Advanced Healthcare Science Practitioner (Radiotherapy Engineering)

Main area Radiotherapy Physics Grade Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Including weekends) Job ref 130-HS024-0526 Employer Swansea Bay University Health Board Employer type NHS Site Singleton Hospital Town Swansea Salary £50,129 - £57,365 per annum. Unsocial hours enhancement for Saturday and Sunday working Salary period Yearly Closing 04/06/2026 23:59 Interview date 12/06/2026 Advanced Healthcare Science Practitioner (Radiotherapy Engineering) Band 7 We welcome applications from people who share our values: caring for each other, working together and always improving. Swansea Bay University Health Board reserve the right to close this vacancy after 24 hours if a large number of suitable applications are received.

Therefore we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post. Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff currently awaiting redeployment and we therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage. Applications may be submitted in Welsh.

Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. Job overview The department of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering seeks an enthusiastic person to join the Radiotherapy Electronics team, maintaining specialist Radiotherapy Treatment machines within the South West Wales Cancer Centre (SWWCC) at Singleton Hospital. The service supports a range of state‑of‑the‑art radiotherapy equipment that includes four Elekta linear accelerators (including SGRT and FFF capability), Philips wide‑bore CT‑scanner, Pinnacle treatment planning system utilising image fusion (ProSoma), auto segmentation and adaptive techniques (Mirada), and a well‑developed oncology information management system (Mosaiq), all deployed in a Citrix environment to provide electronic access across the South‑West Wales region.

Treatments are delivered for a number of clinical trials and clinical sites using techniques that include IMRT, VMAT, SBRT, 4D options and SGRT. The Cancer Centre has recently undergone an equipment refresh: replacing our four linear accelerators and a dedicated new CT scanner. The SWWCC has an ongoing collaboration agreement with Elekta to develop the next‑generation radiotherapy workflow management software tools.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply. Main duties of the job Test, calibrate, and diagnose faults and to effect repairs to component level with the aid of service manuals, circuit diagrams and specialist tools on highly complex equipment and systems with pressure from the urgency for patient treatment continuity. Interpret technical information both at a highly complex level when liaising with manufacturers engineers and at an end‑user level when liaising with non‑technical staff.

Provide specialist advice to professional colleagues in relation to associated medical equipment and devices. Have the knowledge to differentiate between technical and clinical problems. Design modifications for medical equipment of the radiotherapy or nuclear medicine services to meet technical specification.

Maintain functionality of the Radiotherapy treatment department, including: the main Radiotherapy treatment I.T. systems (hardware and software), including networked linear accelerator control systems, servers, workstations, database and backups. the day‑to‑day running of the Radiotherapy related I.T. based patient planning and management system/network, including database and backups, server and workstations. Maintain contemporary awareness of ionising radiation regulations and to practice within the scope of those regulations. Maintain contemporary awareness of electrical regulations regarding medical devices and to practice within the scope of those regulations.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac. Person specification Qualifications & Knowledge B.Sc/B Eng or HNC/HND in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, IT or equivalent. RCT Registration Good understanding of IT systems in Radiotherapy.

Good understanding of IT infrastructure Management. Swansea Bay University Health Board is committed to supporting its staff and processes to fully embrace the need for bilingualism thereby enhancing service users experience. In our commitment to increase the number of staff able to communicate in Welsh with patients and professionals, we would particularly welcome applications from Welsh speakers.

Equality remains at the centre of the Health Boards policy‑making, service delivery and employment practices. We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race, religion, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership. We are a Disability Confident Employer and applications are welcomed from persons with disabilities.

A disability will not prejudice your application. If you are unable to submit your application in the requested format because of a disability please contact the Recruitment Team, who will agree a more suitable way for you to apply. All disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria listed in the Person Specification will be invited to interview.

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