Radiotherapy Engineer

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 & Tomotherapy 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: 21st June 2024
• 37 hours 30 minutes /week
• 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.

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 machine
  • 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 needed.

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 or technical apprenticeship or training course. In addition, the post holder will be required 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. About us Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, we have around 16,000 staff and an annual income of 1 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 2 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust.

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, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups. Job description Job 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.

The post-holder will provide 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.

Job purpose

• Perform a range of specialist healthcare science activities
• Assist in the delivery of the technical aspects of radiotherapy service.
• Assist 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.
• Participate in roster covering 7-day working week.

Please see Job Description in Supporting Documents for more information.

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.

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 months pay. Person Specification Knowledge Essential

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Relevant experience following completion of manufacturers certified training.

Qualifications Essential

• 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

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

Employer details Employer name The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Freeman Hospital

317 01 Freeman Hospital

NE7 7DN Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply DR #J-18808-Ljbffr

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