More detail about the role As Rehabilitation Engineering Team Manager and Clinical Lead, you will lead the day-to-day delivery of the Rehabilitation Engineering service, providing specialist technical and clinical expertise while supporting the development and wellbeing of the team. You will provide senior expertise in complex assessment, equipment adaptation, commissioning and technical risk management, working closely with clinical colleagues to ensure engineering solutions meet individual patient needs.
Working in conjunction with the Clinical Lead Wheelchair Therapist, you will help provide cohesive leadership across the clinical and engineering elements of the service. The roles will bring together complementary professional expertise to support effective multidisciplinary decision-making, quality improvement and service development. You will also work closely with managers, suppliers and partner organisations, helping to maintain effective relationships and high standards of service delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities
In this role, you will:
- Provide leadership and day-to-day management of the specialist Rehabilitation Engineering team.
- Provide highly specialist technical and clinical expertise in complex equipment assessment, adaptation and commissioning.
- Provide expert advice on complex equipment needs and support solutions that are technically robust, clinically appropriate and focused on individual patient requirements.
- Work cohesively and in close partnership with the Clinical Lead Wheelchair Therapist, bringing together complementary engineering and therapy expertise.
- Support effective multidisciplinary working and decision-making across the Wheelchair and Specialist Seating Service.
- Lead and support staff development and wellbeing within the Rehabilitation Engineering & Mobile Engineering (Repair Service) team.
- Maintain high standards of quality, safety and governance and provide senior expertise in technical risk management.
- Work collaboratively with clinical colleagues, managers, suppliers and partner organisations.
- Contribute to service development, supporting improvements in the quality, safety and responsiveness of the service.
- Promote an inclusive, collaborative approach and consistently high standards of professional practice.
We are looking for an experienced professional who can combine specialist engineering expertise with confident and supportive leadership.
You will:
- Be an experienced Rehabilitation Engineer or medical engineering professional with substantial specialist knowledge.
- Demonstrate strong technical judgement and the ability to provide expert advice in relation to complex equipment needs.
- Have experience of leading people or services.
- Be able to communicate complex technical and clinical information clearly and effectively.
- Be confident managing changing priorities in a specialist service environment.
- Be able to build strong, collaborative relationships across engineering and clinical disciplines.
- Be committed to working collaboratively with the Clinical Lead Wheelchair Therapist and wider multidisciplinary team.
- Promote high standards of safety, quality and inclusive practice.
- Be enthusiastic about developing people, improving services and delivering high-quality, person-centred care.
The close working relationship between Rehabilitation Engineering and Wheelchair Therapy is central to this role. The Rehabilitation Engineering Team Manager and Clinical Lead will work cohesively and in conjunction with the Clinical Lead Wheelchair Therapist, bringing together specialist engineering and therapy expertise to support the delivery and development of the Wheelchair and Specialist Seating Service. This collaborative approach will support…
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