Professional Lead in Rehabilitation Engineering
Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Leeds, LS7 4SAView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
28 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated HCPC registered Clinical Scientist to provide professional and clinical leader...
You will lead the delivery, quality and development of clinical technical services, while maintaining a substantial personal caseload as a lead Clinical Scientist. Working autonomously and collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you will ensure safe, effective and patient-centred services that meet national guidance, commissioning requirements and quality standards.
- Lead Functional Electrical Stimulation, Gait Analysis and Rehabilitation Engineering services covering wheelchairs, orthotics and prosthetics and Clinical Measurement.
- Assess patients, undertake and interpret specialist clinical measurements, and recommend appropriate interventions and equipment.
- Provide expert advice on assistive technology, equipment modification, risk management and medical device safety.
- Monitor service demand, waiting lists, resources and performance, and plan activity to meet clinical priorities.
- Develop policies, procedures and services in line with national standards and the departmental ISO 9001 quality management system.
- Manage, support and develop healthcare science staff, trainees and apprentices, including workload allocation, appraisal and competency.
- Contribute to research, innovation, education and professional activity at local and national level.
Dr Kitty Tang
Lead Scientist in Rehabilitation Engineering and Measurement
0113 2066930 or 07786250785
Shortlisting date - 30/10/2026
Interview date - 9/11/2026
What you will bring to the role You will bring strong clinical, technical and leadership experience in rehabilitation or clinical engineering, together with sound judgement, excellent communication skills and a commitment to high-quality patient care. You must hold a technology-based degree or equivalent, an MSc in a Clinical Engineering-related subject, and State Registration as a Clinical Scientist.
Experience of patient assessment, assistive technology service delivery, wheelchairs and seating, gait analysis and Functional Electrical Stimulation is essential. You will also need the ability to lead staff, work effectively with patients and families, use specialist software and equipment, and travel to clinics and patient homes across sites.
About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust Our Trust values
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Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time
Sponsorship Eligibility To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.
Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.
We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.
Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
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First seen
14 October 2026
Last checked
16 October 2026
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