University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Head of Medical Device Innovation Principal Clinical Scientist
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UCLH is a leading healthcare provider committed to delivering world-class patient care, research, and education. We are seeking a highly skilled, experienced and motivated scientist to support the Head of Clinical Engineering in leading, managing and developing our Medical Device Innovation Team within the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering at UCLH.
This is a rare leadership opportunity to shape the future of Medical Device Innovation at one of the UK’s leading teaching hospitals. We have recently restructured our teams and, following the retirement of a long-standing postholder, we are using this moment to review and rebrand our service, broaden our ambition and lead UCLH in taking full advantage of new manufacturing technologies.
We are looking for an inspiring Principal Clinical Scientist who can bring vision, pace and credibility to the Medical Device Innovation Team. You will build on established strengths in patient-specific cranioplasty implants, anatomical modelling and specialist mechanical engineering, while developing a broader innovation function that connects clinicians, researchers, UCL, industry and innovation networks.
If you have a demonstrable track record in medical device design and innovation, and the enthusiasm, drive and ideas to develop this area of work, we want to hear from you.
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You will lead the Medical Device Innovation Team at an exciting point in its development, setting direction, creating momentum and building a service that helps clinicians and researchers turn unmet clinical needs into safe, effective and compliant device solutions.
- Responsible for services including patient-specific cranioplasty implants, anatomical modelling, specialist mechanical engineering, medical device modification and customisation, and research, development and innovation involving medical devices.
- Authorise work undertaken by the team, manage quality, safety, performance, resources and project budgets, and lead a multidisciplinary team of clinical scientists, mechanical engineers, technologists and apprentices.
- A major part of the role will be outward-facing: finding collaborators, developing opportunities, supporting grant development, using new manufacturing technologies intelligently, and helping UCLH translate innovation into clinical practice.
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.
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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 further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: David Attwell
- Job title: Head of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
- Email address: david.attwell@nhs.net
For more information, please contact David Attwell at david.attwell@nhs.net.
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