Associate Healthcare Science Practitioner - Radiotherapy Physics

Enherts Tr; Northwood; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

High Cost Area Supplement 15%

Flexible working opportunities

Job summary

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is seeking an Associate Healthcare Science Practitioner - Radiotherapy Physics to support the radiotherapy physics team. The role involves coordinating patient scans, inputting CT data into planning systems, and assisting with brachytherapy theatre sessions, while following IR(ME)R procedures.

The post is 0.5 WTE for 12 months with morning shifts preferred and administrative duties making up about 25% of time. A High Cost Area Supplement applies.

Qualifications

• GCSEs including English and Maths required.
• 2 A levels or equivalent in a science or health-related subject.
• Education to foundation degree level or equivalent.
• Experience in healthcare setting or interaction with patients is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Book in patient data into the physics department and assign appropriate care paths.
• Assess urgency of the plan and inform lead clinical scientist of urgent plans.
• Transfer CT data from scanner to treatment planning system.
• Fuse image sets from different imaging modalities and ensure correct orientation.
• Prepare CT data for clinician contouring and treatment planning.
• Submit patient data for clinical trials.

Skills

GCSEs including English and Maths

A levels or NVQ level 3 in science/HE

Foundation degree level education

Computer literacy

Attention to detail

Good verbal communication

Education

5 GCSEs including English and Maths

2 A levels or NVQ level 3 in Science/Health

Foundation degree level education

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Main area Healthcare Science Grade NHS AfC: Band 4 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (end date 1 Sept 2027. 0.5 WTe) Hours Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Working patterns will be discussed with suitable applicants, the service currently has the greatest need between 9am and 1pm.) Job ref 361-8182952

Site Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Town Northwood Salary £28,392 - £31,157 per annum pro rata, plus 15% High Cost Area Supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

Here at East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities

Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service

Our values - We want our staff to believe in, demonstrate and live our values in everything we do. Our values are:

Include
We value the diversity and experience of our community colleagues and partners, creating relationships and climates that provide an opportunity to share, collaborate and grow together.

Respect
We create a safe environment where we are curious of the lived experience of others, seek out best practice and are open to listening and hearing new ideas.

Improve
We are committed to consistently delivering excellent services and continuously looking to improve through a creative workforce that feels empowered to act in service of our shared purpose.

Job overview

We are recruiting for an Associate Healthcare Science Practitioner - Radiotherapy Physics who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

The Associate practitioner works with the radiotherapy physics team providing support for routine tasks. This will involve co-ordinating input of patient scans and data into the department and assigning appropriate care paths, inputting CT and other image data into the treatment planning systems, outlining standard organs, assisting with brachytherapy theatre sessions, performing standard tests on quality assurance equipment.

This role plays a practical part in the patient’s treatment pathway and as such the postholder is classified as an operator under IR(ME)R and must take responsibility for following departmental IR(ME)R procedures.

The post holder also provides administrative support to the physics team with approximately 75% of the time spent on healthcare science duties and 25% on administration.

This post is 0.5Wte for 1 year. Hours of work will be discussed with candidates during interview. The department currently prefers candidate who are able to work in the morning.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values:Include,Respect, andImprove. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

Main duties of the job

Book in patient data into the physics department and assigns appropriate care path from a list of options. Assess urgency of the plan and inform lead clinical scientist of any urgent plans

Contact patients whose treatment start dates need to be changed

Transfers patient CT data from the scanner to the treatment planning system – this is done electronically

Fuses image sets from different imaging modalities ensuring correct orientation of scans and that correct scan set is used

Prepares CT data for clinician contouring and treatment planning

Submits patient data for clinical trials

Working for our organisation

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £ 4, 870 and a maximum payment of £ 6,137 per annum pro rata.

Please see the attached job description which outlines more fully the roles and responsibilities of this post.

Person specification

Qualifications / Training

• 5 GCSE or equivalent including English and Maths
• 2 A level or equivalent (eg NVQ level 3) in a Science or health related subject
• Education to foundation degree level or equivalent

Previous Experience

• Keyboard and basic computer skills
• Scientific background
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting or interaction with patients
• Experience in an office environment

Skills

• Computer literate able to use word, excel
• Able to learn additional software packages for example treatment planning system
• Attention to detail as required for outlining anatomy
• Good verbal communication skills to communicate with patients in a sensitive manner on the telephone and to Communicate with other departments regarding patient scans and appointments (radiotherapy, scanner centre)
• Able to manage several tasks at one time and demonstrates ability to cope with unpredictable behaviour
• Able to concentrate for sustained periods of time for example when outlining anatomy
• Able to sit for long periods of time at a desk in front of a computer workstation.

Knowledge

• Some Knowledge of standard human anatomy on CT scans

Other Requirements

• Understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion
• Role model our Trust values every day
• The post holder works in an environment of cancer patients, and may have to interact with them on the telephone and in theatre (for example; assisting with brachytherapy procedures). Therefore there may be occasional exposure to distressing circumstances and also exposure to bodily fluids.
• The post holder must be prepared to work in an environment where there is a radiation hazard, training will be provided if required
• The post holder must be prepared to work flexible shifts between 7am and 9pm. Monday to Friday. Occasional weekend work may be required

Secondments/Fixed term

Where a vacancy is advertised as a temporary position, the duration will be specified in the advert. If the vacancy becomes permanent towards the end of the specified duration, the successful applicant may not be required to re-apply and can be slotted into the role on a permanent basis if appropriate.

If you are an internal applicant applying for a temporary working arrangement, please see the attached notes on secondments.

Committed to our Community

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion for all job applicants, staff, patients and the wider community. We want to create a workforce which represents the communities we serve. We are on a journey to become a more inclusive organisation and we welcome applications from everyone regardless of their background. In particular we encourage applications from candidates with disabilities, and candidates from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds who are currently under-represented in various parts of our workforce .

We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to support flexible working for our staff wherever possible and all our employees are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and achieved our status in 2019.

We will remove barriers that prospective candidates might face at any stage of our recruitment process. If you have a disability and would like the advert in an alternative format, or would like to talk about how we can adjust the interview process to best support you, please contact us by emailing [e-mail]

We are also proud to support our UK armed forces by supporting Reservists, Cadet Instructors, Veterans and military spouses/partners into employment and offering supportive policies that value their contribution to the community and to our Trust.

We are committed to being a carer-friendly environment, addressing the complex needs of families with caring responsibilities. In partnership with Carers in Hertfordshire, all our working carers have access to support from recruitment. We are also a member of Carers UK, providing resources to make balancing work and caring easier. Our approach is inclusive, recognizing diverse challenges and creating a supportive environment where carers feel valued.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.