Professional Lead in Rehabilitation Engineering

Professional Lead in Rehabilitation Engineering

CAPTION:

• Company: NHS Jobs


• Salary: £57,528 - £64,750


• Hours: Full-time


• Location: Leeds, LS7 4SA


• Job type: Permanent


• Posting date: 25 Aug 2026


• Closing date: 14 Sept 2026

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Summary

For questions about this job, contact: Dr Kitty Tang Lead Scientist in Rehabilitation Engineering and Measurement Kit-tzu.tang@nhs.net or

Shortlisting date - 14/09/2026

Interview date - 21/09/2026

What you will bring to the role

The post holder manages a small team of healthcare scientists with some key Responsibilities highlighted below:

• Responsible for service delivery and operational leadership in Gait Analysis Service; FES Service and technical service for Specialist Rehabilitation such as Wheelchair Service.


• Line-manage staff and contribute to workforce development and succession planning


• Responsible for delivery of training in rehabilitation of clinical scientist trainees and engineering apprentices


• Lead service improvement and efficiency initiatives


• Responsible for FES equipment and consumables


• Develops and maintains services in line with national standards and guidelines


• Integrates service development work into the Department's quality management system to comply with the ISO9001 quality standards.


• Undertakes, advises on, identifies the need for or initiates and supervises research studies


• Reviews and evaluates highly specialist rehabilitation equipment on the market for suitability for clinical use and makes recommendations on applicability.


• Investigates accidents and adverse incidents involving assistive technology equipment

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

• The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients. We are…


• Responsible


• Open and Honest


• One Team


• Kind

Our Trust priorities

• Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time


• Our priorities: People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes 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.

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