Band 6 Senior Clinical Technologist - Radiation Engineering

The post holder will be a member of a team of Clinical Technologists within Medical Physics Technical Services (MPTS) engaged in the maintenance, modification, calibration and Quality Assurance of highly complex clinical equipment - predominantly linear accelerators used by the radiotherapy service.

They will be required to perform to extremely high standards of accuracy and safety in order that clinical equipment operates efficiently and safely with a minimum of downtime.

The post holder takes charge of equipment experiencing downtime, communicating effectively and professionally with other technologists, radiographers, clinical scientists, manufacturers and others, in order to ensure timely and effective repair and quality assurance is performed, and that the clinical service can plan for its return to use.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic Clinical Technologist with a to take up the post of Senior Clinical Technologist (Radiation Engineering) in the forward thinking Technical Services (Medical Physics) team at UHB.

We have around 50 scientific and technical staff working in conjunction with clinical colleagues to provide approximately 4,500 new patients per year with World Class radiotherapy treatments, utilising 6 Elekta Versas with FFF, a Tomotherapy HD, a Radixact unit with kVCT imaging, and a Cyberknife unit. We also have two wide-bore CT scanners, a dedicated HDR suite and an XStrahl orthovoltage system. Our new equipment programme means an on-site MRI scanner and a second Radixact will be installed soon.

A successful candidate will contribute to the maintenance, calibration and quality control of many of these devices - an excellent development opportunity for the ambitious linac engineer / clinical technologist., 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.

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