The Head of Clinical Engineering leads medical equipment and services across the whole of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The role sets long-term equipment strategy, runs the capital and sub-capital equipment programme and keeps equipment safe, compliant and available. It is a senior post with responsibility for technical and outsourced staff and close work with clinical and operational leaders, including advice to senior committees and external representation. Essential criteria cover senior NHS management experience, medical equipment governance and clinical use of a wide range of equipment.
What the job involves
- Set long-term medical equipment strategy and lead the capital and sub-capital equipment programme
- Ensure equipment is safe, compliant and available where clinical teams need it
- Lead Trust-wide Clinical Engineering, advising senior committees and representing the Trust externally
- Lead technical and outsourced staff, providers and training
- Analyse clinical, regulatory, commercial and financial issues and lead long-term equipment planning
- Develop contracts, policies and services
- Oversee maintenance, incidents, procurement and quality systems
- Control budgets, capital programmes, asset records and equipment disposal
- Manage medical equipment information systems, audits, benchmarking and research activity
- Act as the Trust's senior technical expert, acting independently and driving improvement and innovation
- Maintain professional competence, provide cover and complete reports
- Undertake other appropriate duties when required
What's required
Qualifications
- First degree or equivalent NHS management experience, with practical application of expertise at this level
- Master's degree in leadership, management or a relevant subject, or equivalent practical expertise
- Post-graduate management qualification, or equivalent practical expertise
- Evidence of sustained and continuous professional development
Experience
- Senior-level operational, HR and financial management experience in a large healthcare organisation
- Senior management experience in a large, complex environment
- Clinical experience operating a wide range of medical equipment
Skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of statutory, regulatory and governance obligations for medical equipment management
- Advanced understanding of financial reporting, including designing and directing systems to report on expenditure, net present value of equipment inventory and future equipping needs
- Expert understanding of specialist healthcare science activities and management, including the technical, commercial and financial consequences of medical developments
- Extensive knowledge of Health Service capital and revenue procurement programmes and procedures
Nice to have
- First-hand engineering experience of electronic equipment design, construction and repair
What's offered
- Career development
- Flexible working and wellbeing support
- Staff recognition scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Car lease schemes
- Season ticket loan
- Membership options for onsite leisure facilities
- Consideration of applications to work flexibly, part time or job share
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