Head of Critical Equipment

Salary: £67,993 £78,542 per annum Contract: Permanent Hours: Full-time Location: Multi-site NHS acute hospital environment Closing date: 3 April 2026 12:00 noon About the Organisation We are a specialist Facilities Management and Property Services organisation delivering services across an NHS hospital estate.

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Our medical engineering / clinical engineering capability supports the full lifecycle of medical devices helping ensure equipment is safe, compliant, available and fit for clinical use.

Join Our Team This is a senior leadership opportunity to lead the organisations critical equipment engineering function ensuring high-risk, high-dependency equipment used in theatres, critical care, diagnostics and emergency pathways is maintained, governed and continually improved in line with regulatory requirements and best practice.

Key Responsibilities Lead and oversee the clinical/medical equipment engineering service, ensuring excellent operational delivery and customer support.

Manage the equipment lifecycle: procurement input, commissioning, maintenance planning, asset management, replacement planning and decommissioning.

Ensure compliance with relevant guidance and inspection expectations (including MHRA-aligned governance and broader quality/compliance standards).

Lead device risk assessment, incident investigation and root cause analysis; produce clear performance and assurance reporting.

Provide expert technical leadership to support capital planning and prioritisation of replacements with senior clinical stakeholders.

Lead, develop and performance-manage a multidisciplinary engineering team; build capability and resilience across the service.

Ideal Candidate Significant experience in medical equipment/clinical engineering within healthcare, with leadership responsibility across complex services.

Strong knowledge of equipment lifecycle governance, asset systems, quality/compliance expectations and stakeholder engagement. xwzovoh

Degree (or equivalent) in biomedical/clinical engineering (or closely related), with evidence of ongoing professional development.

Recruitment Timetable Closing date: 3 April 2026 12:00 noon Interviews: To be confirmed How to Apply Please submit CV supporting statement