Radiotherapy Service Technician

Job overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and capable service technician to join the Radiotherapy Physics team at Coventry. The successful candidate will have practical experience in electronic or electrical engineering but not necessarily with Radiotherapy equipment. Full in-house and manufacturer training will be provided to enable the individual to adapt their existing skills to our equipment.

The successful candidate will join a team of specialist engineers led by our technical manager to provide repair, maintenance and development services to the Arden Cancer Centre (ACC). We are located on the University Hospital site at Walsgrave which is on the edge of historic Coventry with convenient transport to the city and easy access to rural Warwickshire, the M6 and the M69 motorways.

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.

Main duties of the job

Duties will include all aspects of the repair and planned maintenance of medical linear accelerators and ancillary equipment.

You will have proven experience as a service technician or similar role in healthcare, industry or the Armed Forces. We are particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate experience of fault finding and repair of complex electronic systems. A relevant degree or a technical qualification and proven experience is required.

Although previous experience with medical linear accelerators is not required appointment at b6 will require experience in a relevant area.  Applicants with less experience may be considered and initially appointed at a lower pay band.

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled technician to make a positive contribution to the cancer treatment service here in Coventry. Flexible Working arrangements are encouraged and we welcome applications from people who would wish to work part time.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To participate in the maintenance service to highly complex radiotherapy equipment used for treating cancer patients.  In particular: linear accelerators, orthovoltage therapy x-ray machines, High Dose Rate after-loading machine and dosimetry equipment.
• To technically interpret reports from radiographers; and to discuss complex aspects of linear accelerator operation with scientists, technologists and manufacturers engineers with regard to fault diagnosis, equipment maintenance and innovative device development and modification.
• To construct innovative devices and modifications in order to assist scientists with R&D.
• To regularly deliver, under supervision, the training of small groups of inexperienced staff and students.  To describe machine operation to students and non-technical personnel.
• To identify opportunities for the innovation of equipment to enhance the service.
• To propose and develop procedures with regard to treatment machine maintenance; and to contribute to the development and maintenance of the Radiotherapy Quality System. These procedures will impact on the work of radiographers and radiotherapy consultants.

For further details of the role please see the attached job description.