Head of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in the UK seeks an experienced Head of Department for its Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering service. This senior role involves leading a skilled team to deliver high-quality patient care and ensuring compliance and regulatory standards are met. Ideal candidates must have Medical Physics Expert certification, HCPC registration, and extensive leadership experience. The role includes managing a budget of approximately £9m and contributing to strategic planning and education activities within the department, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Benefits

Supportive working environment

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Certified Medical Physics Expert with leadership experience in complex technical services.
• HCPC registration is essential.
• Experience in managing a budget and delivering healthcare services.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary team ensuring high-quality patient care.
• Manage a budget of around £9m for effective service delivery.
• Support strategic planning and oversee department education and training activities.

Skills

Leadership experience

Medical Physics Expert certification

HCPC registration

Radiation Protection Adviser certification (or working towards)

Experience in diagnostic imaging and clinical engineering

Education

State Registered Consultant Clinical Scientist

Job description

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and innovative clinical scientist to lead our Medical Physics & Clinical Engineering service. This senior role offers the chance to guide a highly skilled and enthusiastic team to ensure the safe and effective delivery of specialist support across the Trust.

As Head of Department, you will provide strategic, professional and operational leadership across diagnostic imaging and radiation protection physics, radiotherapy physics, nuclear medicine physics and clinical engineering. You will work closely with clinical and managerial colleagues across the Trust to maintain high standards of quality, safety and regulatory compliance that supports a modern patient‑centred care approach.

Responsibilities and Expectations

A requirement for this role is certification as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) and be active in one area of medical physics practice. You will act as the Trusts lead on the portfolio of services and be part of the Divisional Management team. Ideally you will have (or be working towards) RPA certification.

You will lead and develop a multidisciplinary team that promotes a culture of learning and continuous improvement. You must be HCPC‑registered with significant leadership experience and a strong record of delivering complex technical services in healthcare.

If you are passionate about advancing medical physics within the NHS and want a role where your expertise will make an impact, we would be delighted to hear from you. You will be a State Registered Consultant Clinical Scientist and the scientific and managerial lead for Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering. You will advise the Trust on all aspects of the field and provide strategic leadership across services including radiotherapy physics, nuclear medicine, radiopharmacy, diagnostic radiology, non‑ionising radiation, specialist computing and medical equipment management. You will be professionally accountable for the delivery of these services ensuring high‑quality patient care.

The role includes managing service leads, overseeing business performance, clinical governance, and health and safety and working closely with clinical colleagues to ensure alignment with Trust and Divisional goals. You will manage a budget of around £9m and ensure services remain cost‑effective. It is desirable to be a Radiation Protection Adviser or working towards certification, and you will oversee the department's ability to provide radiation protection and medical device advice to the Trust and contracted organisations.

You will support strategic planning, manage Research and Development within the department and lead education and training activities. You will also ensure staff are appropriately qualified, experienced, and state registered where required.

About the Trust

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

Working Conditions

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.