University College London Hospital • London WC1E 6DB
About this role
A Vacancy at University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
We have a rare opportunity for an inspiring and highly experienced clinical engineering technologist to join us to lead our main clinical engineering workshop (EGA) team. Clinical Engineering is an essential clinical support service within our hospitals, providing whole life medical equipment management services for the range of equipment used to diagnose and treat patients throughout our hospitals. We are a dedicated team of over 40 members of technical and scientific staff based in clinical areas across the Trust.
This is a key role in which, as a talented and highly motivated lead engineer, you will bring direction, purpose, and pride to a team managing critical medical equipment. We would strongly prefer you to already be a registered clinical technology professional, but we will consider candidates who demonstrate the ability and commitment to achieve registration within 2 years. You will combine a high level of clinical technical expertise with a passion for developing others. You will ensure our medical equipment management services are safe, effective, and highly professional.
If you are a motivated leader committed to technical excellence, great customer care and the structured development of future talent through apprenticeship and staff development programs, we want to hear from you
The successful candidate will be accountable for the performance, quality, and safety of the services provided by the Clinical Engineering EGA Workshop team.
Key responsibilities include
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Operational Leadership
Managing team resources, staff rotas, and workshop health and safety to ensure seamless technical support for clinical services.
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Practice Education
Taking a lead role in the supervision, appraisal, and competency-based assessment of apprentices, trainees and qualified staff.
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Technical Expertise
Applying highly developed engineering knowledge to maintain, repair, and troubleshoot complex medical equipment in accordance with the
ISO9001
2015 quality management system and with regulatory and technical standards.
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Collaborative Management
Representing Clinical Engineering to clinical leads and external suppliers, contributing to the future strategy of the section, and deputising for senior managers as required.
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Service Excellence
Ensuring data integrity within our eQuip equipment management database and fostering collaborative relationships with clinical customers to enhance patient safety.
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, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and 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 information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH 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 third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
This advert closes on Sunday 17 May 2026
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