Job overview
BHT invests between £2.5 - £11 million each year through its medical equipment capital programme, renewing and expanding its medical equipment fleet of all types from infusion systems and ultrasound to integrated patient monitoring. The programme will also equip the major new development at Wycombe Hospital including large imaging modalities. This programme manager role sits at the centre of how we discover, select, procure, and introduce medical technology, leading the medical technology conversation. The ideal candidate brings both NHS and commercial experience — someone who has operated inside the clinical environment with understanding of the market from the outside. If you have that combination, we want to hear from you. If your background is primarily in one domain — whether that is capital and market knowledge gained from within NHS clinical engineering, or via commercial medical equipment sales — but you have the ability, drive, and self-awareness to develop across the full scope of the role, we are equally interested.
The Trust is open to appointing either an experienced candidate who fully meets the requirements of the Band 8a position or a high-potential candidate at Band 7 as part of a structured development pathway. For development appointments, a clear progression plan will be agreed, with advancement to full Band 8a responsibilities based on demonstrated competence, capability and performance.
Main duties of the job
The programme manager is responsible for the delivery of the Trust's medical equipment capital programme, scoping the market discovering what is possible, engaging clinicians to hear what is needed and translating that into a capital programme that delivers safe, effective, and innovative equipment. This is not simply a procurement administration role as it spans long-term strategy and business case development through supplier negotiation, evaluation, procurement, commissioning, and deployment.
Working as a senior member of the Clinical Engineering team, you will operate across clinical, technical, financial, and commercial boundaries. You’ll represent the Trust's interests in the medical equipment market with the authority and expertise to get the best from it.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
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Person specification
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- An extensive record of working in the medical equipment market, in either a commercial or NHS setting with in-depth understanding of commercial and NHS practices
- Managing revenue budgets complying with NHS finance and procurement SFI’s
- Management of a programme of support of complex medical equipment and systems involving multidisciplinary teams in live clinical environments
- Experience of using general office software packages
- Experience of communicating and working with all the professional groups within the multi-disciplinary team both clinical and technical
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential
- Be able to travel to other sites and attend off-site equipment demonstrations
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential
- Degree in a scientific, engineering or technical subject or equivalent experience OR Entry on the Register of Clinical Technologists, CEng or similar professional engineering registration
- Significant expertise in supporting or using medical technology in a specialist or high acuity clinical setting
- Commercial expertise and understanding of the operation of the medical equipment market
- Full understanding of compliant NHS procurement rules
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This advert is for Medical Equipment Capital Programme Manager with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in Aylesbury, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager and corporate role. The advertised salary is £57,528 - £64,750 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 16 Jul 2026.
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