Job summaryThe post holder will be responsible for assisting the Lead Dosimetrist in the provision of the radiotherapy treatment planning service under the scientific supervision of the Principal Physicist - Head of Treatment Planning and in conjunction with Pre-Treatment Therapy Radiographers.
Main duties of the jobThe post holder will provide support in all areas of treatment planning.
RapidArc is utilised for all suitable clinical sites, as is routine daily online IGRT (including thorax 4DCT and DIBH breast). Our department has been paperless from the beginning. As well as providing top-class service to our patients, we are actively involved in research and development projects and national clinical trials. We are commissioned to deliver SABR for lung and oligometastatic disease.
About usWe are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.
Benefits to you:
- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
- NHS Pension Scheme;
- Flexible working opportunities;
- Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
- Career development and training;
- Wellbeing support and activities;
- In-house physiotherapy Service;
- On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
- Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
- Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Job responsibilities- The production of highly complex computer based external beam radiotherapy treatment plans for individual patients within clinical and waiting time constraints.
- Supervision of junior dosimetry staff and radiographers working in the treatment planning area.
- Liaison with clinicians, physicists, therapy radiographers and technical staff to ensure a seamless production and transfer of treatment planning data.
- Provision of highly complex clinical technical advice to Oncology clinicians and radiographers for complex, multifactorial problems which directly impact upon patients treatments.
QualificationsEssential- Qualified Clinical Technologist or Therapy Radiographer with VRCT or HCPC registration
- BSc Degree in Radiography, Radiotherapy Physics, or equivalent level of knowledge
Desirable- MSc Degree in Radiography, Radiotherapy Physics, or equivalent level of knowledge
- Experience of publishing or presenting scientific work
ExperienceEssential- Experience in the use of specialist software for the planning of very complex, patient-critical radiotherapy
- Experience of advanced radiotherapy techniques such as IMRT, VMAT, and IGRT
Skills/KnowledgeEssential- Theoretical and practical knowledge of the physics of ionising radiation with specific application to radiotherapy treatment planning
- Extensive knowledge of the techniques employed to produce and check radiotherapy treatment plans
- Knowledge and understanding of IR(ME)R 2017
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.Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
