Electronics Engineer/Mould Room Technician

Job overview

Would you like to use your electronics skills in a role that directly supports patient care?

We are seeking a practical, and enthusiastic electronics engineer or technician to join our Radiotherapy Physics team. You will work with specialist radiotherapy equipment, supporting routine quality assurance, preventive maintenance, equipment testing, technical fault-finding, and also with our Mould Room team creating patient specific equipment for patients undergoing radiotherapy. You will develop skills in Radiotherapy engineering, calibration, workshop fabrication, patient immobilisation creation and 3D printing.

You do not need previous radiotherapy or NHS experience. We will provide the training and supervision needed to develop safely and confidently in the role.

We are interested in candidates from a wide range of technical backgrounds, including electronics repair, calibration, manufacturing, field service, medical devices, aviation, defence and engineering maintenance. Applications are welcome from graduates, HND or BTEC-qualified technicians.

The role will have a fixed working pattern associated with it and the hours of work will be from 06:45 to 14:45, Monday to Friday, with no routine night or shift work. There is also NHS benefits and the opportunity to develop a rewarding specialist career within healthcare technology.

The Study Leave Policy, as issued by the NNUH, is to be followed relating to attendance at Courses, etc. Details of this can be provided on request.

Main duties of the job

As post holder, your duties will include:

• Maintain and service all radiotherapy equipment.
• Fault find and carry out emergency repairs to all radiotherapy equipment.
• Perform safety and quality assurance checks on all radiotherapy equipment.
• Keep up to date records of all service work, repairs and QA checks.
• Liaise with Radiographer and Radiotherapy Physics scientific staff in respect of machine performance to ensure safe radiotherapy treatment.
• Participation in maintaining the Departmental ISO9001:2015 quality system including review of procedures, writing of work instructions, carrying out audits.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service, all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate NNUH’s ‘PRIDE’ values of People focused, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence and demonstrate behaviours that support and encourage an inclusive culture.

• Carry out routine quality assurance (QA) checks on radiotherapy equipment according to established departmental procedures.
• Record and maintain accurate QA results and equipment performance records.
• Identify and report unexpected results or equipment issues to senior engineering or physics staff.
• Assist in diagnosing faults on radiotherapy treatment and planning equipment.
• Assist with basic repairs and troubleshooting under the supervision of senior engineering staff.
• Carry out routine preventative maintenance tasks on radiotherapy equipment.
• Provide support to the mould room when required in the manufacture of patient immobilisation devices including thermoplastic masks, moulds, bolus and positioning aids.
• Assist in preparing materials used for patient positioning devices.
• Assist in the fabrication and finishing of treatment accessories using workshop tools and moulding equipment.

Please see the attached job description for full details and main responsibilities.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.