Lead Engineer for Imaging Technology

The Methodist Church in Britain; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Band 7 radiology engineering lead to manage maintenance and fault diagnosis for imaging and radiotherapy equipment across Christie sites. You will drive planned preventive maintenance, safety testing and compliance within ISO 9001 frameworks.

Applicants should have electronic engineering qualifications, be willing to work unsocial hours, and progress towards Clinical Technologist registration or IEng/CEng status with the Engineering Council.

Qualifications

• HND or degree in electronic engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience diagnosing and repairing electronic, electrical and mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of electronics, health and safety requirements and quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Act as primary engineering lead for Radiology, delivering planned preventative and timely corrective maintenance across imaging systems.
• Diagnose complex equipment faults under time pressure and restore function while keeping devices safe and compliant.
• Provide secondary engineering support to Radiotherapy, including maintenance on high precision treatment equipment.
• Repair, calibrate and safety-test highly complex radiology diagnostic equipment and take safety-critical equipment out of clinical use when needed.
• Carry out high precision machine quality control checks and adjustments to fractional mm accuracy.

Skills

Fault diagnosis

Complex data analysis

Interpersonal skills

Electronics knowledge

Electrical systems knowledge

Health and safety

Education

HND or degree in electronic engineering

Tools

Microsoft Access

Job description

This Band 7 post sits in the engineering service at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, supporting radiology and radiotherapy equipment. The work centres on planned and corrective maintenance, fault diagnosis and quality control on imaging and treatment systems used in cancer care. The post leads engineering for the Radiology department, with secondary support to Radiotherapy, and includes late, weekend and on-call working across the Christie network sites. Applicants should be willing to work towards Clinical Technologist registration and IEng or CEng status.

What the job involves

• Act as primary engineering lead for Radiology, delivering planned preventative and timely corrective maintenance across imaging systems
• Diagnose complex equipment faults under time pressure and restore function while keeping devices safe and compliant
• Provide secondary engineering support to Radiotherapy, including maintenance on high precision treatment equipment
• Repair, calibrate and safety-test highly complex radiology diagnostic equipment and take safety-critical equipment out of clinical use when needed
• Carry out high precision machine quality control checks and adjustments to fractional mm accuracy
• Work within the ISO 9001 Radiotherapy Quality System, contributing to documentation, risk assessments and ISO standards adherence
• Keep accurate technical records and reports for all work carried out on radiology and radiotherapy equipment
• Support X-ray imaging systems, axis lasers, R&V solutions and dose measurement instruments used with treatment equipment
• Work with clinical, technical and managerial teams to keep equipment available and communicate findings clearly
• Work on equipment with patients in the treatment room, in settings involving ionising radiation and high voltage
• Take part in an on-call rota and work at any Christie site at short notice, including late shifts, weekends and bank holidays
• Identify improvements to equipment performance and maintenance processes, and support training of staff and the IPEM training scheme

What’s required

Qualifications

• HND or degree-level qualification in electronic engineering, or equivalent experience

Registration & licences

• Willingness to work towards Clinical Technologist registration
• Willingness to work towards IEng or CEng status with the Engineering Council

Experience

• Troubleshooting and repair of electronic, electrical and mechanical systems
• Experience operating large systems and control systems with various controllers

Skills & knowledge

• Fault diagnosis and rectification
• Complex data analysis, including Microsoft tools such as Access
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• In-depth knowledge of electronics, electrical systems and health and safety
• Basic knowledge of control, vacuum, X-ray and imaging, medical device handling, cooling, mechanical and RF systems

Other

• Able to work unsocial hours, including late shifts, weekends and bank holidays
• Able to attend training away from home and work across the Christie network
• Physically fit for difficult-access areas and daily heavy lifting
• Self-motivated, autonomous team player with a strong patient focus, adaptable, flexible and diligent
• Demonstrate the organisational values and behaviours

Nice to have

• Membership of a professional body
• Professional engineering qualifications with the Engineering Council
• Experience in medical electronics
• Experience with medical devices or quality systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 13485 or ISO 14971
• Fault diagnosis skills on industrial equipment and systems
• Multi-disciplinary skills
• Knowledge of physics and general scientific principles