budget management

Contract management

Regulatory compliance

Medical equipment knowledge

Education

First degree

Master's in leadership/management

Postgraduate management qualification

Tools

N/A

Job description

Lead the medical equipment services that clinical teams rely on every day as Head of Clinical Engineering in London on a permanent basis.

Band 9 from £121,528 including HCAS Inner London

Take Trust-wide responsibility for Clinical Engineering at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, leading the people, systems and services behind the safe and effective use of medical equipment across its clinical services.

This is a senior role where engineering, patient safety, clinical need and investment come together.

As the Trust's lead expert on medical devices, you'll shape how equipment is procured, managed, maintained and replaced, while developing the long-term equipping strategies needed to support the Trust's clinical services. Your remit stretches from specialist support for neonatal intensive care, high dependency areas and renal dialysis sites to Trust-wide medical equipment programmes and advice at Board level.

The impact you'll have as Head of Clinical Engineering

Clinical teams need equipment they can trust. Your leadership will help make sure they have it.

You'll be professionally accountable for Clinical Engineering across the Trust, bringing together patient safety, compliance, asset management, procurement, maintenance, training and financial control.

With around 27,000 items of medical equipment covered by the Trust's maintenance programme, this is a substantial operation. You'll look at how equipment is being used across the organisation, where investment or replacement is needed and how assets can be managed more effectively to support clinical services and make the best use of available resources.

Shape the Trust's approach to medical equipment

Lead the strategy and systems behind Clinical Engineering, taking responsibility for:

• Developing long-term strategies for the procurement, operation and replacement of medical equipment.
• Delivering the Trust's capital and sub-capital medical equipment programme.
• Ensuring medical equipment is appropriately procured, installed, maintained and operated safely.
• Leading asset optimisation and the maintenance programme across approximately 27,000 items of medical equipment.
• Overseeing outsourced specialist maintenance contracts and monitoring performance.
• Ensuring Clinical Engineering operates within the required Quality Management System and regulatory framework.
• Managing responses to medical device safety alerts and adverse equipment incidents.
• Ensuring clinical staff receive the training they need to use medical devices safely and effectively.
• Assessing equipment requirements across the Trust and identifying opportunities for redeployment, standardisation and more effective use of assets.
• Providing specialist scientific and technical advice to clinicians, senior leaders, committees and project teams.
• Representing the Trust with external agencies and regulatory bodies.
• Briefing the Trust Board and executive committees on medical equipment, maintenance contracts, finance and performance.

Influence investment in medical technology

You'll have a significant role in deciding how the Trust invests in medical equipment.

Leading the annual application process for new capital equipment, you'll use your scientific and specialist knowledge to assess proposals against clinical need, engineering requirements, financial viability and risk.

You'll also manage Clinical Engineering budgets, oversee expenditure and forecasting and help determine the most appropriate approach to maintaining individual items of equipment throughout their working life.

Lead the people and expertise behind it

Lead the Clinical Engineering team and its external specialist providers, creating a service that combines strong technical expertise with a clear understanding of what clinical teams need

You'll have responsibility for recruitment, performance, development and wellbeing within the team, while ensuring outsourced providers have the expertise and resources required to deliver compliant services.

At Trust level, you'll work directly with divisional directors, clinical leaders, nursing, infection control, finance and procurement, giving you the opportunity to influence medical equipment decisions across the organisation.

What you'll bring

You'll bring substantial senior-level experience from a large healthcare environment, alongside a strong understanding of medical equipment management and the clinical, technical, regulatory and financial considerations that sit behind it.

You'll need:

• A first degree or equivalent NHS management experience, with evidence of applying your expertise at this level.
• A master's degree in leadership, management or a relevant subject, or equivalent practical experience at this level.
• A postgraduate management qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
• Evidence of sustained continuing professional development.
• Strong knowledge of the statutory, regulatory and governance requirements surrounding medical equipment.
• Senior-level operational, HR and financial management experience within a large healthcare organisation.
• Clinical experience operating a wide range of medical equipment.
• Strong commercial and contractual experience, including large-scale contract management and negotiation.
• Experience managing significant budgets, forecasting, capital expenditure programmes and cost improvement requirements.
• The leadership and influencing skills to work across clinical, technical and corporate teams and report effectively at Board and Executive level.

First-hand engineering experience in electronic equipment design, construction and repair is listed as desirable rather than essential.

Insight Executive Group is exclusively managing the recruitment campaign on behalf of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.