Clinical Technologist (Radiotherapy Equipment)

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Eppleworth; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based healthcare trust is seeking a motivated engineer to join their Radiotherapy Physics department, responsible for maintaining specialized radiotherapy equipment and providing technical support. The role includes fault finding, emergency repairs, and training staff. Candidates with experience in radiation safety and equipment maintenance are ideal. The trust values inclusion and offers sponsorship for Skilled Worker Visas. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to high-quality clinical service in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in repair and maintenance of radiotherapy equipment.
• Knowledge of radiation protection standards.
• Ability to support scientific staff in service development.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fault finding, repairs, and maintenance of high-value radiotherapy equipment.
• Supervise and train team members.
• Support integration of new techniques in clinical practice.

Skills

Fault finding

Calibration of radiotherapy equipment

Training staff

Support for advanced Radiotherapy computer systems

Job description

Overview

An opportunity has arisen to join our friendly and dedicated Equipment Engineering team within the Radiotherapy Physics department based in the Queens Centre at Castle Hill Hospital; Cottingham. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has an interest in advancing their career in engineering. We provide maintenance and technical support for specialised equipment used for Radiotherapy. The department has six Varian linear accelerators (two Halcyon and four TrueBeam), two Siemens CT scanners, an Xstrahl superficial radiotherapy unit, a Flexitron brachytherapy afterloader and a Papillon contact radiotherapy machine. As well as the machines used directly for patient care, the team are responsible for the maintenance of test equipment used for servicing and quality control. The department was the first Radiotherapy Physics service to gain UKAS accreditation to the emerging BS70000 MPACE quality standard, evidencing that commitment to delivery of high quality clinical service is a core value of the team, and we continue to maintain ISO9001 certification for the entire Radiotherapy service.

Responsibilities

• Fault finding, emergency repair, calibration and maintenance of a range of specialist, high-value radiotherapy treatment and radiation monitoring equipment. Ensuring equipment is calibrated to manufacturers and radiation protection standards, to operate effectively and safely with the minimum downtime.
• Support for advanced Radiotherapy computer systems.
• Provide supervision of, and training for, other staff working in the team.
• Provide support to scientific staff in development of the service and the implementation of new techniques into routine clinical practice.

Additional context

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion. Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve. Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH. As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated. We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion. Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.