Job vacancy: Medical Devices Lead, Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff

Job summary

Main area

Transforming Cancer Services Division

Grade

Band 7

Contract

25 months (Fixed term / secondment until 30/09/2027 due to funding)

Hours

Full time
Part time
Flexible working

37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday)

Job ref

120-AC185-0725

Employer: Velindre Cancer Centre
Employer type: NHS
Site: Velindre Cancer Centre, Post Grad 2
Town: Cardiff
Salary: £46,840 - £53,602 Per Annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/07/2025 23:59

Medical Devices Lead

Band 7

Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;

Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.

our values;

Caring
Respectful
Accountable

& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.

VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.

VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.

For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.

Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.

The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12.60 per hour - £24,638 per annum.

This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2025/26 is confirmed

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The role is offered as a 25 month secondment or fixed term appointment. The successful applicant will need to establish credibility with a wide range of stakeholders and have the required knowledge and performance skills to fulfil the duties and responsibilities outlined within the Job Description.

This post is fixed term/secondment until 30/09/2027 due to funding. If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post. PLEASE NOTE Applicants will need to get permission from their line manager before submitting their interest, a release form to be included with your application form can be downloaded here. (This form is for the staff member and line manager to complete and return to you)

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person specification

Qualifications and Knowledge

Essential criteria

Good level of educational attainment to degree level or equivalent.
In depth and highly developed specialist, professional and technical knowledge on medical devices, national standards, COP. MHRA and associated regulations.
Extensive experience of producing technical medical device specifications for the purpose of procurement events.
Subject specialist knowledge in relation to a range of medical devices including electronic equipment used in healthcare/clinical settings.
In depth specialist knowledge of associated legislation, including health and safety.
A very good understanding of the supplier market in relation to medical devices including electronic equipment used in healthcare/clinical settings.
Good level of experience in supplier management gained in a healthcare environment.
Experience of working in a Clinical Equipment Services environment.
Extensive experience of liaising with clinical staff in relation to medical devices.
Broad experience of evaluating and testing medical devices performance.

Desirable criteria

Prince2 Project Management at a minimum of Foundation Level.
Experience of working in a Clinical Equipment Services environment at a time of change.

Experience

Essential criteria

An appropriate track record in specifying, evaluating and commissioning medical devices and in particular, medical electronic devices over a number of years.

Desirable criteria

a. Experience of operating as a core member of a project team in the context of a project that included significant quantities of medical devices, including a significant number of electronic devices.
b. Experience of serving as the primary medical electronics advisor to users.

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

Excellent technical abilities.
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
Facilitation skills ability to bring others together to work jointly in pursuit of a shared outcome.
Ability to inspire confidence and co-operation from clinical and managerial staff.
Ability to act independently and on own initiative.
Organisational skills enabling the postholder to work in an efficient and effective manner.
Ability to evaluate complex data and understand options.
Ability to evaluate and conclude in an objective way.
Ability to produce and present information to a high standard demonstrating a good oral and written communication skills.
Ability to deliver pressure working to tight deadlines, constantly changing priorities.
Excellent numeracy and literacy skills.

Desirable criteria

Ability to relate to the user perspective and balance this with technical and budget considerations.

Values / Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

To be politically astute.
To recognise and reflect the Trust’s core values.
To demonstrate personal and professional integrity.

Desirable criteria

Welsh speaker.

It is essential that your application demonstrates how you meet the job description / person specification for this post.

To work in the UK, all candidates who are not UK or Republic of Ireland (RoI) nationals require sponsorship to obtain either a Health and Care visa or Skilled Worker visa, unless you have permission to work via another route. Non UK / RoI candidates wishing to apply should self-assess the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship by visiting Work in the UK. If you are eligible for the Health and Care visa, application costs are lower and you do not need to pay the annual Immigration Health Surcharge.