Clinical Scientist

University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Clinical Scientist for a key role in managing healthcare technologies. This position involves advising clinical staff, managing procurement projects, and supporting training programs. The successful applicant will contribute to compliance with medical standards, showcasing their expertise in medical devices. Excellent communication skills and relevant qualifications are essential for this role, alongside a commitment to patient safety and innovation. Opportunities for career growth and flexible working are highlighted as part of the employment package.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Training and development opportunities

Support for staff wellbeing

Qualifications

• Broad range of professional experience in medical devices management.
• Sound knowledge of legislation and standards for medical devices.
• Experience investigating clinical incidents involving medical devices.

Responsibilities

• Act as a point of contact for all inquiries involving medical devices.
• Advise clinical staff on suitability of healthcare technology.
• Manage medical devices procurement projects.

Skills

Engaging professionally at senior management level

Analyzing complex problems

Clear communication

Advanced Microsoft Office use

Presentation skills

Conflict management

Autonomous working

Team player

Systems thinker

Innovative mindset

Education

Good honours degree in a relevant engineering discipline

Master's level qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience

Job description

Site St Michaels Hospital, Town Bristol. Salary £38,682 - £54,710 pa pro rata (Linked progression depending on HCPC registration). Salary period: yearly. Closing 11/01/2026 23:59.

As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) describes algorithms that can be used to produce new content. The Trust monitors AI use and applicants must declare if they have used it.

Job overview

The CESS team’s ever-expanding role supports the Trust in developing systems to achieve compliance with legal, regulatory, quality, professional and best practice standards relating to the safe acquisition, use and management of healthcare technologies.

This role will include leading on delegated projects e.g., rolling replacement programmes, clinical evaluations and writing specifications as specified by the medical device governance lead.

Main duties of the job

• Act as a point of contact for all enquiries involving medical devices and emerging healthcare technologies.
• Advise clinical staff on a broad range of healthcare technology, assessing devices available on the market and making judgements on suitability for the intended purpose.
• Manage medical devices procurement projects, including writing specifications, monitoring expenditure of allocated capital funding, following tender and purchasing processes, and planning clinical evaluations.
• Extrapolate and analyse information from Trust data systems to produce reports such as monitoring device-related clinical incidents, supporting replacement programmes and maintenance requirements, and evidence for regulatory standards.
• Act as a visible, accessible,ive resource for medical device users; to be a credible authoritative source of expert advice to managerial, medical, clinical and technical staff and patients on the safe use, maintenance and management of medical devices, and a pro‑active champion of best practice throughout the Trust.
• Provide support to the Medical Device Training Co‑ordinator in delivering medical device training programmes.
• Act as mentor for Clinical Scientist trainees and participate in joint training programmes with external education organisations.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW is rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and is a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, research and innovation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description and Person Specification, please refer to the attachment.

• Broad range of professional experience in the field of medical devices, their management and clinical application.
• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines, procedures and practices related to safe and effective use of medical devices.
• Experience of investigating clinical incidents involving medical devices and participating in patient safety investigations, including awareness of ergonomic and user factors.
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance and risk management, including health and safety, infection control and manual handling.

Skills & Abilities

• Able to engage professionally and credibly at senior management level.
• Able to respond, prioritise and analyse complex problems and ensure effective interventions.
• Able to communicate clearly and effectively through various media and engage others.
• Advanced software use of Microsoft Office and other systems to extract, analyse, summarise and report.
• Able to present and receive complex information to a multi‑professional audience.
• Able to manage interpersonal conflict through assertiveness and demonstrable negotiating and influencing skills.
• Autonomous working within own specialist area, exercising initiative and leadership in delegated projects.
• Team player who can initiate, delegate and complete projects.
• Systems thinker considering the wider picture in complex medical device utilisation scenarios.
• Keen sense of innovation to keep ‘Healthcare at the limits of science’.
• Appreciation of the changing face of medical devices and increased shift towards digital devices.
• Interest in training scheme development and leading training of other staff.
• Interest in medical device research.

Qualifications & Training

• Good honours degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Master’s level qualification in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Work toward attaining or maintaining accreditation as a registered Clinical Scientist with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

• As an equal opportunities employer we aim to recruit and retain a workforce that represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
• The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
• UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at interview.
• If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, please check that you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• The Trust uses electronic new‑starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
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Please note that if you apply for a position with this Trust, you may be contacted via Trac or via email. This includes invites for job interviews. We recommend you regularly check your Trac account and email accounts. We may also contact you by texting the mobile number, if provided, on the application form.

Due to the high number of applications, we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as possible if you are interested and meet the Person Specification.

Only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the Person Specification will be shortlisted.

As a guide, interviews should usually take place within three weeks of the closing date.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder has access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020. Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.

Name: Brett Cohen, Job title: Clinical Engineering Scientific Services Manager, Email address: [e-mail]