Radiotherapy Support Technician
The closing date is 14 June 2026
Enthusiastic Radiotherapy Support Technician wanted. This is an ENGINEERING position. We are looking for a highly motivated support Technician to join our Technical Services team in the Medical Physics Department at the renowned Cambridge University Hospital. The team provides specialised engineering services for highly complex, high value Radiotherapy equipment, focussing mainly on Linear Accelerators and their associated imaging equipment, but including support for other radiotherapy equipment including two CT scanners, an Ortho voltage unit, a HDR brachytherapy unit, an offsite Veterinary linear accelerator, and other associated dosimetry equipment and radiotherapy dedicated ICT systems. This modern multivendor department will provide you with an interesting and varied challenge every day. Partnering other team members, you will play an active role in the technical support of medical equipment at the cutting edge of technology. You will be working with high precision to keep our fleet of eight treatment machines and associated equipment in top condition. It is essential you have a Degree or equivalent minimum qualification (HNC/HND) in a Clinical Technology speciality. To enable you to fully engage with this opportunity, specialist technical experience on the maintenance and repair of dosimetry or radiotherapy equipment would be an advantage.
Main duties of the job
You should have excellent teamwork and communication skills and be able to communicate complex issues across multiple staff groups. Registered (or eligible to register) on the Register of Clinical Technologists is also desirable.
- Competency in the basic operation, application, quality assurance, calibration verification, functionality testing and maintenance of radiotherapy treatment machines including linear accelerators and other equipment, including competency in the repair of complex electro‑mechanical mechanisms to component level.
- Management of radiotherapy equipment including an understanding of relevant safety standards, hazards, health & safety legislation, and radiation protection.
- The use and application of a quality management system in relation to radiotherapy systems and practice.
About us
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, this is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together – Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high‑quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or socio-economic background.
Job responsibilities
Radiotherapy Physics (which is part of the department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering) provides a comprehensive Physics service to the Addenbrookes Oncology Centre ensuring the safe and accurate use of high dose ionising radiation to treat patients with cancer, whilst maintaining a safe environment for other patients, visitors, and staff.
Our physicists, technicians and radiographers work closely with Oncology staff to provide a wide range of scientific and technical advice and support for all radiotherapy treatments. Routine clinical work includes radiotherapy treatment planning and related dosimetry, the provision of brachytherapy, and the manufacture of immobilisation and shielding equipment for patients. Extensive support is provided to radiotherapy equipment. This incorporates the design of facilities; the management of computer systems, the design and management of software; and the commissioning, servicing, and quality control of Linear Accelerators, Orthovoltage units, Brachytherapy units and CT scanners. All work and related dosimetry are monitored and assured to nationally and internationally agreed specifications and legal requirements.
We are also responsible for providing radiotherapy physics advice and technical support to two University Departments (Veterinary Medicine and Pathology).
Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full‑time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a Student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a Student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full‑time permanent contract unless you have applied for a Graduate visa or have successfully completed your course and applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment.
Why choose Cambridge University Hospitals?
Our values and reputation for outstanding care Opportunities to experience a range of specialities Career and development opportunities Preceptorship and mentoring programmes delivered by a dedicated clinical education support team Research experience and opportunities Lovely location and quality of life Excellent schools/colleges and transport links (road, rail and air)
Benefits to you
At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on‑site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.
On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose‑created colleague‑only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.
CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work‑life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part‑time working, job‑share, term‑time working and flexible start and finish times.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- HNC/HND/Degree in appropriate discipline or equivalent experience
- Registered Clinical Technologist.
Experience
- Technical experience: Experience or training to work as a technician or engineer in a related field.
- Abilities: Able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Able to prioritise and schedule tasks.
- Able to plan and organise.
- Excellent problem‑solving abilities.
- Ability to synthesise information, consider and evaluate risks and options when making difficult decisions.
- Able to think ahead, judge development trends and plan accordingly.
- Ability to make recommendations for and to facilitate change.
- Able to challenge and question.
- Able to respond to change and apply themselves to developments in practice.
- Radiotherapy technical experience: Experience of training or working as a radiotherapy technician or engineer or on other medical equipment. Working towards meeting IPEM requirements for register of clinical technologists or equivalent experience.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of the operation of electrical equipment.
- Knowledge of radiation/electrical/mechanical safety.
- Knowledge of radiotherapy equipment operation and radiation/electrical/mechanical safety.
- Knowledge and application of national regulations relating to ionising radiation for medical exposure (IR(ME)R).
Skills
- IT skills: Computer literate with experience of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Communication: Excellent communicator.
- Good interpersonal skills.
- Able to communicate with key groups: Patients, Physics staff, Therapy radiography staff.
Additional Requirements
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of safe, kind, excellent.
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.
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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