Mould Room Technician

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Band 6 Mould Room Technician in the Leeds Cancer Centre for one year to cover maternity leave. We will consider candidates with less experience that can be employed on Annex 21. We are looking for an enthusiastic Radiographer/Clinical Technologist with experience in Radiotherapy to participate in all aspects of providing a specialist service. We have a strong multi-disciplinary approach to working and the successful candidate will be involved in the manufacturing and fitting of custom made devices and participating in the day to day running of the Mould Room.

Main duties of the job

At Leeds we make devices for over 1200 patients each year. This is a developing and expanding service and, in addition to Head & Neck patients, also includes paediatrics, brachytherapy, total skin electron therapy, electron skin treatments and limb immobilisation. Research and innovation are at the heart of the service, with opportunities to be part of projects as well as a large portfolio of local and national clinical trials. Leeds Cancer Centre, situated in the Bexley Wing of St Jamess is a major centre treating over 7800 new radiotherapy patients per annum. The centre is equipped with the latest technology, including 12 Versa HDs, a Flexitron remote afterloading platform, MR-Sim and Gamma Knife ICON. Almost all planned treatments are delivered with FFF, either with IMRT or VMAT

Job responsibilities

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.