Radiotherapy Engineer

Freeman Hospital

Carthage (MO)

On-site

USD 43,000 - 56,000

Full time

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Job summary

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Radiotherapy Engineer (Band 6) to join the Radiotherapy Engineering Group. The post primarily based at the Freeman Hospital/NCCC will involve maintenance of radiotherapy equipment and ongoing clinical support across sites.

The role requires engineering expertise, clinical equipment knowledge, and a proactive approach to safety, quality control and service delivery within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

Post graduate knowledge of engineering gained through experience.
Proficiency with IT software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access).
Specialist knowledge of medical or scientific equipment.
Understanding of safe handling techniques in clinical and non-clinical settings.
Knowledge of clinical hazards and infection control.

Responsibilities

Maintenance of radiotherapy and ancillary equipment.
Carry out planned preventative maintenance on treatment machines.
Accurate fault diagnosis and effective repairs.
Monitor trends for equipment reliability.
Quality control of radiotherapy systems.
Work within a Quality Management System.
Undertake quality control for equipment.
Support provision of Radiotherapy Engineering Service.
Participate in research development projects when required.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

IT skills

Medical equipment knowledge

Health and safety

Infection control

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Tools

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Access

Job description

Cramlington Manor Walks

Employer heading

Radiotherapy Engineer

Band 6

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, we’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job Overview

The Radiotherapy Engineering Group at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC) is looking for a motivated engineer to join our team.

Radiotherapy engineers are part of a team responsible for the electromechanical maintenance of equipment used in the delivery of radiotherapy treatment.

NCCC is based at both the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle and Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle and provides a highly specialised clinical service for the treatment of cancer patients. The successful candidate will be based primarily at the Freeman Hospital but will be required to work on both sites as the work demands.

The department is equipped with Varian Linear Accelerators and specific training for this equipment will be given if required.

The responsibilities of REG Engineers include ensuring treatment machines function correctly and therefore enable patient treatment, applying fault diagnosis skills, engineering knowledge and IT knowledge to minimise clinical downtime, carrying out planned preventative and unplanned corrective maintenance, and providing the technical, engineering‑related input to multidisciplinary radiotherapy service team. REG also works closely with the clinical and scientific Radiotherapy teams to balance the needs of the service.

Interview Date Monday 16 November 2026
37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
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Main duties of the job

REG Radiotherapy Engineers specialise in the provision of Radiotherapy Service. The main duties for a Radiotherapy Engineer are:

Maintenance of Radiotherapy and ancillary equipment
Carry out planned preventative maintenance on treatment machines
Accurate fault diagnosis and effective repairs
Monitor trends for equipment reliability
Quality Control of Radiotherapy Systems
Work within a Quality Management System
Undertake quality control for equipment
Support Provision of Radiotherapy Engineering Service
Participating in research development projects when required.

Applications are invited from candidates with a degree level qualification or who have equivalent experience in an appropriate discipline, and have demonstrable relevant experience, having completed a recognised engineering, technical apprenticeship or training course. In addition, the post holder will be expected to work towards professional registration as a Clinical Technologist with RCT or AHCS.

REG Radiotherapy Engineers work independently or as part of multidisciplinary teams, providing specialist engineering services and technical knowledge enabling patient care.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Dental Hospital
Cramlington Manor Walks
Urgent treatment centres
Newcastle Fertility Centre
Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
Northern Genetics Service

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting‑edge care (supported by state‑of‑the‑art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Performs a range of specialist healthcare science activities
Assist in the delivery of the technical aspects of radiotherapy service.
Assists in maintaining and developing high standards of service provision throughout their area of responsibility.
Apply fault diagnosis skills, engineering knowledge and IT knowledge to minimise clinical downtime.
Participates in roster covering 7‑day working week.

Person specification

KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

Post graduate knowledge of engineering gained through experience
Good knowledge of IT software packages (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) and experience of applying them
Specialist knowledge and skills in medical or scientific equipment relevant to working area
Good knowledge of safe moving and handling techniques in both clinical and non‑clinical environment
Knowledge of clinical hazards and infection control

Skills

Essential criteria

Literacy, numeracy and accuracy of a high order
Responsible for ensuring effective communications within their service and across professional boundaries, overcoming barriers to understanding
Complex fault diagnosis skills

Experience

Essential criteria

Evidence of good engineering practice and completed project work
A demonstrable interest in working with and repairing electro‑mechanical equipment
Post qualification experience in industrial or medical electronic engineering

Desirable criteria

Relevant experience following completion of manufacturers certified training

Qualifications

Essential criteria

A recognised Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience
Must be prepared to work towards registration on the RCT register
Post holder must be working towards relevant manufacturer’s certified training

Desirable criteria

On the RCT or AHCS PTP register
Completion of a recognised training scheme

Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e‑mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

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