Medical Equipment Capital Programme Manager
The Clinical Engineering department provides the equipment clinicians at Buckinghamshire Healthcare need to care for the people of the county. We are looking for an experienced and highly motivated Clinical Engineer to lead our multi-million-pound medical equipment programme, ensuring our fleet remains sufficient, safe, and effective including equipping major new facilities across the Trust. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for delivering high-value capital projects, introducing innovative technologies, and driving long-term strategy.
The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator, confident in engaging with clinicians, technical specialists, and commercial partners. You will combine a passion for technology with strong commercial awareness and the determination to achieve the best value for the NHS. Ideally, you will bring both NHS and commercial experience, with the ability to influence, innovate, and deliver results in a complex environment. If you are ready to join us in shaping the future of healthcare technology and making a real impact, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
The post holder contributes to the department's support of the medical equipment fleet with the aim that no treatment is delayed, cancelled or compromised through a failure or shortage of medical equipment that was foreseeable or preventable.
The post holder is a senior member of the Clinical Engineering management team, reporting to senior leadership and jointly accountable for operations and long-term strategy. A key responsibility is ensuring the Trust has sufficient, safe, and effective medical equipment in line, while managing high-value capital programmes in compliance with governance and budgetary control.
The post holder works to maximise value through adoption of new medical technologies, innovative acquisition methods, supplier negotiations, and by setting long-term medical equipment strategies as part of the Medical Equipment Panel.
The role includes developing business cases, leading evaluations, and overseeing procurement, commissioning, and training programmes to support clinical and technical staff
About us
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.
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Job 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.
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Person Specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
* 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
EXPERIENCE
* 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
* Be able to travel to other sites and attend off-site equipment demonstrations
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.
Head of Medical Technology & Clinical Engineering
£55,690 to £62,682 a yearper annum pro rata
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