Senior Radiotherapy Engineer - Band 7

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Nhs Trust; Swineshead; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Radiotherapy Physics department at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a motivated radiation engineer to join the team at Lincolnshire Oncology Centre to support safe treatment of patients.

You will assist in calibration and quality control of radiotherapy equipment, monitor service standards and contribute to clinical and organisational strategies.

Occasional weekend and bank holiday cover, on-call duties, and opportunities to develop under an experienced team.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of the technological aspects of radiotherapy service.
• Assist in providing professional technological leadership in an area of expertise locally.
• Assist in maintaining and developing high standards of service provision throughout their area of responsibility.
• Assists in developing, implementing and monitoring clinical and organisational strategies within areas of expertise.
• Contributes to service and staff development.
• Responsibilities in specialist project areas.
• This role will require occasional weekend working and contribute to bank holiday cover.
• Maintain clinical accelerators requiring core practical and theoretical electronic skills. Engage in the activity and maintenance of the quality management system. Attend necessary training courses required in the performance of your duties. Ensure that all activities conform to statutory regulations, local rules and approved codes of practice, in particular IRR and IRMER and the use of radioactive substances. Follow all the safety precautions relating to COSHH and Health & Safety regulations when dealing with radioactive and chemical products. Engage in the activities of a mechanical workshop including production of applicator cutouts and other items to the benefit of the radiotherapy service. The post holder may be required to perform duties outside the normal working hours of the department, including weekends (on-call and service work) and contribute to bank holiday cover.

Job description

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic radiation engineer to join our team. The Radiotherapy Physics department provides a specialist technical radiotherapy physics service to the Lincolnshire Oncology Centre, contributing to safe treatment of patients for radiotherapy. It is responsible for ensuring the accurate calibration of all radiotherapy treatment machines and providing a routine quality control service for all equipment used in simulating, planning, verifying and treating radiotherapy patients. This role contributes to these activities and will include:

• Assist in the delivery of the technological aspects of radiotherapy service.
• Assist in providing professional technological leadership in an area of expertise locally.
• Assist in maintaining and developing high standards of service provision throughout their area of responsibility.
• Assists in developing, implementing and monitoring clinical and organisational strategies within areas of expertise.
• Contributes to service and staff development.
• Responsibilities in specialist project areas.

This role will require occasional weekend working and contribute to bank holiday cover. The post provides the comprehensive expertise and experience necessary for the department to operate clinical linear accelerators to the required legislation and national guidelines. A large degree of versatility, both in working patterns and skills base, is required to provide the immediate emergency coverage required during normal working hours and to effect permanent repairs during non-treatment hours. In addition both planned and corrective maintenance is performed to enhance the availability and reliability of the service. Maintain clinical accelerators requiring core practical and theoretical electronic skills. Engage in the activity and maintenance of the quality management system. Attend necessary training courses required in the performance of your duties. Ensure that all activities conform to statutory regulations, local rules and approved codes of practice, in particular IRR and IRMER and the use of radioactive substances. Follow all the safety precautions relating to COSHH and Health & Safety regulations when dealing with radioactive and chemical products. Engage in the activities of a mechanical workshop including production of applicator cutouts and other items to the benefit of the radiotherapy service. The post holder may be required to perform duties outside the normal working hours of the department, including weekends (on-call and service work) and contribute to bank holiday cover.

Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service. United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service. Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services. Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county. This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations. The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).