A fantastic opportunity has arisen at Band 6 (12-month contract) to support our burgeoning Additive Manufacturing service. We are looking for an enthusiastic and flexible engineer to play a key role in the development and improvement of our 3D printing service within RTSG with a focus on improving patient experience, efficiency and costs. We currently have an Ultimaker S3, Epsilon W50 and Ender 3 and plan to develop a bespoke 3D printing lab. We use software packages such as Fusion 360, SolidWorks, Mesh Mixer and 3D Slicer.
You should have extensive knowledge and experience in CAD and have advanced skills in Additive Manufacturing. The successful candidate will have knowledge of engineering to a minimum of degree level. You should have a strong teamwork ethic with excellent communication skills and be able to work on complex problems under time pressure. Knowledge and experience of medical devices, ISO9001, ISO13485 and/or ISO14971 would be highly desirable although not essential.
Duties will involve working closely with clinical staff to implement innovative additive manufacturing solutions. Additive manufacturing includes aspects of design, manufacture, test/validation, quality control, project and quality system management.
The position is a 12-month contract.
We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic engineer who is keen to learn and develop their knowledge and skills. The individual should be flexible and adaptable.
Primary duties will consist of supporting the Additive Manufacturing service.
The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country.
We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years.
We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
The individual will be working within an engineering team which is spread across four Christie sites. The individual will work as part of a wider engineering group namely the Radiotherapy Technical Services Group (RTSG). RTSG forms part of the Christie Medical Physics and Engineering department and provides technical services to Protons, Photons and Clinical Engineering departments.
On completion of training, Duties and Responsibilities
1. General
1.1 Work as part of multidisciplinary teams to support and develop the clinical radiotherapy service.
1.2 Provide technical advice to clinical and other staff groups as required.
1.3 The Engineer will be required to work within the framework of the ISO 9001(2015) Radiotherapy Quality System.
1.4 Involved in commenting on interdepartmental procedures and work instructions for the physics group and may also propose changes to current procedures.
1.5 To participate in the physics quality control of the radiotherapy / diagnostic equipment.
1.6 Will be expected to work at any of the Christie sites at short notice.
1.7 Will be based at any of the Christie sites and will be part of a rota on all Christie sites.
2. Technical Support for Clinical Radiotherapy Treatment
2.1 The running up and preparation of radiotherapy equipment for clinical use and the closing down of equipment on completion of use.
2.2 To carry out and record approved modifications to medical devices.
2.3 To maintain proper records of all work carried out on the medical devices.
2.4 Performs regular high precision machine quality control checks, measurements and associated adjustments to fractional mm accuracy.
2.5 To ensure that all additive manufacturing equipment works to manufacturer’s specification.
2.6 To maintain specialist equipment and medical device records and reports for the organization.
2.7 Provides expert technical and technological support in the delivery of critical care.
3. Clinical Networking
3.1 To assist in the technical support of clinical IT networks supporting medical devices and additive manufacturing assets
4. Health and Safety
4.1 Will work daily in potentially hazardous situations with ionizing radiation, including high voltage electricity, heavy equipment and industrial gases with responsibility for safety of self and others.
5. Organizational
5.1 Prioritize and organize allocated work in accordance with section policies and competing service demands. Proposes changes to own working practices and procedures. This will involve daily interruptions to own work and others in group.
6. Teaching, training and research
6.1 Participate in professional development and training of own staff group and others.
6.2 Participate in the research and development work carried out by the radiation physics group.
6.3 Will be expected to follow project management arrangements to report on status of projects e.g. gantt charts etc.
6.4 Training of other professionals
6.5 Will be expected to keep abreast of technical developments. Enroll in Continuing Professional Development Programs. Attend suitable seminars and courses as part of personal development and to further the work of the department.
6.6 Demonstrates the agreed set of values and accountable for own attitude and behaviour
7. Additive Manufacturing
7.1 Assist lead engineer for Additive Manufacturing
7.2 To maintain specialist equipment technical records including additive manufactured medical devices
7.3 Assist in the research and development including the design and manufacture of innovative additive manufacturing medical devices
7.4 Assist in planned and corrective maintenance of all additive manufacturing equipment including hardware, software and peripheral items
7.5 Assist in training colleagues in all aspects of additive manufacturing
7.6 Assist in risk assessing all aspects of additive manufacturing process
7.7 Participate in the development and continuous improvement of quality management systems associated with additive manufacturing and in-house medical device production
7.8 Liaise with clinical and scientific staff to design, develop and manufacture in-house medical devices using additive manufacturing
7.9 Collaborate with other Trusts, academia and industry to implement improvements within our Additive Manufacturing service
7.10 The maintenance of all test, measurement and service instruments and equipment associated with additive manufacturing service
7.11 To participate in the development and construction of instrumentation and equipment to support the additive manufacturing service.
This advert closes on Friday 18 Apr 2025
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