Senior Radiotherapy Engineer – Band 7: Sponsorship Available

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

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.

Main duties of the job

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.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Recognised Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience
  • Appropriate post-graduate degree at Master’s level, or equivalent level of specialist knowledge
  • On the RCT or AHCS PTP Register

Desirable

  • Management training, e.g. ILM level 3
  • Recent Radiation Protection Supervisor certificate

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to service, repair and calibrate complex medical and scientific equipment using appropriate test instrumentation
  • Ability to use precision test and measurement equipment safely and effectively

Knowledge

Essential

  • Specialist knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering, electro-mechanical and computer systems
  • Working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines, local rules and safety practices, e.g., ISO 9001, BSI standards, COSHH
  • Awareness of Radiation protection considerations of sealed, unsealed and x-ray generator sources

Experience

Essential

  • Specialist training and practical experience on linear accelerators, CT scanners and other radiotherapy equipment
  • Extensive practical experience in radiation equipment servicing, workshop practices and techniques, covering preventative maintenance, servicing, calibration and quality control, inspection, repair and safety
  • Broad experience in the radiotherapy field

Desirable

  • Completion of relevant manufacturers certified training

Specific Requirements

Essential

  • High-level literacy, numeracy and accuracy
  • Able to communicate complex information to other professional groups, including manufacturers
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure to meet deadlines and maintain technical services
  • Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining safety and quality standards

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to work in line with and role model Group values
  • Develop and maintain positive working relationships at all levels
  • Professional approach to dealing with staff and patients
  • Actively embeds sustainability values into everyday practice and supports consistent application by colleagues

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 26 October 2026

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