Clinical Engineering Team Leader

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital

Contract: Permanent, full-time (40 hours per week)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence. 

About the Role 

Are you a hands-on technical leader ready to make an impact in healthcare?

We are seeking a dynamic Team Leader to join our Clinical Engineering team. In this key leadership role, you will guide multi-disciplinary teams in delivering safe, efficient, and reliable medical equipment and systems that directly support frontline healthcare services.

As Team Leader, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day operational delivery of Health Technology Management (HTM) services across the equipment lifecycle — from procurement and installation to maintenance and decommissioning. You will not only manage and lead others but also remain on the tools, applying your clinical engineering knowledge in a hands-on capacity.

You'll work across departments to ensure that medical devices and systems are safe, functional, compliant, and readily available—supporting clinicians to deliver high-quality patient care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the onboarding, configuration, commissioning, and maintenance of medical equipment and systems.
• Oversee compliance with NZ regulations, safety standards, and cybersecurity for devices.
• Lead safety alert and recall management, incident investigation, and risk mitigation.
• Drive innovation, continuous improvement, and cost-efficiency across operations.
• Build team capacity and support workforce development and retention strategies.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, external vendors, and national HTM partners.
• Ensure high-quality service delivery, KPI tracking, and effective contract management.
• Provide strategic and operational leadership, including budgeting and planning.
  

This is a permanent, full-time role working 80 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE), Monday to Friday. The salary is $122,570. You will be based in Wellington but cover Hutt Valley and Kenepuru Hospitals as well. 

About the Team/Service Location 

Clinical engineering is responsible for managing and maintaining medical equipment and technology in healthcare settings to ensure they function correctly and safely, ultimately contributing to the delivery of quality patient care. You will report into the Clinical Engineering Manager based in Wellington, and be joining a diverse and dynamic team of individuals passionate about supporting the hospital to run smoothly.

About you 

Essential skills and experience:

• Tertiary qualification in Clinical or Biomedical Engineering, Medical Physics, or a related scientific field, or extensive leadership-level clinical engineering experience.
• 7+ years of experience in clinical engineering, including at least 2 years in a leadership, supervisory, or mentoring role.
• Deep knowledge of health technology and clinical engineering operations.
• Proven ability to lead and develop technical teams and deliver complex services.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Registration with the Electrical Workers Registration Board (EWRB) as an Electrical Appliance Serviceperson – Medical endorsement (or willing to obtain within 24 months).
• Full New Zealand Driver's License.
• Understanding and application of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in a health setting.

Postgraduate qualifications in Health Technology Management or Business and experience working in a 24/7 healthcare environment are advantageous. Please note if English is not your native language, you’ll need proof of English proficiency—IELTS 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, or an accepted equivalent”

Working at Health New Zealand 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. 

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. 

How to Apply 

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 11th January. If you have any questions about the role, please contact recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.