Clinical Engineering Team Leader | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 September 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £54,320 - £60,981 Per annum inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2024 |
| Location: | London, WC1N 3BG |
| Company: | University College London Hospital |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6656616/309-UCLH-5180 |
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity to recruit an experienced Clinical Engineering Technologist to work within our Clinical Engineering team. Clinical Engineering is an essential clinical support service within our hospitals, providing whole life equipment management services for the range of medical equipment used to diagnose and treat patients throughout our hospitals. We are a dedicated team of around 35 members of staff based in workshops across the Trust.
We are looking for a talented and highly motivated individual, to lead our technical team at National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery to deliver high quality medical equipment management services to specialist neuro clinical services including Theatres and Critical Care. This post would be ideal for someone who is passionate about staff training and development and has the resilience and tenacity to ensure high standards of service performance amongst competing priorities.
The successful candidate will be supported to achieve RCT registration if they do not already hold it. The post-holder would be expected to support all team members achieve RCT registration within 3 years.
Interviews are likely to be held w/c 14th October. Applicants must be able to attend an on-site interview.
The successful candidate will support multi-disciplinary teams to specify, procure and implement medical equipping projects and lead quality improvement and patient safety projects related to the whole life-cycle medical equipment.
Knowledge of a range of clinical environments, experience of managing projects with a great attention to detail and excellent communication skills will be vital.
There will be ample opportunities for quality and service improvement initiatives within the Section.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineand pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more informationregardingthe main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
This vacancy has been advertised in accordance with the new NHS pay rate which will take effect from autumn 2024. Please note if your employment starts before the 24/25 pay scales are implemented you will be paid under the 23/24 pay scales and any backpay will be adjusted accordingly. Further information can be found at https://www.nhsemployers.org/articles/pay-scales-202425
Come and bea part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
*In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.
UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second yearrunning!University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work.
This advert closes on Monday 7 Oct 2024
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