Principal Radiotherapy Electronics Engineer

Principal Radiotherapy Electronics Engineer

Band 8a

Main area Radiotherapy Engineer Grade Band 8a, Contract Permanent, Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week, Job ref 290‑SCCS‑2276

Site: Charing Cross Hospital, Town London. Salary: £66,274 – £73,496 pa inclusive (Yearly). Closing: 21/07/2026 23:59

Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world‑renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust offers opportunities for a career in healthcare engineering.

Job overview

We are recruiting 2 enthusiastic and experienced Radiotherapy Electronics Engineers to deliver a high‑quality maintenance & repair service to our Radiotherapy Service. Candidates should hold a B.Sc. degree (or equivalent) in electronics or electrical engineering, with a minimum of 10 years’ experience working with linear accelerators (linacs).

Linacs involve high‑voltage systems, high‑vacuum systems, high‑power RF systems and circuits, cooling systems, microcontroller‑based systems, pressurised gas systems and complex mechanical systems. A dynamic work environment with multiple daily challenges and learning opportunities is provided.

The Radiation Physics Department operates across Charing Cross (CHX) and Hammersmith (HH) hospitals, providing complex radiotherapy scientific and technical services. Equipment includes Varian TB linacs, Accuray Radiaxct machines, Siemens CT unit, X‑Strahl kV unit, Flexitron HDR brachytherapy unit, among others.

Main duties of the job

• Maintain scientific and technical records, ensuring the equipment management computer database is accurate and logged to completion.
• Run day‑to‑day PPM schedules for radiotherapy diagnostic and treatment machines, keeping careful records of all work performed.
• Prioritise work according to departmental procedures and competing demands, proposing improvements to practices and procedures.
• Assist other groups in developing and constructing new devices to support clinical activity and research.
• Adhere to Health and Safety Act, statutory regulations, approved codes of conduct and local rules; report potential breaches to the section manager.
• Acquire specific knowledge on particular equipment items, ensuring clients receive a high‑quality, prompt, and efficient service.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can grow with leading clinicians and a vibrant team. Benefits include career development, flexible working, wellbeing initiatives, staff recognition, and optional benefits such as Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Person specification

• MSc, BSc, BEng or equivalent in electronic engineering.
• Attendance at manufacturer’s specialist courses on maintenance, repair, testing and calibration of Linear Accelerators and radiotherapy equipment.
• Aptitude for working with advanced electronic equipment, previous health‑care experience.
• Registered as a Clinical Technologist with Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine or equivalent.
• Incorporated‑level Engineer or Professional membership of a relevant professional body.

Experience

• Extensive experience in an electronic engineering health‑care environment with patient‑critical radiotherapy equipment, using circuit diagrams and service manuals for advanced fault finding and servicing.
• Experience prioritising and managing own work with initiative within specialist area.
• Proficient with databases and spreadsheets (Access, Excel, Word) and digital imaging for maintenance, repair, test and calibration records.
• Experience supervising apprenticeships.
• Experience managing ISO9001‑certified QMS.
• Experience managing MDR processes and compliance.

Skills, knowledge and abilities

• Highly competent in using electronic workshop equipment (soldering irons, hand and bench drills, analogue and digital test equipment, high‑voltage probes, current probes, oscilloscopes, multimeters, wavemeters).
• Working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines (Health & Safety at Work Regulations, Factories Act, Electricity at Work Regulations, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health).
• Knowledge of hazards from ionising radiation, non‑ionising radiation, liquid nitrogen, RF component implosion, fumes, oils, solvents, compressed gases, tools and torches at high temperatures, high‑speed drills, and cleaning agents.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System.
• Highly developed hand/eye coordination for fine tool manipulation on delicate parts and integrated circuits on PCBs.

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please review the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before applying. Ensure you meet UK immigration requirements to live and work in the UK before applying.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) and Order 2020. Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be required.