Assistant Electronics Technician (Radiotherapy) | Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Join our dynamic Radiotherapy Engineering Team and embark on a rewarding journey of maintaining cutting-edge medical technology! You will help to maintain advanced medical technology to ensure safe and accurate delivery of external beam radiotherapy.

There are two assistant electronics technician posts available, these are full time established posts.

Prior to being selected for interview there will be a session to attend at the hospital where your aptitude and manual dexterity will be examined, along with presentations about the job and the department.

You will be made to feel very much part of the team.

Your responsibilities will encompass the design, manufacturing, and rigorous testing of bespoke mechanical and electronic devices. Additionally, you'll assume a pivotal role in the installation of radiotherapy equipment, offering invaluable assistance to guarantee optimal performance.

Full training will be provided both on-site and at manufacturers training centres. You will be expected to attend college to attain a HNC in electrical and electronic engineering which will be fully funded by the Trust. You will be expected to work towards membership of the Register of Clinical Technologists.

Try as we might, we just cannot cram everything into one advert, so we really encourage you to get in touch to find out more. David Ormrod, Radiotherapy Engineering Manager really welcomes you to contact him to arrange to come and visit or have an informal chat david.ormrod@lthtr.nhs.uk

This will ensure the safe and efficient delivery of radiotherapy treatment to patients

Each day presents new challenges and the opportunity to make a profound impact on the lives of patients undergoing radiotherapy treatment.

We have nearly 10,000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet amazing people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

• To partake in planned and unplanned maintenance of complex radiotherapy treatment delivery equipment and associated IT systems.
• To manufacture bespoke beam limiting devices to required tolerances using lead and other metals, and high density low melting point alloy.
• To partake in planned and unplanned maintenance of beam measuring equipment.
• To assist in installs of radiotherapy and associated equipment.
• To liaise with equipment manufacturers for maintenance advice and guidance.
• To attend technical, academic training courses as required.
• To manufacture bespoke and replacement test leads.
• Carry the departmental phone on a rotational basis to provide first contact for radiotherapy equipment problems.
• To provide safety support for more senior engineers as required.
• To design, manufacture and install custom mechanical items used on RT and other equipment.

• Cascade information from training to other staff members enabling them to maintain appropriate and correct standards.
• To provide limited technical advice on engineering or technical matters to other staff within the department.
• To liaise with outside agencies ensuring any information is shared with the appropriate staff.

• To partake in routine and none-routine radiotherapy quality assurance.
• To perform on-going calibration and quality control of clinical dosimeters.

• To be able to locate documentation necessary for the correct operation and maintenance of equipment within radiotherapy.
• To collect and analyse data from radiotherapy treatment equipment to enable failure trends and performance variation to be identified.
• To use commercially available software to produce text documents, spreadsheets and databases for data analysis.
• Maintain logs of any faults or interventions that occur on radiotherapy equipment.
• To comply with Information Governance policy and legislation.

• To assist in R&D projects and to liaise with other staff working on such projects.

• Participate in appraisal and personal development planning process and have a current appraisal and personal development plan.
• Undertakes identified learning and development opportunities as agreed with the manager.
• Participate in mandatory training as outlined by the Trust.
• Maintain up to date technical and academic knowledge.
• To work towards membership of the Register of Clinical technologists (RCT)

• To be aware of, and comply with, current radiation protection legislation and to bring to the attention of the RPS or RPA any safety issues identified.
• To be aware of, and comply with, current and applicable Health and Safety legislation.
• Be aware of and comply with manual handling, lone working and working at heights policy and legislation.
• Carry out COSHH and risk assessments.

This advert closes on Tuesday 22 Oct 2024