Radiotherapy Electronics Engineer

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to work

Car lease schemes

Season ticket loan

Onsite leisure facilities

Job summary

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Radiotherapy Electronics Engineer to join the Radiation Physics Department. The role focuses on delivering high-quality maintenance and repair for radiotherapy equipment, including linacs, with a team of experienced engineers at CHX and HH sites.

The post requires a B.Sc. level degree in electronics/engineering and experience with radiotherapy systems, high voltage, RF and control systems.

Qualifications

• MSc/BSc/BEng/HNC or equivalent in electronic engineering.
• Experience with radiotherapy linear accelerators (linacs).
• Experience in a healthcare environment with patient-critical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Keep records of work performed in equipment management database.
• Manage day-to-day running of the PPM schedules for radiotherapy machines.
• Prioritise work according to department procedures and service demands.
• Assist other groups in development and construction of devices to support clinical activity and research.
• Carry out duties in line with Health and Safety at Work Act and local rules.
• Acquire knowledge on equipment items and keep clients updated on progress.

Skills

Electronics engineering

Radiotherapy equipment

Fault finding

Circuit diagrams

Test equipment

Quality standards

High voltage

Health and safety

Education

MSc/BSc/BEng/HNC in electronic engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

HV probes

Soldering

Job description

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and experienced Radiotherapy Electronics Engineer to participate in delivering a high quality maintenance & repair service to our Radiotherapy Service. This is an opportunity to join a team of highly experienced engineers. You will be educated to B.Sc. degree level or equivalent in electronics and electrical engineering, with experience in the field of radiotherapy, working with linear accelerators (linacs).

Linacs incorporate high voltage systems, high vacuum systems, high power RF systems and circuits, cooling systems, microcontroller based systems, pressurised gas systems and complex mechanical systems; and you will be expected to work in any of these areas. This creates a dynamic working environment where each day can hold a multitude of challenges and opportunities to learn. The department boasts fully equipped electronics and mechanical workshops to enable on site repairs.

The Radiation Physics Department provides a full range of complex radiotherapy scientific and technical services at Charing Cross Hospital (CHX) and Hammersmith Hospital (HH). The major clinical equipment on the CHX site currently includes four Varian TB linacs, two of which are being replaced with two Accuray Radiaxcts, a Siemens CT unit and an X-Strahl kV unit. There is an additional Varian TB and a Flexitron HDR brachytherapy unit at the HH.

Suitable applicants with less experience may be considered for appointment at a lower band.

Main duties of the job

• Keep relevant scientific and technical records of work performed. In particular, ensure that the equipment management computer database is operated in an accurate, methodical manner with work being logged as it progresses until completion
• Member of the team responsible for the day-to-day running of the PPM schedules for radiotherapy diagnostic and treatment machines and for keeping careful records of all the work performed
• Prioritise work in accordance with the Department/Section’s procedures and competing service demands. Propose changes to working practices and procedures within the Electronics Section.
• Assist other groups within the Department in the development and construction of new and novel devices to support clinical activity and research.
• Carry out all duties in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act, relevant Statutory Regulations, Approved Codes of Conduct and Local Rules. Report to the section Manager any potential breaches.
• Acquiring specific knowledge on particular items of equipment. Ensure clients receive a high quality, prompt and efficient service and are kept up to date on the progress of their outstanding work.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviewsplease view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person specification

• MSc/BSc/BEng/HNC or equivalent in electronic engineering
• An aptitude to working with advanced electronic equipment. Previous work in the health environment.

Experience

• Must have extensive experience working in an electronic engineering healthcare environment with patient critical multifaceted radiotherapy equipment using circuit diagrams and Service Manuals in order to carry out advanced fault finding & servicing.
• Will have experience in prioritising and managing own work and be able exercise initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence.
• Able to access databases and spreadsheets ACCESS, EXCEL, WORD and Digital Imaging used for the production of maintenance, repair, test and calibration records, documents.
• Applied to patient critical multifaceted Radiotherapy equipment.

Skills/knowledge/ abilities

• Highly competent in the use of electronic workshop equipment; soldering irons, both hand and bench drills, and a wide range of analogue and digital test equipment, including high voltage probes, current probes, oscilloscopes, multi-meters, wavemeters.
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines, e.g. Health & Safety at Work Regulations, Factories Act, Electricity at Work Regulations, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health,
• Knowledge of the potential hazards posed by ionising radiation, non-ionising radiation, liquid nitrogen, implosion of RF components, fumes, oils, solvents, compressed gases, tools and torches at highly elevated temperatures, cleansing agents, high speeds drills.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System
• Highly developed hand/eye coordination for the manipulation of fine tools, materials and parts used in the precision manufacture/assembly/testing of small and delicate parts, integrated circuits on printed circuit boards.

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with general data protection regulation (GDPR).

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Lasto Pavlovic Job title Technical Services Manager Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 020 331 17742 Additional information

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