Operational Technical Manager

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking an Operational Manager for the Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Department. The role involves managing technical teams, ensuring quality compliance, and overseeing budget responsibilities. Ideal candidates will have strong leadership skills and relevant technical expertise, contributing to the Trust's mission of delivering high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• High level of specialist knowledge in medical equipment.
• Experience in personnel management and operational oversight.
• Ability to formulate policies and manage resources effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of the MPCE Department.
• Ensure compliance with quality management systems and audits.
• Oversee budgetary management and resource allocation.

Skills

Leadership

Technical expertise

Budget management

Quality management

Education

Relevant degree in Medical Physics or Engineering

Job description

The Operational Manager will have the responsibility for the management of defined working sections within the Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering (MPCE) Department. This overall responsibility will be for the day-to-day technical and personnel line management of the teams providing specialist clinical, technical and training support for medical equipment across the Trust. This could include specialist clinical facilities such as Bone Densitometry, Renal, Radiotherapy, Theatres, Critical Care areas, Medical Device Trainers and all general wards and Departments, etc., taking responsibility for all operational matters and quality needs, as agreed with senior managers and clinical users.

The Operational Manager will be expected to demonstrate a high level of specialist knowledge and expertise in the relevant areas and provide strong leadership for the staff within their designated sections and for others in the absence of the Head of Clinical Engineering, Head of Department and other Operational Managers.

The Operational Management will ensure that strong professional links are maintained across the Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering Department (MPCE) and clinical departments, and that the available resources are controlled and used in the most cost-effective way. The operational Manager will use their technical and clinical skills to provide effective solutions for medical equipment and clinical problems, as well as managing the technical staff for which they have responsibility.

The Operational Manager will be required to undertake a significant amount of management and administrative responsibility for the work being carried out, which will include formulation of policies/protocols and matters associated with resource/service management. To contribute to the on-going service developments and assuring compliance with any statutory legislation and the requirements of Quality Management Systems (such as BSI ISO 9001:2015) including all internal and external audits.

The Operational Manager will have day to day responsibility for budgetary management, devolved by the Head of Clinical Engineering or the Head of Department.

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.

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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jennifer Cartwright Job title: Deputy Head of Clinical Engineering Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01902695525