Senior Radiotherapy Engineer

Job overview

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.

Detailed job description and main 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 7‑day service

REG engineers are responsible for ensuring that radiotherapy treatment machines operate safely and effectively, enabling uninterrupted patient treatment. This includes applying advanced fault‑finding 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.