Head of Clinical Engineering: Sponsorship Available

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Head of Clinical Engineering. Lead Clinical Engineering across the Trust, taking responsibility for the medical equipment and services relied on by clinical teams every day.

You’ll shape long-term equipment strategy, lead the capital and sub-capital medical equipment programme, and ensure equipment is safe, compliant, and available where it’s needed. You’ll drive a technical and outsourced workforce, while working with senior clinical and operational leaders to ensure medical technology continues to meet the changing needs of patients and services.

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Main duties of the job

  • The role leads Trust-wide Clinical Engineering, communicating complex information, advising senior committees and representing the Trust externally.
  • It requires expert analysis of clinical, regulatory, commercial and financial issues; long-term equipment planning; contract, policy and service development; and oversight of maintenance, incidents, procurement and quality systems.
  • The postholder controls budgets, capital programmes, asset records and equipment disposal, while leading staff, outsourced providers and training.
  • They manage medical-equipment information systems, audits, benchmarking and research activity.
  • As the Trust’s senior technical expert, they act independently, drive improvement and innovation, maintain professional competence, provide cover, complete reports and undertake appropriate additional duties when required.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Education

Essential

  • First degree or equivalent NHS management experience and evidence of practical application of expertise at this level
  • Master’s degree in leadership or management or relevant subject or evidence of practical application of expertise at this level
  • Post-graduate management qualification or evidence of practical application of expertise at this level
  • Evidence of sustained and continuous professional development
  • Knowledge of statutory, regulatory and governance obligations relating to medical equipment management

Experience

Essential

  • Operational, HR and financial management experience at a senior level within a large healthcare organisation.
  • Clinical experience operating a wide range of medical equipment

Desirable

  • First hand engineering experience of electronic equipment design, construction and repair.

Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities

Essential

  • Experience of working at senior management level in large complex environment.
  • Advanced understanding of financial reporting, ability to design and direct systems to report on expenditure, net present value of equipment inventory, future equipping needs
  • Expert understanding of specialist healthcare science activities and management knowledge, including technical, commercial and financial equipping consequences of medical developments and strategies.
  • Extensive knowledge of Health Service Capital and Revenue Procurement programmes/ procedures

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 29 October 2026

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