The jobholder plays a vital role in providing technical support and managing radiotherapy equipment by applying their expertise in mechanical engineering, device design, development, and manufacture. They often lead maintenance teams and make critical decisions within their area of competence, with a focus on quality assurance and clinical risk management. The successful applicant will have experience working in a medical engineering environment, backed up with formal clinical technology training, and have professional registration as a clinical technologist, healthcare scientist or healthcare science practitioner. Applications are also invited from unregistered technicians who may be appointed to a lower grade until relevant qualifications, experience and registration have been achieved, typically through in house specialist training combined with the IPEM clinical technologist training scheme. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY Medical Equipment Management - Engage in comprehensive radiotherapy technology support, including installation, fault diagnosis, repair, maintenance, calibration, modifications, and upgrades. - Provide direct technical support and advice to radiotherapy managers, key trainers, and users of the technology. - Participate in an on-call system that provides equipment management services outside of normal working hours. - Ensure awareness of the safety and reliability of medical devices and address any discrepancies accordingly. - Conduct risk analysis and management for medical device design and development. Clinical and Scientific Support - Lead and participate in internal projects providing specialist technical support to the modification and manufacturing of medical devices and associated accessories, with a focus on CAD design, testing, validation, and user support. - Provide technical services to formal clinical research and development activity based on best industry practices. - Produce custom made specialist treatment appliances and manufacture other medical and non-medical devices. Management of Information - Respect patient confidentiality at all times. - Keep accurate and timely records of work completed. - Convey complex technical information to radiotherapy staff and external manufacturers, contractors, and personnel. Professional & Managerial - Supervise, mentor, teach, and train staff, including medical engineering apprentices, trainee clinical technologists, clinical scientists, and radiotherapy technology users, within their area of expertise. - Produce and update procedures in their area of expertise to maintain the RTS ISO 9001:2015 quality management system. - Manage internal resources, including equipment maintenance and storage. - Ensure compliance with Trust policies and safe working practices for themselves and any personnel who may come under their control. Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification information pack for further detailed information regarding this role.