Medical Device Safety Officer in Cowbridge

The Clinical Engineering Department at Cardiff and Vale UHB is recruiting for a full-time Medical Device Safety Officer (MDSO). This role will give the successful applicant an excellent opportunity to improve patient safety and join a team who are passionate about effective and safe medical equipment management.

Main duties of the job:

• Ensuring effective reporting and response to adverse incidents involving medical devices, and that lessons are learnt and shared throughout the organisation.
• Performing and leading investigations into a broad range of patient safety incidents involving medical devices.
• Managing medical device safety alerts including their assessment, distribution and support for identified safety actions.
• Interpreting legislation, national guidance and industry best practice into UHB policy and management processes.

About us:

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. We serve over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, focusing on the health and care needs of our local population.

Details:

• Date posted: 24 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 7
• Salary: £50,129 to £57,365 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 001-HS031-0726
• Job location: Field Way, Clinical Engineering, 20 Field Way, Cardiff, CF14 4HY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities:

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents. The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person Specification:

Qualifications:

• Degree qualification in relevant subject (or HNC/HND equivalent with apprenticeship).
• Extensive additional theoretical knowledge acquired through CPD and professional training in relevant working environments.
• Professional registration (e.g., Incorporated Engineer; Registered Clinical Technologist, HCPC, etc.).
• Masters level qualification (equivalent experience).

Experience:

• Extensive professional experience of hospital clinical engineering services, with a broad knowledge & experience of medical technology and its applications.
• Extensive specialist knowledge and practical experience in medical engineering workshop services at senior level.
• Sound knowledge of medical device governance in healthcare environments; knowledge of regulatory framework and auditing standards (CQC, MHRA, HSE, MDR, etc.).
• Considerable experience of medical device incident investigations and safety alert management.

Skills:

• Advanced software user skills; competent user of office, spreadsheet & database applications.
• Ability to develop professional rapport with departmental staff, managerial staff, service users and suppliers.
• Ability to communicate complex information across professional boundaries.
• Ability to lead operational and project groups; good meeting management and chairing skills.
• Excellent documentation and reporting skills.
• Ability to independently prioritise, analyse, and investigate complex service issues and problems.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.