Graduate Trainee - Radiotherapy Technology (XR05)

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

The closing date is 01 June 2025

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated computing/technology graduate to join our Clinical Computing team in Radiotherapy Technology Services for a fixed term of 3 years.

You will acquire skills in the specialist field of radiotherapy technology through formal and on-the-job training to ensure the safe and effective implementation, repair, and maintenance of clinical radiotherapy systems and technical infrastructure, including VMware, Citrix, Veeam, and Active Directory.

Our Clinical Computing team consists of 4 highly-skilled Clinical Technologists who are committed to enhancing patient safety through their technical expertise and knowledge of our high risk, critical radiotherapy treatment planning and delivery systems and workflows.

What makes our team unique is the wide scope of practice and diverse daily activities while collaborating with a large department of clinical and scientific staff. We focus on problem-solving that leads to meaningful improvements in our patients treatment experiences. This includes implementing innovative systems and cutting-edge systems, like AI-assisted treatment planning tools, to improve patient outcomes while reducing manual human intervention.

We face challenges that have real-world impacts, ultimately benefiting our patients. We offer training opportunities for your professional growth and invite applicants to contact us for a departmental visit and more details about this role.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role include:

- Complete the IPEM Clinical Technologist Training Scheme.

- Work as an operational member of the clinical computing team to build skills and knowledge to support the implementation and management of the following technologies:

- Radiotherapy pre-treatment and treatment delivery systems

- Specialised clinical applications

- Server operating systems and hardware

- Virtualisation and VMware

- Data storage technologies and backups

- Domain administration and group policy

- Maintain accurate, detailed, and timely records of own work for medical equipment maintenance and fault resolution on computerised equipment.

- Develop and update processes that are relevant to own area of expertise.

As training progresses, supervision will become less direct as you begin to work autonomously in aspects of the role where competence has been achieved.

On successful completion of the training programme, the jobholder is qualified to register as a clinical technologist, opening avenues to progress to new roles within the department.

About us

Radiotherapy Technology Services (RTS) is a group within the Radiotherapy Physics section of the Department of Medical Physics and Engineering at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. RTS staff collaborate with clinical and scientific users of radiotherapy equipment to provide equipment management and related technical services.

The four teams in RTS; Clinical Computing, Electronics, Mechanical Engineering and Technical Services, collaborate to carry out activity in multidisciplinary workgroups.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the UK. We are committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our staff helped to define the values and behaviours that we should work to so that we can achieve this vision. This has become known as The Leeds Way, and forms the foundation of our culture, our ethos and how we work every day.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Date posted

24 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 years

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-ONC-0506

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Job description

Job responsibilities

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Education and Training

- Attend formal study sessions including those that take place away from the workplace

- Undertaking self-directed learning

- Complete all learning tasks and assignments

- Apply skills and knowledge in the workplace

Medical Equipment Management

- Participate in a comprehensive system of radiotherapy technology support including installation work, the diagnosis, repair and resolution of complex problems, planned maintenance and medical equipment calibration, modification and upgrade.

- Provide direct technical support including providing technical advice to users of radiotherapy technology.

Quality Management

- Fully participate in the ISO 9001 quality management system, complying with the associated policies and procedures, contributing to the maintenance of this system including proposing changes to documentation, procedures and processes.

- Carry out risk management tasks including risk assessment and risk mitigation tasks.

- Accurately record all relevant information and ensures these records are maintained in accordance with the requirements of Trust policies and departmental procedures.

Professional

- Within their own area of competence, teach and train members of staff such as apprentices and other users of radiotherapy technology.

- Carry out internal resource management tasks that will facilitate the effective running of RTS.

Please see supporting documents for full job description.

This job does not require professional registration

Job description

Job responsibilities

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

Education and Training

- Attend formal study sessions including those that take place away from the workplace

- Undertaking self-directed learning

- Complete all learning tasks and assignments

- Apply skills and knowledge in the workplace

Medical Equipment Management

- Provide direct technical support including providing technical advice to users of radiotherapy technology.

Quality Management

- Carry out risk management tasks including risk assessment and risk mitigation tasks.

- Accurately record all relevant information and ensures these records are maintained in accordance with the requirements of Trust policies and departmental procedures.

Professional

- Within their own area of competence, teach and train members of staff such as apprentices and other users of radiotherapy technology.

- Carry out internal resource management tasks that will facilitate the effective running of RTS.

Please see supporting documents for full job description.

This job does not require professional registration

Person Specification

Skills & behaviours

Essential

Strong team working skills and communication skills.
Established computing skills.
Problem solving skills.
Ability to prioritise and manage own workload

Desirable

Repair skills for complex equipment

Other criteria

Essential

Ability to move medium/heavy objects

Experience

Essential

Experience of using relevant computing tools and test equipment.
Understanding of safe working practices.

Desirable

Knowledge of computing work practices & maintenance principles
Understanding of fault finding & preventative maintenance principles
Understanding of quality assurance and quality management principles

Qualifications

Essential

BEng/BSc in a relevant computing or engineering discipline (or equivalent)

Person Specification

Skills & behaviours

Essential

Strong team working skills and communication skills.
Established computing skills.
Problem solving skills.
Ability to prioritise and manage own workload

Desirable

Repair skills for complex equipment

Other criteria

Essential

Ability to move medium/heavy objects

Experience

Essential

Experience of using relevant computing tools and test equipment.
Understanding of safe working practices.

Desirable

Knowledge of computing work practices & maintenance principles
Understanding of fault finding & preventative maintenance principles
Understanding of quality assurance and quality management principles

Qualifications

Essential

BEng/BSc in a relevant computing or engineering discipline (or equivalent)

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.