Head of Clinical Engineering

Job overview

A rare opportunity has arisen in the Medical Physics and Bioengineering Department in Bath due to the retirement of the current post holder from April 2026.

We are looking for a talented individual with significant experience in Clinical Engineering, possessing the ability to deliver excellent strategic and operational leadership, ideally with combined expertise in complex asset management, medical device innovation and support, and physiological measurement. You will be a chartered engineer and registered clinical scientist, and have excellent communication and management skills.

You will lead teams comprising 30 staff who work in various specialist roles, including engineering, nurse training, gastrointestinal physiological clinics, device governance. Our facilities include an engineering workshop, mechanical and electronics development laboratories, a soundproof room, dynamic mattress reprocessing facilities and a purpose designed GI Manometry clinic room.

You will lead the Trust’s medical equipment strategy including responsibility for the Medical Equipment Committee and capital budget covering an asset base of over £70 million.

Bath is a world-renowned city and a great place to live, with good transport links to London, the Midlands, and the beautiful areas of the South West and Wales.

Main duties of the job

This senior post heads the Clinical Engineering Group, one of three groups which make up the Department of Medical Physics and Bioengineering. The group itself consists of three sections – Healthcare Engineering and Gastro-Intestinal Physiology (HEGIP), Medical Equipment Management Service (MEMS) and the Medical Equipment Library (MEL). The Head of Group is responsible for ensuring the provision of a high-quality service to the Trust and other local NHS providers and reports directly to the Head of Department.

This post carries lead responsibility for the development, quality assurance, safety and compliance with standards of the medical physics service in clinical engineering. This covers the following professional areas; medical electronics,  physiological measurement, radiofrequency, microwave and ultraviolet radiation protection, medical equipment management and audiological calibration.

The post holder is managerially responsible for all aspects of the service at the RUH and is expected to provide scientific leadership and direction to the Clinical Engineering group as well as other areas of the Trust.  The postholder has expert knowledge in the field of clinical engineering and must be a State Registered (HCPC) Clinical Scientist and a Chartered Engineer.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details of this opportunity.