Job summary
We
have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated person to be
become part of our electronics team in Radiotherapy Technology Services
(RTS).
Working
collaboratively with clinical and scientific staff you will be supporting the
radiotherapy clinical service to treat 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 platform, Gamma Knife ICON, and new 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 in implementing new radiotherapy technology
solutions and developing techniques and processes to support the continuous
improvement of oncology services for patient benefit.
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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Leading and participating in multidisciplinary project teams to provide
specialist technical support to enable the implementation of technical
solutions to complex radiotherapy problems.
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Developing and updating processes that are relevant to own area of expertise.
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Actively participating in the training of medical engineering apprentices and
trainees in electronics, radiotherapy equipment knowledge and medical
equipment management skills.
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Maintaining accurate, detailed, and timely records of own work for 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
Medical
Equipment Management
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Participate in the management of medical devices including installation,
planned maintenance, calibration, diagnosis, repair, modification and upgrade
of radiotherapy equipment.
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Provide direct technical support and advice to radiotherapy managers, key
trainers, and users of the technology.
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Participate in an on-call system that provides equipment management services
outside of normal working hours.
-
Be aware of the safety and reliability aspects of any medical device they may
be involved with and take appropriate action to deal with any discrepancies.
-
Carry out risk analysis and risk management as part of medical device
management.
Management
of Information
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Respect patient confidentiality at all times.
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Keep accurate and timely records of work completed.
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Communicate complex technical information to a range of staff groups within
the radiotherapy department and external equipment manufacturers, contractors
and other personnel.
Clinical
and Scientific Support
-
Provide technical services to formal clinical research and development
activity based on best industry practices.
Professional
& Managerial
-
Within their own area of expertise, supervise, mentor, teach, and train
members of staff from within and outside of the group including medical
engineering apprentices, trainee clinical technologists, clinical scientists
and other users of radiotherapy technology.
-
Produce and update procedures that are relevant to their own area of
expertise to maintain the RTS ISO 9001:2015 quality management system.
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Carry out and organise internal resource management including work equipment
maintenance and store area management.
-
Ensure that Trust policies and safe working practices are followed by
themselves and any personnel who may come under their control.
Successful
candidates will 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 the IPEM clinical technologist training
scheme.
Please
see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack
for further detailed information regarding this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Medical
Equipment Management
-
Participate in the management of medical devices including installation,
planned maintenance, calibration, diagnosis, repair, modification and upgrade
of radiotherapy equipment.
-
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.
-
Be aware of the safety and reliability aspects of any medical device they may
be involved with and take appropriate action to deal with any discrepancies.
-
Carry out risk analysis and risk management as part of medical device
management.
Management
of Information
-
Respect patient confidentiality at all times.
-
Keep accurate and timely records of work completed.
-
Communicate complex technical information to a range of staff groups within
the radiotherapy department and external equipment manufacturers, contractors
and other personnel.
Clinical
and Scientific Support
-
Provide technical services to formal clinical research and development
activity based on best industry practices.
Professional
& Managerial
-
Within their own area of expertise, supervise, mentor, teach, and train
members of staff from within and outside of the group including medical
engineering apprentices, trainee clinical technologists, clinical scientists
and other users of radiotherapy technology.
-
Produce and update procedures that are relevant to their own area of
expertise to maintain the RTS ISO 9001:2015 quality management system.
-
Carry out and organise internal resource management including work equipment
maintenance and store area management.
-
Ensure that Trust policies and safe working practices are followed by
themselves and any personnel who may come under their control.
Successful
candidates will 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 the IPEM clinical technologist training
scheme.
Please
see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack
for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in preventative maintenance, fault finding, repair & calibration techniques as applied to medical devices.
- Understanding of safe working practices in clinical and workshop environments.
- Experience of assessing the risks associated with medical equipment failure.
- Experience of quality assurance and using quality management principles in the management of equipment.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the radiotherapy treatment planning and treatment delivery processes.
- Work with medical radiation equipment.
- Experience in using equipment management databases.
practical skills or Additional Requirements
Essential
- Highly developed physical accuracy and hand eye coordination.
- Ability to lift medium/heavy objects including the safe use of lifting equipment to accurately locate very heavy objects.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Engineering, Healthcare Science, Clinical Technology (Engineering), or equivalent.
- Registration as a Clinical Technologist, AHCS Practitioner, or having qualifications that would enable registration as a Clinical Technologist with the RCT following a suitable training programme.
- Specialist training in the operation & maintenance of radiotherapy technology including linear accelerators and CT scanners.
Desirable
- Specialised radiotherapy equipment manufacturer specific training courses.
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Able to communicate complex information to other professional groups (including clinical staff and equipment manufacturers).
- Computer skills including database administration, spread sheet design, and other office applications.
Desirable
- Ability to understand complex engineering schematics.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in preventative maintenance, fault finding, repair & calibration techniques as applied to medical devices.
- Understanding of safe working practices in clinical and workshop environments.
- Experience of assessing the risks associated with medical equipment failure.
- Experience of quality assurance and using quality management principles in the management of equipment.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of the radiotherapy treatment planning and treatment delivery processes.
- Work with medical radiation equipment.
- Experience in using equipment management databases.
practical skills or Additional Requirements
Essential
- Highly developed physical accuracy and hand eye coordination.
- Ability to lift medium/heavy objects including the safe use of lifting equipment to accurately locate very heavy objects.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Engineering, Healthcare Science, Clinical Technology (Engineering), or equivalent.
- Registration as a Clinical Technologist, AHCS Practitioner, or having qualifications that would enable registration as a Clinical Technologist with the RCT following a suitable training programme.
- Specialist training in the operation & maintenance of radiotherapy technology including linear accelerators and CT scanners.
Desirable
- Specialised radiotherapy equipment manufacturer specific training courses.
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Able to communicate complex information to other professional groups (including clinical staff and equipment manufacturers).
- Computer skills including database administration, spread sheet design, and other office applications.
Desirable
- Ability to understand complex engineering schematics.
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.
