Application Specialist – Medical Physics

Helix Medical Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car or car allowance

Bonus

Pension

25 days annual leave

Training & mentorship

Job summary

Helix Medical Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Application Specialist – Medical Physics to support hospitals nationwide, with a Southern England focus. You’ll demonstrate, install, train and provide technical support on radiotherapy hardware and software, including QA devices, SGRT, AI-based tumour mapping and patient immobilisation systems.

Based in the South of the UK, expect 1–2 nights away per week and opportunities to collaborate with dedicated medical physics teams while enjoying thorough

Qualifications

• Degree in Medical Physics, Medical Radiation Physics, or Physics; recent graduates welcome.
• Hands-on engineering and computing/IT interest; comfortable with hardware/software installation and training.
• Articulate, professional, self-motivated with high comfort using technology and training others.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate, install, train and provide technical support on radiotherapy hardware and software (QA devices, SGRT, AI tumour mapping, immobilisation).
• Build relationships with Medical Physicists, Radiotherapy Physicists and Clinical teams to support clinical practice.
• Travel to customers; spend 1-2 nights away from home per week and collaborate with clients.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

Computing/IT

Education

Medical Physics/MR Physics/Physics degree

Job description

As an Application Specialist – Medical Physics for this specialist provider of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging technologies, you’ll support customers in hospitals across the country (Southern England focus), supported by experienced colleagues who’ll train and mentor you.

• You’ll demonstrate, install, train and provide technical support on an advanced range of radiotherapy hardware and software. This includes patient and machine QA devices, AI-driven software for mapping tumours, an SGRT system, and patient positioning and immobilisation medical devices.
• As an Application Specialist, you’ll build loyal relationships with Medical Physicists / Radiotherapy Physicists / Clinical Scientists, Radiotherapy and Dosimetry teams. Taking a sincere interest in their work and how these solutions improve clinical practice.
• Sharing a large but very manageable territory, you’ll average 1-2 nights away from home per week and collaborate with dedicated customers and colleagues.

COMPANY

• A specialist distributor of medical technologies in radiation oncology and medical imaging, working with global manufacturers to support NHS hospitals, universities, research institutes and private healthcare providers across the country. This customer-focused organisation provides thorough training and support to customers and employees, with a positive team spirit.

REQUIREMENTS

• Degree educated in Medical Physics, Medical Radiation Physics, or Physics, ideally graduated within the last year or two. Applicants currently on, or who’ve recently left, the NHS Scientist Training Programme are also welcome to apply.
• An interest in hands-on engineering and computing/IT alongside the physics itself, comfortable with the idea of hardware and software installation as well as product training.
• Articulate, confident, professional, and self-motivated, with a high comfort level with technology and software, and genuine enjoyment in training others.
• Based in the South UK with a full driving licence, ideally with good road links e.g. London, Crawley, Oxford, Reading, Milton Keynes, Southampton, Swindon, Cardiff, and Bristol. We will consider other locations south of Birmingham.

PACKAGE

• Salary guide: up to £30-35,000 (negotiable), a company car or £7200 annual car allowance, bonus, pension, 25 days annual leave, etc.