Mechanical Engineering Technologist L4 Apprentice

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

A major UK healthcare provider is seeking a Level 4 Apprentice Mechanical Engineering Technologist in London. This position includes a 30-month training program that combines academic study with hands-on experience in a mechanical engineering workshop. The apprentice will work on vital clinical devices and gain qualifications as an Engineering Manufacturing Technician, contributing to important healthcare solutions. Interested candidates can reach out to the Deputy Head of the Mechanical Engineering Workshop for more details.

Qualifications

• Must complete a 30-month programme of academic and on-the-job training.
• Build knowledge through a combination of day release and online learning.
• Develop expertise in design, manufacture, and repair of devices.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the design and repair of clinical devices.
• Engage in training and educational placements.
• Work within the Mechanical Engineering Workshop to understand services provided.

Skills

Precision engineering

CNC milling

3D printing

Education

Apprenticeship qualification as Engineering Manufacturing Technician Level 4

Tools

CNC mills

3D printers

Job description

Mechanical Engineering Technologist L4 Apprentice

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Level 4 Apprentice Mechanical Engineering Technologist

– Annex 21 of Band 4 or LLW (whichever is higher)

We have an exciting opportunity to recruit a Level 4 Apprentice Mechanical Engineering Technologist to work within our Mechanical Engineering Workshop, part of the Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. The successful candidate will follow a 30-month programme of academic and on-the-job training that will open a career as an NHS Mechanical Engineering Technologist.

Mechanical Engineering is an essential clinical support service within our hospitals, providing design, manufacture and repair of a wide range of devices and components using a range of precision engineering tools, CNC mills and 3D printing. We are a dedicated team of 4 members of staff based and have a key role in the manufacture of cranioplasty implant plates for patients.

On successful completion of the programme, the Apprentice Mechanical Engineering Technologist will gain an apprenticeship qualification as an Engineering Manufacturing Technician at Level 4. The programme incorporates on-the-job training with protected time to study relevant engineering knowledge and skills (off-the-job), through a combination of day release and online learning whilst completing an educational placement at New City College in East London.

During the training period the Apprentice Mechanical Engineering Technologist will develop expertise through theoretical study (college education), technical and practical training to enable them to carry out design, manufacture and repair of a wide range of devices and component parts used in clinical services.

The Apprentice Mechanical Engineering Technologist will be able to build up their knowledge of the range of services provided by the Mechanical Engineering Workshop as they become competent in specific tasks, gradually increasing in complexity during the training period.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.

We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
  
  

We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.

We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: John Langdon Job title: Deputy Head of Mechanical Engineering Workshop Email address: [e-mail]

Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details about this post or to arrange an informal visit. Enquiries in the first instance should be made to John Langdon by email: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Internship

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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