Radiotherapy Physicist

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London

Hybrid

CAD 104,000 - 117,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Hybrid work model

Job summary

North Middlesex University Hospital in London is seeking a Band 7 Radiotherapy Physicist to join our radiotherapy physics team. The post offers rotation through treatment planning, machine QA, and molecular radiotherapy, with HCPC registration supported and opportunities for development.

We operate Varian TrueBeam/Halcyon, Eclipse planning, and a hybrid work model with on-site and remote options, welcoming recently qualified STP graduates aiming to build clinical and technical expertise within a

Qualifications

1st or 2nd class honours degree in a physical science or equivalent.
Relevant Masters degree or equivalent.
IPEM training exit certificate or equivalent experience.
Registration as Clinical Scientist with HCPC or achievement within 12 months f appointment

Responsibilities

Produce routine and complex treatment plans for external beam radiotherapy.
Advise clinical staff on effects of treatment plan options on patient dose distributions.
Check and approve plans, dose calculations and templates.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Time management

Teamwork

Education

Honours degree in physical science

Masters degree

IPEM training exit certificate

HCPC registration or within 12 months

Job description

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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Radiotherapy Physicist (North Middlesex Hospital)

The closing date is 07 November 2026

Job Summary

We are pleased to offer an opportunity to join our friendly and forward-thinking radiotherapy physics team at North Middlesex Hospital in North London as a Band 7 Radiotherapy Physicist. This post is ideally suited to candidates who have recently completed the STP and achieved HCPC registration, or those nearing completion and looking to develop strong clinical and technical skills within a supportive team. Our radiotherapy service is equipped with Varian TrueBeam and Halcyon linacs, with Varian Eclipse used for all treatment planning. We have recently commissioned a TrueBeam equipped with HyperSight and AlignRT for SGRT. We also have an XStrahl treatment unit for superficial radiotherapy. The department provides a comprehensive physics service across treatment planning, machine QA, and molecular radiotherapy. You will be able to rotate through each section and contribute to service improvement and innovation alongside routine clinical work. Ongoing developments include knowledge-based planning, QA automation with RadMachine, planning with RapidArcDynamic, and lots more besides. The team includes 10 clinical scientists (including this post), 6 dosimetrists, and 6 engineering and technical staff, creating a collaborative and well-supported working environment. Flexible working is supported across the Trust, with a hybrid model combining on-site and remote working.

About Us

North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICSp, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICSp infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.

We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.

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Details

Date posted: 23 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 7

Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year per annum including HCAS

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 391-NMUH-7617724-C

Job locations: North Middlesex University Hospital, Sterling Way, London, N18 1QX, United Kingdom

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

1. Clinical Scientific
- 1.1. Produce routine and complex treatment plans for external beam radiotherapy. Use computerised planning systems to design and customise treatment plans. Take responsibility for the accurate production of individualised treatment plans and associated dosimetry calculations.
- 1.2. Advise clinical staff on the effects of various treatment plan options on patient dose distributions. Discuss and agree approaches with clinical staff to create optimum treatment plans and advise on aspects of the treatment and patient set-up, as required.
- 1.3. Check and approve routine and complex treatment plans, dose calculations and templates produced by other members of staff.
2. General
- 2.1. Provide support to Physics computing in Radiotherapy. Write software to the requirements of the department and adapt existing software packages as required. Monitor and resolve problems on computing systems in Radiotherapy and Radiotherapy Physics.
- 2.2. Participate in acceptance testing and commissioning of new equipment as appropriate.

Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role.

Person Specification

Essential

Education and Professional Qualifications

(1st or 2nd class) Honours degree in a physical science or equivalent.
Relevant Masters degree or equivalent
IPEM training exit certificate or equivalent experience
Registration as Clinical Scientist with HCPC or achievement within 12 months f appointment

Experience

Essential

Experience in the clinical environment with patients and clinical staff
Good knowledge of radiotherapy physics, radiotherapy techniques and clinical applications
Knowledge of appropriate legislation
Knowledge of relevant anatomy, physiology and pathology

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

Ability to communicate technical material to colleagues and other professionals
Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations
Ability to organise own workload
Exhibits independent approach to problem solvingExhibits a keen interest in research and development

Personal qualities and attributes

Essential

Ability to work as one of a team
Personal presentation acceptable to clinical staff and patients.
Ability to show a sympathetic and caring attitude to patients of diverse cultures

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer Details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

North Middlesex University Hospital

Sterling Way

London

N18 1QX

United Kingdom

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