Job summary
We
are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic engineering technician to
join our team of clinical technologists in Radiotherapy Technology Services
(RTS), part of Medical Physics and Engineering sited in the Oncology Clinical
Service Unit at Bexley Wing, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds.
You
will work collaboratively to assist our engineering teams in providing
specialist medical engineering services to support the clinical radiotherapy
service and wider organisation, whilst following an engineering technologist
training programme.
The
post holder will spend time in each of the specialist teams in RTS to learn
and develop skills in electronics, computing, and mechanical engineering.
They will support the clinical radiotherapy service through the repair and
maintenance of cancer treatment and clinical computing systems as well as
building the knowledge and skills to support the design and development of
devices to improve patient care and staff experience throughout the hospital.
The
successful applicant will demonstrate a strong willingness to learn, good
team working skills, the ability to use their own initiative, and engineering
proficiency.
Applications
are also invited from candidates who are within 12 months of obtaining a
Level 4 Diploma in Healthcare Science; they may be appointed to a lower grade
until those qualifications are achieved.
Planned Interview
Date
13/06/2025
Main duties of the job
The
main duties of the role include:
- Carrying out supervised maintenance
tasks on medical equipment.
- Carrying out supervised production
of custom-made treatment devices and manufacture of other medical and
non-medical devices.
- Carrying out supervised work
equipment maintenance, store area management, controlled documentation, and
controlled software management.
- Developing knowledge and skills to
become a valued member of the radiotherapy technology services team.
- Maintaining accurate, detailed, and
timely records relating to design and development work as well as day to day
medical equipment maintenance.
- Supporting the training of medical
engineering apprentices.
- Suggesting improvements in practice
and participating in improvement of work processes.
The
successful candidate will work closely with our multidisciplinary team of
engineers, clinical technologists, therapy radiographers, and medical
physicists, as well as engaging and collaborating with patients and
clinicians on projects aimed at enhancing clinical services.
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
PRINCIPAL
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Technical
-
Provides clinical technical services and technical advice for radiotherapy
technology users.
-
Carries out supervised maintenance and calibration tasks on medical
equipment.
-
Assists in providing technical services for research & development
activities.
-
Produces custom-made treatment devices and manufactures other medical and
non-medical devices per local procedures and work instructions.
Quality
Assurance
-
Participates in the RTS ISO 9001 quality system and complies with the quality
policy, quality manual, related procedures, work instructions, and Medical
Devices Regulations.
-
Assists in quality system administrative tasks, including calibration and
inspection or test & measuring equipment calibration.
Management
of Information
-
Accurately records all relevant information and maintains records according
to Trust and departmental procedures, often in electronic format.
Please
see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack
for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PRINCIPAL
DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Technical
-
Provides clinical technical services and technical advice for radiotherapy
technology users.
-
Carries out supervised maintenance and calibration tasks on medical
equipment.
-
Assists in providing technical services for research & development
activities.
-
Produces custom-made treatment devices and manufactures other medical and
non-medical devices per local procedures and work instructions.
Quality
Assurance
-
Participates in the RTS ISO 9001 quality system and complies with the quality
policy, quality manual, related procedures, work instructions, and Medical
Devices Regulations.
-
Assists in quality system administrative tasks, including calibration and
inspection or test & measuring equipment calibration.
Management
of Information
-
Accurately records all relevant information and maintains records according
to Trust and departmental procedures, often in electronic format.
Please
see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack
for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Academic qualifications in a relevant subject at level 3 or above, e.g. A-level, National Certificate or equivalent
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Please give examples of your strong team working skills.
- Please give examples of your problem solving skills.
- Please give examples of your communications skills to deliver accurate and timely information.
Other Criteria
Essential
- Please give examples of your ability to move medium/ heavy objects.
- Please give examples of where you have successfully used fine motor skills and hand eye co-ordination
Experience
Essential
- Please give examples of your experience working in an engineering, or similar, environment.
- Please give examples of your experience in using common engineering tools (these could include simple machine tools, measuring and test equipment, computer diagnostic software).
- Please give an example of your experience in using safe working practices in clinical and/ or engineering environments.
Desirable
- Please give examples of your experience in performing preventative maintenance on complex equipment.
- Please give examples of your experience in identifying and rectifying faults on complex equipment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Academic qualifications in a relevant subject at level 3 or above, e.g. A-level, National Certificate or equivalent
Skills and Behaviours
Essential
- Please give examples of your strong team working skills.
- Please give examples of your problem solving skills.
- Please give examples of your communications skills to deliver accurate and timely information.
Other Criteria
Essential
- Please give examples of your ability to move medium/ heavy objects.
- Please give examples of where you have successfully used fine motor skills and hand eye co-ordination
Experience
Essential
- Please give examples of your experience working in an engineering, or similar, environment.
- Please give examples of your experience in using common engineering tools (these could include simple machine tools, measuring and test equipment, computer diagnostic software).
- Please give an example of your experience in using safe working practices in clinical and/ or engineering environments.
Desirable
- Please give examples of your experience in performing preventative maintenance on complex equipment.
- Please give examples of your experience in identifying and rectifying faults on complex equipment.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
