Job summary
- Main area
- Healthcare Science
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 356-25-6948100-C
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queens Centre, Castle Hill Hospital
- Town
- Cottingham
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Mechanical Technician
Band 6
Job overview
The post holder as a Mechanical Engineering Technician within the Technical Development Group (TDG) provides mechanical engineering development and design support to departments throughout the Trust and Community. The successful candidate must have experience and qualifications as a Mechanical Engineer or time served with a Mechanical Engineering environment. The post will work with heavy industry machines such as Lathes, Milling machines, drills and CNC equipment. Applications are complex and specialised, requiring high precision and lead to the development and construction of prototype devices, which aid in a wide range of patient treatment and an improved quality of living to a section of the community.
The work also involves the design and manufacture of aids and adaptations for the disabled and carers to enable them to maintain independence.
Main duties of the job
Applications are complex and specialised, requiring high precision and lead to the development and construction of prototype devices, which aid in a wide range of patient treatment and an improved quality of living to a section of the community.
Many different types of calibration apparatus and phantoms are produced for the setting up and calibration of equipment in areas of Oncology, Radiation Physics, CT, MRI, X-ray and Nuclear Medicine.
The work also involves the design and manufacture of aids and adaptations for the disabled and carers to enable them to maintain independence.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of
obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- H.N.C, B/ENG or equivalent
- Professional qualification to enable full state registration
Desirable criteria
- Computer literate to R.S.A. 1/ E.C.D.L.
- C.A.D. competent to C.G.L.I
- N.V.Q. level 3
Experience
Essential criteria
- Time served apprenticeship
- Five years development engineering experience
Desirable criteria
- ExperieToolmaker Instrument technician or equivalentnce in a Medical environment
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential criteria
- Ability to design and manufacture, to a high standard, with little given information.
- Familiar with workshop practices.
- To observe all health and safety regulations in all areas.
Desirable criteria
- Able to work autonomously Problem solver
- Good communicator
- Innovative thinker
Other
Desirable criteria
- Professional interest in developing and advancing knowledge and skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Craig Murdock
- Job title
- Business Manager Clinical Engineering
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 461323
- Additional information
Please contact for more information and a external visit is highly recommended
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