Role Title: Biomedical Engineering Intern – Trauma Device Design Project
Organisation: East Metropolitan Health Service
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: Perth
The Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) Innovation Hub is a new facility to help Western Australian clinicians connect, collaborate and innovate. The RPH Innovation Hub offers a dedicated space for 3D-printing of high-fidelity prototypes, supported by biomedical engineering expertise.
The role will involve working closely with the Hub’s Innovation Technical Lead (the “Engineer in Residence”) on developing a novel device in the trauma space. You will be working with clinical experts to understand the challenge with current solutions and propose design iterations or novel components to adjust the current tool to be better fit-for-purpose. It is anticipated this internship will consist of a combination of desk-based tasks (planning and evaluation), hands-on lab tasks (printing and iterating prototype designs) and consultation activities (to validate and enhance the design components).
In addition, you may provide some general support to the Innovation Team on an as needed basis and learn about how Innovation functions as a business unit with the WA public hospital system.
WA Health is Western Australia’s public health system. With a State spanning over 2.5 million square kilometres, it is the largest area in the world covered by a single health authority. Our strategic priorities are focused on ensuring that Western Australians receive safe, high quality and accessible health care, no matter where they live.