Medical Engineering Apprentice

Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic individuals to start a career in Medical Engineering working in the Medical Physics and Engineering Department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Wage: £23,615 a year
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Training course: Healthcare science associate (level 4)
Hours: Working week to be discussed. Fixed term.
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 1 September
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 2

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

As a Medical Engineering Apprentice at Leeds Teaching Hospitals you can expect to work in many different Medical Engineering disciplines across the LTH sites.
Some of the areas you will work in are Clinical Engineering, Renal Engineering, Imaging Engineering, Radiation Engineering and Rehabilitation Engineering.
You will develop a broad range of skills which will prepare you for a successful career in your chosen area of Medical Physics & Engineering.
Alongside your practical training you will undertake a work based Level 4 qualification in Healthcare Science Apprenticeship training programme specialising in Medical Engineering.

Where you’ll work

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Leeds

Yorkshire

LS9 7TF

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Your training course

Healthcare science associate (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Act in line with legislation, standard operating procedures, codes of conduct and ways of working that apply to own role.
Work within the scope of the role, the limits of own knowledge and skills and support others to do the same.
Act in line with probity requirements and support others to do the same.
Promote mental health, wellbeing and resilience in the workplace.
Provide technical healthcare-science-based services relevant to own role.
Recognise problems and seek technical solutions to them and support others to do the same.
Perform a range of equipment management activities appropriate to own role including fault-finding, preventative maintenance, calibration or repair.
Contribute to the drafting or revising of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Support decisions made to initiate, continue, modify or cease using techniques or procedures.
Analyse, interpret, record and present healthcare science technical data.
Provide or support the provision of person-centred care.
Take responsibility for any care provided by yourself and your team members including adhering to duty of care and safeguarding requirements.
Apply policy and protocols that relate to informed consent.
Protect the dignity, rights, privacy and confidentiality of individuals and support others to do the same.
Deliver or support the delivery of high quality technical clinical procedures in the investigation or management of individuals.
Convey information using appropriate techniques.
Give and receive feedback that informs your own practice and that of others in the team.
Use techniques to reduce communication barriers and support others to do the same.
Keep accurate, confidential records and produce reliable data, inputting and retrieving information within required governance processes and checking that others do the same.
Share information correctly as part of the healthcare science team and the multi-professional team.
Use technology to present information.
Follow protocols for dealing with or reporting difficult situations and complaints.
Work as part of the healthcare science team and the wider healthcare team to provide healthcare science services.
Plan, review and report on the work of a team and individuals within it.
Follow delegation, reporting and escalation protocols appropriate to own role.
Demonstrate leadership skills appropriate to own role and work in partnership with the healthcare science and wider healthcare team.
Help create the conditions that assist the team in providing a supportive environment for colleagues.
Maintain and check that others maintain a safe and healthy working environment.
Participate in the management of risk, supporting others to do the same.
Take appropriate action in response to incidents or emergencies, reporting or escalating as required by the situation.
Move and transport items safely for example individuals or equipment and items.
Adhere to protocols for infection prevention and control and support others to do the same.
Follow guidelines and procedures for handling hazardous materials and substances.
Demonstrate relevant health, safety or security practices to others in the team.
Take part in quality management technical audit processes relevant to own role.
Participate in audit or service improvement programmes.
Share the outcome of audit or service improvement with others.
Support the improvement of healthcare science practice by taking part in innovation or research or service improvement activities.
Undertake audit, research or other activities which support quality improvement, innovation and sustainability in healthcare science.
Critically reflect on your technical and non-technical practice and how it impacts on the quality and safety of patient care.
Work within the limits of your personal competence, keeping up-to-date by engaging in continuing personal and professional development.
Take part in mentoring processes with colleagues and students.
Respond to appraisal or performance review and feedback in relation to your own development and action plans.
Supervise and demonstrate practical skills to others.
Act in line with legislation, standard operating procedures, codes of conduct and ways of working that apply to own role.
Work within the scope of the role, the limits of own knowledge and skills and support others to do the same.
Act in line with probity requirements and support others to do the same.
Promote mental health, wellbeing and resilience in the workplace.
Provide technical healthcare-science-based services relevant to own role.
Recognise problems and seek technical solutions to them and support others to do the same.
Perform a range of equipment management activities appropriate to own role including fault-finding, preventative maintenance, calibration or repair.
Contribute to the drafting or revising of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
Support decisions made to initiate, continue, modify or cease using techniques or procedures.
Analyse, interpret, record and present healthcare science technical data.
Provide or support the provision of person-centred care.
Take responsibility for any care provided by yourself and your team members including adhering to duty of care and safeguarding requirements.
Apply policy and protocols that relate to informed consent.
Protect the dignity, rights, privacy and confidentiality of individuals and support others to do the same.
Deliver or support the delivery of high quality technical clinical procedures in the investigation or management of individuals.
Convey information using appropriate techniques.
Give and receive feedback that informs your own practice and that of others in the team.
Use techniques to reduce communication barriers and support others to do the same.
Keep accurate, confidential records and produce reliable data, inputting and retrieving information within required governance processes and checking that others do the same.
Share information correctly as part of the healthcare science team and the multi-professional team.
Use technology to present information.
Follow protocols for dealing with or reporting difficult situations and complaints.
Work as part of the healthcare science team and the wider healthcare team to provide healthcare science services.
Plan, review and report on the work of a team and individuals within it.
Follow delegation, reporting and escalation protocols appropriate to own role.
Demonstrate leadership skills appropriate to own role and work in partnership with the healthcare science and wider healthcare team.
Help create the conditions that assist the team in providing a supportive environment for colleagues.
Maintain and check that others maintain a safe and healthy working environment.
Participate in the management of risk, supporting others to do the same.
Take appropriate action in response to incidents or emergencies, reporting or escalating as required by the situation.
Move and transport items safely for example individuals or equipment and items.
Adhere to protocols for infection prevention and control and support others to do the same.
Follow guidelines and procedures for handling hazardous materials and substances.
Demonstrate relevant health, safety or security practices to others in the team.
Take part in quality management technical audit processes relevant to own role.
Participate in audit or service improvement programmes.
Share the outcome of audit or service improvement with others.
Support the improvement of healthcare science practice by taking part in innovation or research or service improvement activities.
Undertake audit, research or other activities which support quality improvement, innovation and sustainability in healthcare science.
Critically reflect on your technical and non-technical practice and how it impacts on the quality and safety of patient care.
Work within the limits of your personal competence, keeping up-to-date by engaging in continuing personal and professional development.
Take part in mentoring processes with colleagues and students.
Respond to appraisal or performance review and feedback in relation to your own development and action plans.
Supervise and demonstrate practical skills to others.

Your training plan

Apprentices without level 2 English and maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the End-Point Assessment. For those with an education, health and care plan or a legacy statement, the apprenticeship’s English and maths minimum requirement is Entry Level 3. A British Sign Language (BSL) qualification is an alternative to the English qualification for those whose primary language is BSL.

Other mandatory qualifications:

Level 4 Diploma in Healthcare Science (603/2313/9)

Level: 4

Ofqual regulated
Must attend Dudley College 5 days per year for training
Remaining training to be taken in the work place

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

2 other subject areas (grade 4 or above)
English (grade 4 or above)
Maths (grade 4 or above)
Science (grade 4 or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience

Other requirements

Expected Shortlisting Date: 14/04/2025 Planned Interview Date: 09/06/2025 This is a fixed term contract

About this company

THE LEEDS WAY VALUES Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are: • Patient-centred • Collaborative • Fair • Accountable • Empowered All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values Additionally, the following are core values which relate specifically to this post: The role of MPE engineering services is to support and advance patient care by applying engineering and equipment management skills to healthcare technology. MPE is committed to ensuring that it is effective in delivering quality services and to this end strives for continual improvement of the MPE quality management system, the processes carried out and the services delivered.

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship is offered on a two year fixed term contract. It does not guarantee permanent employment but on successful completion of the apprenticeship, which should take 2 years, the qualifications, experience and skills gained provide an opportunity to apply for and or progress to substantive roles with a possible starting salary of £25,147 and also further study, development and progression.

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