3D Digital Biomedical Engineer

Job overview

• To provide a specialist 3D digital technical service to the department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics to support patient care
• To manipulate clinical data i.e. DICOM to simulate and plan surgical procedures
• To design templates, guides, and devices using departmental software packages
• To print and post-process 3D models and medical devices
• To capture digital data using surface scanning
• To develop and evaluate potential new areas of activity across multiple specialties
• Contribute to departmental research and development programmes
• Maintain the department 3D printers and specialist IT equipment
• To maintain accurate documentation in line with current medical device regulation and quality management systems
• To participate in teaching for the units training programme

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

• Liaise with senior members of the Maxillofacial Prosthetic’s team to identify status and prioritisation of clinical workload
• Co-ordinate requests for production of 3D medical models using department’s protocol
• Import and manipulate digital data into department’s specialised software packages
• Digitally plan surgical orthognathic procedures and produce operative wafers
• Digitally plan surgical oncology procedures and produce models and guides
• Digitally plan implant positions and produces models and guides
• Design cutting guides and implant stents for theatre
• Simulate patient specific surgical procedures digitally to surgeons
• Provide surgeons with planning reports for theatre and for patients’ clinical notes
• Maintain accurate records of workload and maintain databases used in research
• Attend clinics and surgery to understand and evaluate the impact of new technologies and potential improvements in patient outcomes
• Evaluate potential digital services that could benefit and be offered to other specialties
• Undertake other tasks in line with training and department needs
• Responsible for Software updates/License downloads
• Responsible for all working instructions for all 3D planning work offered to comply with Quality Management Systems

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Responsible for all 3D printer maintenance from servicing to materials to conform with QMS and Model request forms
• Set up new printers when required
• Full calibration of printers
• Provide all staff with contingency training and information to cover absence
• Tasked with looking into external companies to print in titanium/PEEK etc.should the need arise
• To be available for Outpatient Oncology Clinics to explain to Patients the Digital planning
• Responsible for managing all junior staff in the role of 3D printing
• To provide support and guidance for Junior Doctors, Senior Registrars and STP MSc students with Surgical Planning research projects and 3D printing
• Responsible for managing deadlines in relation to Patient Specific Implants being available on time and sterile for Theatres

For further details please see the attached job description.