Job summary
A 12 month fixed term maternity cover job opportunity have arisen for a band 7 radiotherapy physicist to join the friendly and dynamic radiotherapy physics team at the Royal Free Hospital. Either HCPC registered Clinical Scientist or eligible for registration within 3 months are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidates should be dedicated, communicative and collaborative persons willing to participate in all aspects of the radiotherapy physics service.

Main duties of the job
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests. Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Date posted: 15 October 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 391-RFL-8209754-A
Job locations: Royal Free Hospital, Pond Steeet, London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom

Person Specification
Education and professional qualifications

• Essential: Honours first degree (1st or 2nd) in physics or containing a major physics component.
• Essential: Relevant MSc or higher degree or equivalent level of knowledge
• Essential: Successful completion of MSC STP in Radiotherapy Physics, ACS Route 2, AHCS STP Equivalence or equivalent.
• Essential: Registered Clinical Scientist with HCPC or eligible for membership within 1 year

Experience

• Essential: Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of radiation dosimetry, patient dosimetry, treatment unit technology, treatment planning systems, quality assurance, dosimetry equipment and computer systems in radiotherapy
• Essential: Knowledge of clinical procedures and practices in radiotherapy.
• Essential: Broad understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure and staff error.
• Essential: Understanding of patient and staff risks arising from treatment planning computer system errors, equipment failure, treatment errors and incorrect dosimetry.
• Essential: Understanding of hazards posed by, and precautions needed with: ionising radiation, non-ionising radiation and electrical hazards
• Desirable: Knowledge of applied radiation physics and associated areas within medical physics.

Skills and aptitudes

• Essential: Able to priorities and manage own workload with effective time management skills. Flexible, able to adjust commitments when required and work to tight deadlines.
• Essential: Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations
• Desirable: Ability to teach and train others, including other staff groups, on highly specialist subjects
• Desirable: Able to develop systems and write software and scripts relevant to computer systems supporting radiotherapy

Personal qualities and attributes

• Essential: Able to communicate highly complex information to other healthcare professionals and equipment manufacturers.
• Essential: High degree of physical accuracy and dexterity, for making precision measurements and equipment adjustments.
• Essential: Able to maintain frequent periods of prolonged concentration, with often unpredictable work patterns
• Essential: Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances (when working with terminally ill patients for example).
• Desirable: Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own areas of competence.
• Desirable: Able to lift and move medium/heavy weights (beam data acquisition equipment and phantoms for example).

Royal Free shared commitments

• Essential: Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Questions about the job: Head of Radiotherapy Physics (Royal Free Hospital), Neil Dancer, neildancer@nhs.net, 02078302113

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