Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date:
03/01/2025
Planned Interview
Date:
16/01/2025
We
have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated person to be
become part of our mechanical engineering team in Radiotherapy Technology
Services (RTS).
Working
collaboratively with clinical and scientific staff, you will be supporting
the clinical radiotherapy service to treat our patients though the safe and
effective repair and maintenance of medical equipment including 12 Elekta
VersaHD linacs, 3 Philips Brilliance Big Bore CT Simulators, a Flexitron
remote afterloading unit, Gamma Knife ICON, and MR simulator.
In
addition to this wide variety of equipment, your creativity and experience in
managing medical devices will serve you well as you join our
multidisciplinary project teams to provide mechanical engineering expertise
in the design, development and manufacture of novel medical and non-medical
devices to solve the unique challenges faced in delivering high quality care
in radiotherapy and beyond.
The
successful applicant will join us as we embark on a 6 year replacement
programme to renew our fleet of linear accelerators and continue to improve
patient care through the implementation of surface guided radiotherapy into
our treatment pathway.
We
welcome interested applicants to contact us for a departmental visit and more
information on this role.
Main duties of the job
The
main duties of the role include:
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Leading and participating in the diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of
radiotherapy pre-treatment and treatment delivery systems.
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Supporting the installation and commissioning of new equipment.
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Leading and participating in multidisciplinary project teams to develop ideas
and provide technical advice in the creation and implementation of novel
designs to improve the safety and efficacy of patient treatment.
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Creating accurate and detailed engineering drawings.
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Using manufacturing and machining processes to realise designs.
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Developing and updating processes that are relevant to own areas of
expertise.
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Actively participating in the training of medical engineering apprentices and
trainees in mechanical engineering and medical equipment management skills.
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Maintaining accurate, detailed and timely records relating to design and
development work as well as day to day medical equipment maintenance and
fault resolution of radiotherapy equipment.
About us
Radiotherapy
Technology Services (RTS) is a group within the Radiotherapy Physics section
of the Department of Medical Physics and Engineering at the Leeds Teaching
Hospitals NHS Trust. RTS staff
collaborate with clinical and scientific users of radiotherapy equipment to
provide equipment management and related technical services.
The
four teams in RTS; Clinical Computing, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering
and Technical Services, collaborate to carry out activity in
multidisciplinary workgroups.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital
trusts in the UK. We are committed to delivering the highest quality and
safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our staff helped to
define the values and behaviours that we should work to so that we can
achieve this vision. This has become known as The Leeds Way, and forms the
foundation of our culture, our ethos and how we work every day.
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
jobholder plays a vital role in providing technical support and managing
radiotherapy equipment by applying their expertise in mechanical engineering,
device design, development, and manufacture. They often lead maintenance
teams and make critical decisions within their area of competence, with a
focus on quality assurance and clinical risk management.
The
successful applicant will have experience working in a medical engineering
environment, backed up with formal clinical technology training, and have
professional registration as a clinical technologist, healthcare scientist or
healthcare science practitioner.
Applications
are also invited from unregistered technicians who may be appointed to a
lower grade until relevant qualifications, experience and registration have
been achieved, typically through in house specialist training combined with
the IPEM clinical technologist training scheme.
PRINCIPAL
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Medical
Equipment Management
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Engage in comprehensive radiotherapy technology support, including
installation, fault diagnosis, repair, maintenance, calibration,
modifications, and upgrades.
-
Provide direct technical support and advice to radiotherapy managers, key
trainers, and users of the technology.
-
Participate in an on-call system that provides equipment management services
outside of normal working hours.
-
Ensure awareness of the safety and reliability of medical devices and address
any discrepancies accordingly.
-
Conduct risk analysis and management for medical device design and
development.
Clinical
and Scientific Support
-
Lead and participate in internal projects providing specialist technical
support to the modification and manufacturing of medical devices and
associated accessories, with a focus on CAD design, testing, validation, and
user support.
-
Provide technical services to formal clinical research and development
activity based on best industry practices.
-
Produce custom made specialist treatment appliances and manufacture other
medical and non-medical devices.
Management
of Information
-
Respect patient confidentiality at all times.
-
Keep accurate and timely records of work completed.
-
Convey complex technical information to radiotherapy staff and external
manufacturers, contractors, and personnel.
Professional
& Managerial
-
Supervise, mentor, teach, and train staff, including medical engineering
apprentices, trainee clinical technologists, clinical scientists, and
radiotherapy technology users, within their area of expertise.
-
Produce and update procedures in their area of expertise to maintain the RTS
ISO 9001:2015 quality management system.
-
Manage internal resources, including equipment maintenance and storage.
-
Ensure compliance with Trust policies and safe working practices for
themselves and any personnel who may come under their control.
Please
see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack
for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The
jobholder plays a vital role in providing technical support and managing
radiotherapy equipment by applying their expertise in mechanical engineering,
device design, development, and manufacture. They often lead maintenance
teams and make critical decisions within their area of competence, with a
focus on quality assurance and clinical risk management.
The
successful applicant will have experience working in a medical engineering
environment, backed up with formal clinical technology training, and have
professional registration as a clinical technologist, healthcare scientist or
healthcare science practitioner.
Applications
are also invited from unregistered technicians who may be appointed to a
lower grade until relevant qualifications, experience and registration have
been achieved, typically through in house specialist training combined with
the IPEM clinical technologist training scheme.
PRINCIPAL
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Medical
Equipment Management
-
Engage in comprehensive radiotherapy technology support, including
installation, fault diagnosis, repair, maintenance, calibration,
modifications, and upgrades.
-
Provide direct technical support and advice to radiotherapy managers, key
trainers, and users of the technology.
-
Participate in an on-call system that provides equipment management services
outside of normal working hours.
-
Ensure awareness of the safety and reliability of medical devices and address
any discrepancies accordingly.
-
Conduct risk analysis and management for medical device design and
development.
Clinical
and Scientific Support
-
Lead and participate in internal projects providing specialist technical
support to the modification and manufacturing of medical devices and
associated accessories, with a focus on CAD design, testing, validation, and
user support.
-
Provide technical services to formal clinical research and development
activity based on best industry practices.
-
Produce custom made specialist treatment appliances and manufacture other
medical and non-medical devices.
Management
of Information
-
Respect patient confidentiality at all times.
-
Keep accurate and timely records of work completed.
-
Convey complex technical information to radiotherapy staff and external
manufacturers, contractors, and personnel.
Professional
& Managerial
-
Supervise, mentor, teach, and train staff, including medical engineering
apprentices, trainee clinical technologists, clinical scientists, and
radiotherapy technology users, within their area of expertise.
-
Produce and update procedures in their area of expertise to maintain the RTS
ISO 9001:2015 quality management system.
-
Manage internal resources, including equipment maintenance and storage.
-
Ensure compliance with Trust policies and safe working practices for
themselves and any personnel who may come under their control.
Please
see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack
for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Please give examples where you have communicated complex technical information to other professional groups (including equipment manufacturers) and lay persons.
- Please give examples of your computer skills including using equipment management databases, spread sheet design, computer aided design packages, and other office applications.
- Please give examples where you have demonstrated strong team working skills
Desirable
- Please give examples of your ability to assess the risks associated with medical equipment failure.
Other Criteria
Essential
- Please give examples of your ability to manually lift medium/heavy objects as well as safely use lifting equipment to precisely locate very heavy (500kg) objects
Experience
Essential
- Please give examples of your practical experience and skills in the fault diagnosis, repair & calibration of complex equipment, ideally medical or similar complexity equipment from other industries.
- Please give examples of your experience in device design, development, manufacture, and implementation as per Medical Device Regulations.
- Please give examples of your experience using quality management principles in the management of equipment.
- Please give examples of your experience in safely working with hand and machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, bandsaws, etc., to manufacture products to a design specification.
Desirable
- Please give examples of your experience working in a healthcare environment
- Give examples of your experience in performing maintenance and fault resolution on medical radiation equipment such as x-ray sets, CT scanners, linear accelerators, etc. in a technical capacity.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree in Engineering or Healthcare Science or Clinical Technology (Engineering), or equivalent level of knowledge and qualification.
- Professional registration as Clinical Technologist (RCT or AHCS), or qualifications to enable registration as a Clinical Technologist with RCT following a suitable training programme
Desirable
- Attendance and successful completion of manufacturer provided radiotherapy equipment training courses.
Person Specification
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Please give examples where you have communicated complex technical information to other professional groups (including equipment manufacturers) and lay persons.
- Please give examples of your computer skills including using equipment management databases, spread sheet design, computer aided design packages, and other office applications.
- Please give examples where you have demonstrated strong team working skills
Desirable
- Please give examples of your ability to assess the risks associated with medical equipment failure.
Other Criteria
Essential
- Please give examples of your ability to manually lift medium/heavy objects as well as safely use lifting equipment to precisely locate very heavy (500kg) objects
Experience
Essential
- Please give examples of your practical experience and skills in the fault diagnosis, repair & calibration of complex equipment, ideally medical or similar complexity equipment from other industries.
- Please give examples of your experience in device design, development, manufacture, and implementation as per Medical Device Regulations.
- Please give examples of your experience using quality management principles in the management of equipment.
- Please give examples of your experience in safely working with hand and machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, bandsaws, etc., to manufacture products to a design specification.
Desirable
- Please give examples of your experience working in a healthcare environment
- Give examples of your experience in performing maintenance and fault resolution on medical radiation equipment such as x-ray sets, CT scanners, linear accelerators, etc. in a technical capacity.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree in Engineering or Healthcare Science or Clinical Technology (Engineering), or equivalent level of knowledge and qualification.
- Professional registration as Clinical Technologist (RCT or AHCS), or qualifications to enable registration as a Clinical Technologist with RCT following a suitable training programme
Desirable
- Attendance and successful completion of manufacturer provided radiotherapy equipment training courses.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
