Senior Radiotherapy Engineer

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., 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., 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
  
  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.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Freeman Hospital
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Cramlington Manor Walks
• Urgent treatment centres
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.