Professional Lead in Rehabilitation Engineering

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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 0113 2066930 or 07786250785

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

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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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