Principal Radiotherapy Engineer | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £53,751 - £60,651 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 January 2026 |
| Location: | Sutton, SM2 5PT |
| Company: | The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7684864/282-SB1115 |
Summary
We are looking for a qualified and motivated individual to join the radiotherapy electronics engineering team at the Sutton branch due to partial retirement of another team member. The ideal candidate would be fully qualified and experienced with all our equipment, but training will be provided as appropriate. Significantly less experienced candidates could be appointed at a lower band.
The Royal Marsden is a special place to work. The team of three electronics engineers provide preventive and corrective maintenance for 5 Elekta linacs (including one in installation), an Elekta Unity MR-Linac and two Accuray Radixact units. Limited first-line response is provided for a Cyberknife S7, a Siemens Confidence CT scanner and an XStrahl superficial unit. The majority of service work is performed during the working week with slightly extended days; weekend working is sometimes available as additional time.
The electronics engineering team is supported by radiotherapy physics group consisting of 35 physicists (including IT specialists) and dosimetrists as well as 2 mechanical engineers. The group forms a substantial part of the joint Royal Marsden/Institute of Cancer Research physics department which collaborates on several research projects, mostly on the MR-linac which was the first in the UK to treat patients.
Sutton is pleasantly located on the border of Surrey with excellent transport links to central London and easy access to the countryside.
The postholder will be a major member of the Radiotherapy Engineering team providing safe, reliable and resilient technical support for specialised radiotherapy treatment and imaging equipment. The aim of this service is to maximise the availability of radiotherapy equipment for clinical use. This job mostly requires hands-on technical expertise with elements of service planning and operational governance to deliver high quality, safe patient care and to support controlled introduction of new technology. The post holder will always act in accordance with the Royal Marsden values: Pioneering Change; Working Collaboratively;
Pursuing Excellence; Showing Kindness.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.
At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.
At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification
• To provide specialist expert advice in all areas of engineering as applied to radiotherapy. To assist the lead engineer with the day-to-day management of the service.
• To work as part of multidisciplinary teams to plan and develop the clinical radiotherapy service.
• To be responsible for maintaining and updating as necessary the engineering processes framework of the ISO 9001 system.
• To work alongside the Head of Radiotherapy Treatment delivery and other clinical scientists; bringing complementary skills and knowledge to ensure safe delivery of state-of-the-art radiotherapy.
• To support research and development in the fields of engineering and radiotherapy equipment applications. To provide support to all associated development activities.
• To promote collaboration and maintain excellent relationships with the equipment manufacturers, the ICR mechanical workshop and any other external stakeholders.
• To keep abreast of the rapid development of treatment equipment design and advanced radiotherapy systems.
• Requirement where necessary for frequent work out of hours to minimize interruption to clinical service. This includes bank holidays.
This advert closes on Sunday 18 Jan 2026
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