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Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people's own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
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Role Summary
Do you have an interest in mechanical engineering, manufacturing, technology and problem solving? Do you possess good practical, hands-on and creative skills? Would you like to pursue a well-paid career with good prospects, helping the NHS serve patients on a daily basis? Want to earn a salary while you train? If so, this could be the position for you...
We're pleased to announce this rare and exciting opportunity to join our friendly Radiotherapy Physics team as an Assistant Mechanical Technologist in our dedicated Mechanical workshop.
About The Role
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
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Alongside your studies you could be working on a full range of tasks supporting departments across the Trust, specialising in the production of bespoke test equipment and patient specific devices, manufactured within our dedicated mechanical workshop facility.
Applicants should be numerate, computer literate and must meet the entry requirements for the college course at Torbay or Exeter College. This currently requires a minimum of 4 GCSE's L4/C-grade including Maths, Science and English. Alternative qualifications may be accepted, subject to the admissions process.
You will undertake a fully funded, accredited college course to bolster your mechanical engineering skills, alongside in-house training. Upon successful completion of the core 3-year apprenticeship, there will be an opportunity to undertake a further 1-year consolidation/top-up training period, subject to final organisational approval. Following completion of your training, you will be qualified and working to the level set out in the attached job description. You will then be eligible to apply for permanent roles and undertake professional registration as a Registered Clinical Technologist (RCT).
Salary will be paid at Agenda for Change Band 5 Annex 21, with a current starting salary of £25,377, based on 37.5 hours per week, rising in Years 2 and 3.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hpw
Interview Date: Monday 27th of July 2026
Please note, this is a fixed term contract until 31/08/2029. For current NHS employees this post could be a secondment opportunity.
Candidates shortlisted must be available in person all day for interview on Monday 27th July 2026. We cannot offer virtual interviews for this post. These will take place at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Wonford, Exeter in the Medical Physics department, Exeter Oncology Centre.
For more information on a career as a medical physics technologist see Clinical or medical technology in medical physics | Health Careers.
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For further information please contact: Rob Biggar, Radiotherapy Physics Operational lead, r.biggar@nhs.net 01392 402127 or Jason Moore, Lead Workshop Clinical Technologist, jason.moore2@nhs.net 01392402053
Benefits
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you are starting out in the NHS, you'll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You will benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we will help you get there.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You will have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available - if the role is something you are interested in, we would love to hear from you.
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