Principal Radiotherapy Engineer | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sutton, Surrey is seeking a qualified electronics engineer for the radiotherapy team. The role involves providing expert engineering advice, supporting service management, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the delivery of high-standard radiotherapy services. Ideal candidates will have experience with radiotherapy equipment and a relevant engineering qualification. Excellent transport links to London and the countryside from the hospital site are available. Closing date for applications is Sunday, 18 January 2026.

Qualifications

• Qualified in electronics engineering.
• Experience in radiotherapy or related field is advantageous.
• Ability to manage engineering processes within the ISO 9001 framework.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert engineering advice for radiotherapy equipment.
• Assist management of the radiotherapy service.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for service development.
• Maintain engineering quality assurance processes.
• Support research in radiotherapy equipment.

Skills

Experienced with Elekta linacs and radiotherapy equipment

Team collaboration

Problem-solving skills

Education

Relevant engineering qualification

Job description

We are looking for a qualified and motivated individual to join the radiotherapy electronics engineering team at the Sutton branch due to partial retirement of another team member. The ideal candidate would be fully qualified and experienced with all our equipment, but training will be provided as appropriate. Significantly less experienced candidates could be appointed at a lower band.

The Royal Marsden is a special place to work. The team of three electronics engineers provide preventive and corrective maintenance for 5 Elekta linacs (including one in installation), an Elekta Unity MR‑Linac and two Accuray Radixact units. Limited first‑line response is provided for a Cyberknife S7, a Siemens Confidence CT scanner and an XStrahl superficial unit. The majority of service work is performed during the working week with slightly extended days; weekend working is sometimes available as additional time.

The electronics engineering team is supported by radiotherapy physics group consisting of 35 physicists (including IT specialists) and dosimetrists as well as 2 mechanical engineers. The group forms a substantial part of the joint Royal Marsden/Institute of Cancer Research physics department which collaborates on several research projects, mostly on the MR‑linac which was the first in the UK to treat patients.

Sutton is pleasantly located on the border of Surrey with excellent transport links to central London and easy access to the countryside.

Responsibilities

• To provide specialist expert advice in all areas of engineering as applied to radiotherapy.
• To assist the lead engineer with the day‑to‑day management of the service.
• To work as part of multidisciplinary teams to plan and develop the clinical radiotherapy service.
• To be responsible for maintaining and updating as necessary the engineering processes framework of the ISO 9001 system.
• To work alongside the Head of Radiotherapy Treatment delivery and other clinical scientists; bringing complementary skills and knowledge to ensure safe delivery of state‑of‑the‑art radiotherapy.
• To support research and development in the fields of engineering and radiotherapy equipment applications. To provide support to all associated development activities.
• To promote collaboration and maintain excellent relationships with the equipment manufacturers, the ICR mechanical workshop and any other external stakeholders.
• To keep abreast of the rapid development of treatment equipment design and advanced radiotherapy systems.
• Requirement where necessary for frequent work out of hours to minimise interruption to clinical service. This includes bank holidays.

Location

Royal Marsden Hospital – Sutton, Surrey. The site offers excellent transport links to central London and easy access to the countryside.

This advert closes on Sunday 18 Jan 2026