Company: University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Apply for the 3D Digital Biomedical Engineer

Location: Coventry

Job Description:

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.

Closing date: 16 June 2026.

To provide a specialist 3D digital technical service to the department of Maxillofacial Prosthetics to support patient care.
To manipulate clinical data such as DICOM to simulate and plan surgical procedures.
To design templates, guides, and devices using departmental software packages.
To print and post‑process 3D models and medical devices.
To develop and evaluate potential new areas of activity across multiple specialties.
To contribute to departmental research and development programmes.
To maintain the department’s 3D printers and specialist IT equipment.
To maintain accurate documentation in line with current medical device regulation and quality management systems.
To participate in teaching for the unit’s training programme.

Liaise with senior members of the Maxillofacial Prosthetic team to identify and prioritise clinical workload.
Co‑coordinate requests for production of 3D medical models using the department’s protocol.
Import and manipulate digital data into the department’s specialised software packages.
Digitally plan surgical orthognathic procedures and produce operative wafers.
Digitally plan surgical oncology procedures and produce models and guides.
Digitally plan implant positions and produce models and guides.
Design cutting guides and implant stents for theatre.
Simulate patient‑specific surgical procedures digitally for surgeons.
Provide surgeons with planning reports for theatre and for patients’ clinical notes.
Maintain accurate records of workload and maintain databases used in research.
Attend clinics and surgery to understand and evaluate the impact of new technologies and potential improvements in patient outcomes.
Evaluate potential digital services that could benefit and be offered to other specialties.
Undertake other tasks in line with training and department needs.
Responsible for software updates and license downloads.
Responsible for all working instructions for all 3D planning work offered to comply with quality management systems.

Responsible for all 3D printer maintenance from servicing to materials to conform with QMS and model request forms.
Set up new printers when required.
Full calibration of printers.
Provide all staff with contingency training and information to cover absence.
Tasked with looking into external companies to print in titanium/PEEK etc. should the need arise.
To be available for outpatient oncology clinics to explain digital planning to patients.
Responsible for managing all junior staff in the role of 3D printing.
Provide support and guidance for junior doctors, senior registrars and STP MSc students with surgical planning research projects and 3D printing.
Responsible for managing deadlines for patient‑specific implants to be available on time and sterile for theatres.

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Posted: June 7th, 2026