Band 8a Principal Radiotherapy Physicist Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Global Marketing Group Ltd; London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Band 8A Radiotherapy Physicist to join their dynamic team at a leading hospital. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Radiotherapy Physics, preferably with MPE certification. This role offers the opportunity to work with advanced technologies, including Varian Truebeam linear accelerators and Philips Pinnacle treatment planning systems. You will play a key role in supporting the radiotherapy physics service, ensuring high-quality patient care while demonstrating the Trust values. If you're passionate about making a difference in patient treatment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in Radiotherapy Physics and MPE certification is preferred.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and dosimetry equipment.

Responsibilities

• Participate in routine support for the radiotherapy physics service.
• Oversee and maintain specific parts of the physics service as required.

Skills

Radiotherapy Physics

MPE Certification

Quality Management Systems

VMAT/IMRT Techniques

Education

Master's Degree in Physics or related field

Tools

Varian Truebeam

Xstrahl System

Philips Pinnacle Treatment Planning System

Varian Aria Patient Management System

Q-Pulse

Job description

A vacancy has arisen within the Radiotherapy Physics service at the Royal Free Hospital site for a Band 8A Radiotherapy Physicist. The successful candidate should ideally be an MPE; however, applicants in the process of applying or about to apply for certification will be considered.

The applicant is required to participate in all the routine support for the radiotherapy physics service; however, they may subsequently be required to oversee and maintain a specific part of the physics service.

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

The Royal Free Hospital's Radiotherapy service has 2 Varian Truebeam linear accelerators, an Xstrahl system, a Canon (Toshiba) large bore CT-scanner (expected to be replaced in the next 9 months), access to PET and MRI, and the Philips Pinnacle treatment planning system ver 16.2 (confirmed replacement end 2025), along with a wide range of dosimetry and engineering support equipment. Varian’s Aria ver 17 patient management system integrates the service with the accredited quality management system supported on “Q-Pulse.” The service has a well-established VMAT/IMRT and SABR workload with the SABR service implementing or supporting all the tumour sites within the NHSE SABR expansion program.

The successful candidate is required to be able to demonstrate the Trust values and the responsibilities of the job description.

This advert closes on Monday 21 Apr 2025.