Radiotherapy Engineering Technician | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 Radiotherapy Engineering Technician to join its Radiotherapy Physics team at Derby. This role involves maintaining essential linear accelerator equipment, ensuring safe operation for patient benefits. Responsibilities include fault-finding, equipment calibration, and performing quality assurance checks. The position offers development opportunities and staff benefits. Applicants should have relevant technical qualifications and experience with radiotherapy machines. The closing date for applications is December 29, 2025.

Benefits

Development opportunities

Discounted gym membership

Onsite fitness classes

Car schemes

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining and repairing radiotherapy equipment.
• Understanding of safety-critical maintenance procedures for Linacs.
• Ability to undertake QA checks and perform complex fault-finding.

Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical technology expertise by undertaking manufacturer-certified courses.
• Participate in radiotherapy machine services to ensure readiness for clinical use.
• Perform QA checks prior to equipment usage.

Skills

Experience with Linear Accelerators

Technical knowledge in radiotherapy

Fault-finding to component level

Calibrating radiotherapy equipment

Education

Relevant engineering or technical qualification

Tools

Radiotherapy equipment

Quality Assurance tools

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Band 6 Radiotherapy Engineering Technician to join our team in Radiotherapy Physics at Derby where we are about to enter a phase of equipment replacement.

This is an exciting opportunity for somebody with experience to work with a newly recruited band 7 engineer to aid with shaping the service at Derby, given that Derby has never had dedicated Radiotherapy Engineering Technicians before.

The primary objective is to ensure that Linear Accelerators (Linacs) operate safely and effectively with a minimum of downtime for the benefit of patients, clinical staff and the Trust, achieved by maintaining and repairing the equipment, which currently includes 3 Varian TrueBeams with the arrival of a Halcyon imminent. Linacs are highly complex and require many safety‑critical maintenance procedures to ensure dose accuracy and safety. Machine breakdowns can have immediate impact on patient treatments and compliance with cancer waiting time targets.

The post holder will work underneath the section head for a specialised clinical technical service and will provide technical advice for the linear accelerator maintenance programme. The post holder will be required to perform QA and other duties such as patient organ‑at‑risk contouring and audit as required. Whilst Varian experience is preferred, applications are also welcome from candidates who have experience with other linac vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain clinical technology expertise by undertaking funded radiotherapy equipment manufacturer‑certified courses, self‑study and liaison with manufacturers
• Participate in radiotherapy machine “Run‑up” services to ensure equipment is ready for clinical use at the commencement of the working day
• Undertake, as part of a team, fault‑finding on radiotherapy equipment to component level
• Perform, as part of a team, QA checks prior to designating radiotherapy equipment as fit for clinical use
• Maintain up‑to‑date records of all maintenance and repair work carried out
• Exchange technical and planning information during negotiations with multi‑disciplinary staff involved in cancer patient care
• Attend all fire/safety lectures and mandatory training in accordance with trust policy
• Work in hazardous areas such as extremely high voltage and areas of ionising and non‑ionising radiation
• Respond to frequent requirements for physical effort in difficult situations, demonstrating a full understanding of the working environment
• Calibrate radiotherapy equipment and ensure performance is within manufacturer limits
• Undertake routine contouring of organs at risk when appropriate
• Flexible working, including early start, late finish and weekend work

Benefits

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On‑going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes and car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4,810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2,077 per week.
• An average of 1,115 patients are seen in A&E across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research‑active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Closing date: 29 December 2025

Interview date: 08 January 2026

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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below). This advert closes on Monday 29 Dec 2025.