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. We currently have Level 4 Healthcare Science Apprenticeship posts available within the Medical Physics and Engineering Department in Leeds.

Annual wage

£23,615 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£23,615 a year - This is an NHS Band 2 Apprentice Spot Salary role

Training course

Healthcare science associate (level 4)

Hours

You will work 37.5 hours across Monday to Friday 7.30am to 3.30pm 4 days will be in work and 1 day will be training

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 26 August

Duration

2 years

Positions available

4

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

The jobholder will work as part of an engineering team carrying out technical activity on a broad range of medical equipment ranging from simple custom-made treatment aids to physiological monitoring equipment, infusions devices, dialysis equipment, diagnostic imaging and treatment systems including CT scanners and radiotherapy linear accelerators
They will work both in workshops and in clinical areas helping to deliver a range of technical services including equipment installation, repair, maintenance and calibration
They will participate in equipment quality assurance and planned preventative maintenance activity as well as assisting in the production of treatment devices

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

On the job training will take place at Leeds Teaching hospital in different technical engineering teams
Off the job learning will be done online with Dudley College and Avensys Medical
You will be in work 4 days a week and studying one day a week

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English, Maths and Science (grade 4-9)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Physics, DT and ICT (grade 4-9)

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

Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Patience

About this company

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest teaching hospitals in Europe, a regional and national centre for specialist treatment, a renowned biomedical research facility, and the local hospital for the Leeds community. The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust incorporates Leeds General Infirmary, St James's University Hospital, Leeds Children's Hospital, Wharfedale Hospital, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds Dental Institute and Seacroft Hospital. We treat 1. 5 million patients every year, including more than 200,000 emergency patients and are an employer of over 20,000 staff. The Trust Department of Medical Physics and Engineering supports the range of applications of physics and engineering in medicine, and is actively involved in the development, assessment, implementation and audit of new and existing health care technologies and procedures.

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/services/medical-physics-and-engineering/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Successful completion of the apprenticeship will qualify candidates to apply for and progress their careers within our Medical Physics and Engineering Department.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Omran Darr

omran.darr@nhs.net

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000296325.

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Closes on Tuesday 8 April

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