Main area Medical Engineering Grade HIF Grade: Grade 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 08:00 - 16:00) Job ref 421-HIF-3806R
Employer Harrogate Integrated Facilities Employer type NHS Site Harrogate District Hospital Town Harrogate Salary £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 07/05/2026 23:59
Operational Team Lead
HIF Grade: Grade 7
Job overview
The Operational Team Lead will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination and delivery of maintenance activities across the Medical Engineering Service, including the Medical Equipment Library. Reporting to the Medical Engineering Service Manager, the post holder will provide line management for the Engineering Team and the Medical Equipment Library Team Lead, ensuring high standards of safety, compliance, and service delivery.
Main duties of the job
The role combines operational leadership with technical expertise. The post holder will continue to undertake maintenance and repair activities where required to support service resilience, while leading the coordination of planned and reactive maintenance programmes. They will act as deputy to the Medical Engineering Service Manager, supporting policy implementation, risk management, and governance reporting.
The post holder will also be responsible for identifying training needs, maintaining awareness of changes to technical processes and regulations, and contributing to procurement and capital planning for new medical devices. Provide Senior maintenance, fault diagnosis, repair, and performance verification of high risk and specialist medical devices, including Anaesthetic, Critical care ventilators, Neonatal monitoring and incubator systems, Infusion devices including volumetric pumps, syringe drivers, and PCA devices. Act as a technical escalation point for complex equipment failures and safety critical incidents involving specialist medical devices. Ensure all equipment is maintained in accordance with manufacturer instructions, MHRA guidance, and relevant standards
See attached job description and person specification for detailed responsibilities and duties of the role.
Working for our organisation
Harrogate Integrated Facilities (HIF) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Harrogate and District Foundation Trust (HDFT). HIF supplies services to the hospital and community services with respect to Maintenance, Sterile Services, Portering, Catering, Equipment Library, Linen and Sewing Room, Security, Car Parking, General Office, Front Desk, Reception, Waste Management, Courier Services, Security Services and Domestics.
Our mission is to be an exceptional provider of integrated facilities for the benefit of our communities, our staff and our partners.
Please note:
Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
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Please also be aware that the company does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please find attached Job Description for Operational Team Lead.
Please contact Anthony Walker (a.walker14@nhs.net) or Lee Scott (lee.scott10@nhs.net) on 01423 555801 for further information about the role.
Person specification
Criteria
* Degree or HNC/HND in Biomedical, Electronic, Mechanical or related Engineering discipline or Equivalent level of manufacturer-approved training on relevant device categories.
* Evidence of leadership or management training.
* Significant experience in the maintenance, repair, and calibration of medical devices.
* Experience supervising or line managing technical staff.
* Knowledge of MHRA Managing Medical Devices, CE/UKCA marking, and relevant HTMs.
* Experience of risk management, incident investigation, and quality assurance processes.
* Membership of an appropriate professional registered body (IHEEM, Engineering Council)
* Further qualification in management, quality, or leadership.
* Experience in procurement of medical devices.
* Experience contributing to capital planning and business cases.
* Experience of ISO 9001 quality management systems.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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