Band 8a Technical Services Operations Lead

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 09 April 2025

Job summary

Band 8A Clinical Technologist (Radiotherapy Engineering) -- Technical Services Operational Lead Full Time Permanent Post

Are you an experienced and highly motivated radiotherapy service engineer looking for the next step in your career? This role will provide you with the challenge and progression you require!

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Clinical Technologist to join us at our QEH site. We are hugely proud of our department and equipment, and our highly specialised team are pivotal in ensuring that repair and maintenance is completed to the highest standards. You will help to lead the team responsible for providing engineering support for the department's linear accelerators.

We have 48 WTE scientific and technical staff working to help deliver ~60,000 radiotherapy fractions per year on six Elekta Versa linacs, two TomoTherapyHD units, a Radixact and a CyberKnife. The department has three wide-bore CT scanners, a dedicated HDR suite, a superficial x-ray unit and uses RayStation and Precision planning systems. We plan to install 2 further Radixact machines as part of our ongoing equipment programme. 4DCT, SABR, adaptive planning and SGRT techniques are used. Current R&D interests include TBI on the Tomotherapy platform, small field dosimetry, geometric uncertainties, flash RT, and spatial fractionation.

Relocation allowances of up to 8000 are available for this post, as per policy.

Eligibility to join the Register of Clinical Technologists is essential.

Main duties of the job

You will be an advanced engineering practitioner in a team of Clinical Technologists within Medical Physics Technical Services engaged in the maintenance, modification, calibration and quality assurance of highly complex radiotherapy equipment. You will take responsibility for some areas of the section's work, manage other Clinical Technologists, and deputise for the Head of Technical Services as needed. You will supervise and mentor trainees, and the ideal candidate will have management experience and be able to demonstrate strong leadership within a technical role.

You will have a degree in engineering or equivalent experience, significant practical experience and highly specialist expertise of clinical technology relating to radiotherapy technologies. Extensive specialist knowledge of electronic and mechanical engineering practice and the ability to deploy innovative skills to develop procedures is also required. You will be organised, self-motivated and possess excellent fault-finding skills. The ability of the candidate to manage and co-ordinate the work of themselves and others is essential, as are good communication and leadership skills.

Due to the nature of the role the post holder will be required to regularly work morning and evening shifts on at least one to two days per week (typically between 7am - 8pm). There will be occasions where flexible working is required, including weekend working.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Date posted

18 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

304-1087717

Job locations

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Mindelsohn Way

Birmingham

West Midlands

B15 2TH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* BEng Hons in Electronic/ Mechanical Engineering or equivalent as well as additional knowledge and experience in radiation engineering equivalent to Masters level.
* Registered Clinical Technologist, or eligible for equivalence process.

Experience

Essential

* Considerable progressive experience and highly specialist expertise gained through training (including manufacturers' courses) on linear accelerators, simulators and other radiotherapy equipment, associated radiotherapy systems (e.g. Treatment Management System) and Medical Physics equipment (e.g. dosimetry equipment).
* Considerable experience and specialist knowledge in the design and production of special medical devices using computer aided design (CAD) facilities and a wide range of engineering equipment, materials, processes and procedures.
* Considerable knowledge and experience of treatment machine Quality Assurance including specialised radiation dosimetry Quality Control and adjustment of radiation beam parameters.
* Considerable leadership and management experience in a clinical technical environment with a track record demonstrating ability to manage conflicting demands and establish
priorities, and to plan and organise a broad range of complex equipment management, design and production activities.
* Extensive knowledge and experience of Health & Safety issues and Risk Management.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

* BEng Hons in Electronic/ Mechanical Engineering or equivalent as well as additional knowledge and experience in radiation engineering equivalent to Masters level.
* Registered Clinical Technologist, or eligible for equivalence process.

Experience

Essential

* Considerable progressive experience and highly specialist expertise gained through training (including manufacturers' courses) on linear accelerators, simulators and other radiotherapy equipment, associated radiotherapy systems (e.g. Treatment Management System) and Medical Physics equipment (e.g. dosimetry equipment).
* Considerable experience and specialist knowledge in the design and production of special medical devices using computer aided design (CAD) facilities and a wide range of engineering equipment, materials, processes and procedures.
* Considerable knowledge and experience of treatment machine Quality Assurance including specialised radiation dosimetry Quality Control and adjustment of radiation beam parameters.
* Considerable leadership and management experience in a clinical technical environment with a track record demonstrating ability to manage conflicting demands and establish
priorities, and to plan and organise a broad range of complex equipment management, design and production activities.
* Extensive knowledge and experience of Health & Safety issues and Risk Management.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).