Job Description

Join the NHS as a Mechanical Technologist Assistant Apprentice! Develop hands-on engineering skills, earn a salary, and help support cancer treatment. Based in Exeter, with fully funded training and real career prospects in healthcare technology.

You will undertake a fully funded, accredited college course to bolster your mechanical engineering skills, alongside in-house training. Upon successful completion of the 3-year training post you will be eligible for more senior roles and enter a pathway toward the professional register for clinical technologists (RCT). There may be an opportunity to join the department permanently at the end of your training but in any case, your new-found skills as a clinical technologist will be in high demand as there is a national shortage of trained staff.


Salary will be paid at agenda for change band 3, with a starting salary of 24,937 per annum, based on 37.5 hours per week. The salary rises to 26,598 in year 3, based on 2025/26 salary scales.

Closing date for applications is 27/07/2025

Candidates shortlisted must be available in person all day for interview on Monday 11th August 2025. 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.

Hours: 37.50 per week



About the employer:


The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides Acute and Community services across Exeter and East Devon serving a population of more than 450,000 people. In our latest CQC full inspection of our services, the Royal Devon received an overall rating of "good". We were rated as "outstanding" for our Emergency and Critical Care services, and for Caring Trustwide. The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been ranked as the joint best performing non-specialist Trust in the country for overall patient experience of care in the 2016 Care Quality Commission (CQC) Adult Inpatient Survey.




Requirements and Prospects:


Good practical and hands-on ability Strong problem-solving skills Basic mechanical knowledge or interest in engineering Computer literacy (especially for technical tasks) Good numeracy and attention to detail Ability to follow technical instructions accurately Communication skills to work well in a team Willingness to learn new tools, machines, and techniques


Curious and keen to understand how things work Reliable and responsible, especially when working with equipment that affects patient care A positive, can-do attitude and willingness to take on new challenges Enthusiastic about helping others through your work Committed to personal and professional development Able to stay calm under pressure and follow procedures
Motivated by a career that makes a real difference

Upon successful completion of the 3-year training post you will be eligible for more senior roles and enter a pathway toward the professional register for clinical technologists (RCT). There may be an opportunity to join the department permanently at the end of your training but in any case, your new-found skills as a clinical technologist will be in high demand as there is a national shortage of trained staff.



Training Provided:



You will undertake a fully funded, accredited college course to bolster your mechanical engineering skills, alongside in-house training.



Additional Information:


Applicants should be numerate, computer literate and must meet the entry requirements for the college course. This currently requires a minimum 4 x GCSE's L4/C-grade including Maths, Science and English. Alternative qualifications may be accepted, subject to the admissions process.