Head of Clinical Engineering

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A unique and exciting leadership opportunity has arisen within our high profile Clinical Engineering Team.

We are looking for a talented individual with a proven record of success, to manage our comprehensive Trust-wide medical equipment maintenance and management service, lead our medical device innovation activities and chair the Trust's Medical Devices Management Group. The post-holder will lead a team of over 80 staff and will bring extensive experience gained either in the NHS, wider health sector or a relevant commercial/industrial background.

You will be responsible for ensuring that our Clinical Engineering services rank amongst the best in the country and for creating new opportunities for innovation for patient benefit.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a registered professional in a relevant technical area with the ability to deliver excellent, strategic and operational leadership, and ideally with a combined experience of complex asset management and medical device development. You will have well-developed stakeholder and general management skills and demonstrable ability to build and work within high performing, diverse, multi-disciplinary teams.

Our specialised medical equipment maintenance and management function is supported by a staff group of 70+, with a budget of £8.1M. It includes equipment ranging from basic monitoring to highly complex imaging and therapy equipment, with a value in excess of £100M. The post-holder will be responsible for the strategic planning of this service at organisational level. Our medical device innovation (MDI) workshops house complex electronic and mechanical equipment and services include innovative design and build, engineering and regulatory consultancy. We operate externally-audited Quality Management Systems, and as a leading centre, have a role in training the next generation of engineers.

The Trust hosts a highly successful NIHR HealthTech Research Centre (Devices for Dignity), which operates nationally and is supported by the MDI group. We also provide national network leadership for 14 NIHR HealthTech Research Centres across England.

About us

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is one of the largest and most successful healthcare employers in the UK. We offer fantastic development opportunities and there are always exciting initiatives for enthusiastic professionals. The city, England's greenest, is vibrant and friendly, boasts two universities and is located on the edge of the Peak District.

What you can expect from Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust provides excellent benefits for its staff, including commitments to professional development and many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

To apply, please send your CV and a Supporting Statement (max 3 pages) to VeredusHealthTeam@veredus.co.uk. For informal enquiries, or for further information, please contact our recruitment partner - Veredus. Adrian Barlow: Email Adrian.barlow@veredus.co.uk, Mobile: 07542 809139. Applications must be received by 11.59pm on Sunday 25 August 2024.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Degree-level knowledge/experience of leadership, strategy and management
• Honours degree (minimum 2ii) or equivalent in Engineering/Physics or an allied subject
• Postgraduate education to doctoral level in Engineering/Physics or a relevant subject area or equivalent experience
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Registered professional in a relevant technical area
• HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist or Chartered Engineer status

Experience

• Significant experience managing Complex Scientific and/or Engineering and/or Technology Services and engaging with and leading a team
• Extensive experience of senior professional leadership across a range of settings
• Demonstrable knowledge and implementation of HR processes
• Experience of workforce planning and recruitment and retention strategies, budget and resources
• Significant experience of managing budgets and financial resources, including the associated processes such as budget setting and financial planning
• Experience in the innovative design, development and construction of medical devices and laboratory equipment

Skills and Knowledge

• Operates and behaves in accordance with relevant legislation, guidance, policies and procedures designed to ensure governance and probity, including specifically within the field of Medical Devices, and takes steps to address any issues of non-compliance within areas of responsibility
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and negotiating skills
• Has the drive and energy to make things happen and achieve outcomes

Personal Qualities

• Ability to take a corporate approach to key issues
• Able to demonstrate successfully translating strategic planning into successful operational delivery
• Well-developed IT skills to manage and report on performance management information systems

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.

Salary: £88,168 to £101,677 a year pro rata for part-time staff.