Job summary
A vacancy has arisen for the post of Senior Radiotherapy Engineer at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. This is a great opportunity to join a team of specialist engineers supporting a major cancer centre at Guy's Hospital in central London and our satellite centre at Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.
The Cancer Centre is currently equipped with eight Varian TrueBeam linear accelerators, a TomoTherapy system, three GE CT scanners for simulation, a superficial x-ray treatment unit and an expanding Elekta HDR brachytherapy service. The centre serves a population of 1.9 million and typically treats over 4000 patients per year. There is a thriving research programme and close links with our university partner, King's College London.
The successful applicant will be an electrical / electronic engineer with specific knowledge and experience of radiotherapy equipment, ideally with Varian LINACs but experience with Elekta LINACs would also be considered, to undertake maintenance, fault-finding, calibration and QC procedures.
You should have relevant medical electronic experience within a hospital environment and be educated to degree level / HNC / HND or equivalent qualifications. Applicants should have good communication skills and be able to work both independently and within multidisciplinary teams.
Main duties of the job
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements for this post.
About us
The radiotherapy engineering team forms part of the Trust's integrated Medical Physics Department, with almost 200 staff providing a comprehensive range of medical physics and clinical engineering services. The radiotherapy engineers work closely with colleagues in Radiotherapy Physics, senior colleagues across the radiotherapy professions, and equipment manufacturers' staff. The department is committed to training and development of staff, with a successful apprenticeship programme across Radiotherapy Engineering and the Medical Equipment Management Service (MEMS).
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree or equivalent level of knowledge
- Incorporated-level Engineer or equivalent
Desirable
- Professional membership of a relevant professional body
- Registration as a Clinical Technologist (RCT or AHCS)
Experience
Essential
- Extensive practical experience in radiation equipment servicing, workshop practices and techniques
- Specialist training and practical experience on Linear accelerators, CT scanners and other radiotherapy equipment
Desirable
- Experience in undertaking repair and servicing at independent practitioner level on a range of patient-critical equipment and techniques in healthcare
Skills & knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering, electro-mechanical and computer systems
- Good interpersonal and negotiation skills
Desirable
- Working knowledge of embedded systems and digital signal processing
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant degree or equivalent level of knowledge
- Incorporated-level Engineer or equivalent
Desirable
- Professional membership of a relevant professional body
- Registration as a Clinical Technologist (RCT or AHCS)
Experience
Essential
- Extensive practical experience in radiation equipment servicing, workshop practices and techniques
- Specialist training and practical experience on Linear accelerators, CT scanners and other radiotherapy equipment
Desirable
- Experience in undertaking repair and servicing at independent practitioner level on a range of patient-critical equipment and techniques in healthcare
Skills & knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering, electro-mechanical and computer systems
- Good interpersonal and negotiation skills
Desirable
- Working knowledge of embedded systems and digital signal processing
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
