Principal Radiotherapy Engineer
| Posting date: | 24 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £64,156.00 to £71,148.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £64156.00 - £71148.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 April 2026 |
| Location: | Chelsea, SW3 6JJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9282-26-0301 |
Summary
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification The Postholder is Head of the Radiotherapy Engineering section. To be responsible for managing the provision and development of the Departments Radiotherapy Engineering Service. To provide specialist expert advice in all areas of engineering as applied to radiotherapy. To be responsible for managing and monitoring engineering aspects of maintenance, repair, installation, acceptance and commissioning of new treatment equipment, satisfying optimum standards of operation and meeting agreed clinical handover deadlines. To exercise appropriate judgement and technical knowledge for optimising the beam parameters for such commissioning procedures. To be responsible for managing and monitoring engineering aspects of installation, servicing and repair of auxiliary equipment to the radiotherapy treatment units, such as (but not limited to) chillers and air compressors. 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 ensure the engineering team adheres to this framework. To work alongside the Head of Radiotherapy Treatment delivery and other clinical scientists; bringing complimentary skills and knowledge to ensure safe delivery of state-of-the-art radiotherapy. This is a specialist role, with the freedom to act within broad operational policies. To support research and development by leading projects in the field 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.