Job summary
The Radiotherapy Engineering Group (REG) at the Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC) is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Radiotherapy Engineer to join our team in a senior role.
NCCC operates across two sites, the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle and the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle delivering highly specialised cancer treatment services. You will be based on the Newcastle site but may be expected to travel to provide support on the Carlisle site if needed.
In total NCCC has 11 linear accelerators including nine Varian Truebeams and one Varian Edge system. Other equipment includes C Rad Catalyst SGRT, Brainlab Exactrac, Hypersight, Darpac SXT, Siemens goOpen Pro CT scanners, Siemens Confidence RT Pro CT scanner and Siemens Sola MR scanners.
The successful applicant will join a dedicated radiotherapy engineering team working in close collaboration with the radiotherapy physics equipment team to provide a high-quality, patient-centred service. This senior-level position offers wide-ranging responsibilities and strong opportunities for professional growth.
- Interview date: 11th May 2026
- 37 hours 30 minutes per week on average: 11 daytime shifts over a 3 week rotating shift pattern, including one full weekend per rotation.
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
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Main duties of the job
Radiotherapy engineers play a critical role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and effective delivery of radiotherapy by providing expert electromechanical maintenance and support for complex clinical treatment systems. Radiotherapy engineers work both independently and as part of multidisciplinary teams.
Key responsibilities include:
Maintenance of Radiotherapy and Ancillary Equipment
- Carrying out planned preventative maintenance on treatment machines
- Performing accurate fault diagnosis and delivering effective repairs
- Monitoring equipment reliability and identifying performance trends
Quality Control of Radiotherapy Systems
- Working within an established Quality Management System
- Undertaking equipment quality control checks to ensure safe operation
- Supporting the delivery and continual improvement of the Radiotherapy Engineering Service
Qualifications and Experience
Applications are invited from experienced candidates who:
- Hold a master's-level qualification or have equivalent relevant experience in an appropriate discipline
- Have completed a recognised engineering or technical apprenticeship or training programme
- Possess demonstrable experience in radiotherapy engineering, particularly with Varian equipment
The Radiotherapy Engineering team comprises 12 engineers who are dedicated to maintaining a high quality service for the benefit of patients.
Training is provided as required. We work a three week rotating shift pattern including one weekend in three.
About us
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
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Contribute to the delivery of the technological components of the radiotherapy service and assist in maintaining and developing high standards.
- Provide professional technological leadership within designated areas of expertise
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and monitoring of clinical and organisational strategies
- Participate in service improvement and staff development activities
- Take responsibility for specialist project areas as required
- Contribute to the engineering rota covering a 7day service
REG engineers are responsible for ensuring that radiotherapy treatment machines operate safely and effectively, enabling uninterrupted patient treatment. This includes applying advanced faultfinding skills, engineering expertise, and IT knowledge to minimise clinical downtime, performing both planned preventative and unplanned corrective maintenance, and providing essential technical input to the wider multidisciplinary radiotherapy team. REG works closely with clinical and scientific radiotherapy teams to maintain a balanced and responsive service.
Job Purpose
- Assist in the delivery of the technological aspects of radiotherapy service.
- Assists in providing professional technological leadership in an area of expertise locally.
- Assists 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
- Participates in roster covering 7-day working week.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Contribute to the delivery of the technological components of the radiotherapy service and assist in maintaining and developing high standards.
- Provide professional technological leadership within designated areas of expertise
- Contribute to the development, implementation, and monitoring of clinical and organisational strategies
- Participate in service improvement and staff development activities
- Take responsibility for specialist project areas as required
- Contribute to the engineering rota covering a 7day service
REG engineers are responsible for ensuring that radiotherapy treatment machines operate safely and effectively, enabling uninterrupted patient treatment. This includes applying advanced faultfinding skills, engineering expertise, and IT knowledge to minimise clinical downtime, performing both planned preventative and unplanned corrective maintenance, and providing essential technical input to the wider multidisciplinary radiotherapy team. REG works closely with clinical and scientific radiotherapy teams to maintain a balanced and responsive service.
Job Purpose
- Assist in the delivery of the technological aspects of radiotherapy service.
- Assists in providing professional technological leadership in an area of expertise locally.
- Assists 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
- Participates in roster covering 7-day working week.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Recognised Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience.
- Appropriate post-graduate degree at master's level, or equivalent level of specialist knowledge.
Desirable
- Management training, e.g., ILM Level 3 Recent Radiation Protection Supervisor certificate
- On the RCT or AHCS PTP register.
Knowledge & 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.
- Specialist knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering, electro-mechanical and computer systems
- Good knowledge of IT software packages (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Excel) and experience of applying them.
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines, local rules, and safety practices, e.g., ISO 9001, BSI standards, COSHH.
- Broad knowledge of Radiotherapy field.
- Awareness of Radiation protection considerations of sealed, unsealed and x-ray generator sources
Desirable
- Completion of relevant manufacturers certified training.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Literacy, numeracy, and accuracy of a high order.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and maintain technical services.
- Able to communicate complex information to other professional groups (including manufacturers).
- Ability to service, repair and calibrate complex medical and scientific equipment using appropriate test instrumentation.
- Use precision test and measurement equipment safely and effectively.
Values / Behavioural / Attitudes
Essential
- Develop positive working relationships at all levels in connection with their service.
- A professional approach to dealing with other staff and patients.
Core Behaviours
Essential
- Alignment to Trust Values and Core Behaviours.
- Take personal responsibility to: o engage with the Trust's Climate Emergency Strategy and Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (SHINE) initiatives. o assist in embedding our sustainability values into everyday practice; and o help ensure such practice is applied consistently by you and your colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- Recognised Degree in relevant subject or equivalent experience.
- Appropriate post-graduate degree at master's level, or equivalent level of specialist knowledge.
Desirable
- Management training, e.g., ILM Level 3 Recent Radiation Protection Supervisor certificate
- On the RCT or AHCS PTP register.
Knowledge & 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.
- Specialist knowledge of electrical and electronic engineering, electro-mechanical and computer systems
- Good knowledge of IT software packages (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Excel) and experience of applying them.
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines, local rules, and safety practices, e.g., ISO 9001, BSI standards, COSHH.
- Broad knowledge of Radiotherapy field.
- Awareness of Radiation protection considerations of sealed, unsealed and x-ray generator sources
Desirable
- Completion of relevant manufacturers certified training.
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Literacy, numeracy, and accuracy of a high order.
- Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and maintain technical services.
- Able to communicate complex information to other professional groups (including manufacturers).
- Ability to service, repair and calibrate complex medical and scientific equipment using appropriate test instrumentation.
- Use precision test and measurement equipment safely and effectively.
Values / Behavioural / Attitudes
Essential
- Develop positive working relationships at all levels in connection with their service.
- A professional approach to dealing with other staff and patients.
Core Behaviours
Essential
- Alignment to Trust Values and Core Behaviours.
- Take personal responsibility to: o engage with the Trust's Climate Emergency Strategy and Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (SHINE) initiatives. o assist in embedding our sustainability values into everyday practice; and o help ensure such practice is applied consistently by you and your 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.
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).
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