3D Facility Technician
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol, BS16 1LE
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
Bristol 3D Medical Centre is looking for a full-time facility technician for the expanding Prosthetics and 3D services. The successful candidate will ...
- Ensuring the comprehensive maintenance of the 3D printers, equipment and software required for the efficient operation of the 3D facility.
- Clean specialist equipment, software and 3D tooling, working within clearly defined limits.
- Schedule servicing and maintain records for auditing and quality management purposes, to determine optimum capacity and print speed/quality balance
- Communicate with Bristol 3D Medical Centre staff to coordinate scheduling, maintenance and servicing
- Determine and manage consigned stock levels of 3D and laboratory items, working with scientific staff, ensuring safe storage and an optimum inventory within the system and escalating any shortages
- To utilise 3D software to carry out basic digital designs of 3D printed models and devices, to be approved by senior staff working within clearly defined limits.
- To carry out basic laboratory tasks for the Reconstructive Prosthetics team, such as making plaster casts, creating bespoke moulds and using vacuum forming machines, with and without the involvement of 3D models.
- Perform clinical imaging of patients (of all ages) within the Bristol 3D Medical Centre, using the scanning facilities.
- Provide reports of print, scan and processing data for provision with medical reports and devices.
- To be involved in audit and research involving 3D printing and 3D software, as well as prosthetics applications.
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Engineering, Design, Materials or Biosciences
Desirable
- Research qualification (master or doctorate degree)
Experience
Essential
- Knowledge and experience with using a range of 3D printers and 3D design packages, including knowledge of rapid prototyping and manufacturing
Desirable
- Knowledge and basic understanding of the equipment and their processes within a dental and/or prosthetics laboratory
Skills
Desirable
- 3D design and manufacture using 3D software and a variety of 3D printers
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
21 August 2026
Last checked
25 August 2026
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