Band 8D Chief Engineer | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£103,102 - £117,560 per annum, including HCAS
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, NW3 2QG
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	27 Jul 2026
Closing date:	26 Aug 2026

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Summary

The Chief Engineer will take the lead role in delivering compliance and very high-level technical assurance and advice for estates and infrastructure across several large acute hospital sites across a broad portfolio of premises with varying standards of systems and sources of information.

The role will be responsible for the design, implementation and management of systems, control processes and risk management arrangements to ensure compliance with legal/ national/ NHS standards, best practice and other Trust-wide policies and processes across the engineering, critical infrastructure and building environments throughout the Group portfolio and wider external commissions.

Reporting into the Technical Operations Director, this role is key in achieving Royal Free London Group operational and strategic ambitions.

The role is ultimately responsible for ensuring that there is an appropriate assurance framework in place to provide assurance that deliverables are being provided in line with all statutory and mandatory requirements

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert closes on Monday 10 Aug 2026

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