REMS Section Manager

As well as performing preventative maintenance and quality assurance, troubleshooting and repairs on our radiotherapy equipment, the post-holder will lead a team of experienced engineers, ensuring maximum availability of the equipment for clinical use while maintaining the highest levels of safety, accuracy, and efficiency.

This is a rare opportunity for a highly experienced radiotherapy engineer to take on the leadership of an acclaimed technical team of nine engineers in Sheffield in a role which will require very high level technical, management, and interpersonal skills.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Weston Park Cancer Centre is part of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Located on the edge of the beautiful Peak District, Sheffield is a lively and friendly city, a wonderful place to live and work.
One of the most productive departments in the UK, Weston Park provides radiotherapy for a population of 1.9 million, delivering over 4,000 radiotherapy episodes per year with 8 linear accelerators plus PDR brachytherapy, and various other specialised services. A linac replacement programme is well-supported, with two Halcyons arriving in January 2025.
Treatment planning is performed using Eclipse. There are two Philips CT scanners dedicated to radiotherapy, and an XStrahl low energy radiotherapy machine, both with first-line support provided by REMS.
The Radiotherapy Equipment Maintenance Service (REMS) within the Radiotherapy Physics Department provides essential, highly specialised, engineering support to the maintenance, quality assurance, and development of the radiotherapy equipment.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we'll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.