Clinical Specialist in Treatment Planning

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust; Canterbury, Maidstone; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Blue Light Card

27 days annual leave

Job summary

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is seeking an experienced Treatment Planner/Dosimetrist to support radiotherapy mould room, CT and planning across the Kent Oncology Centre. You will work cross-site to ensure timely, accurate treatment plans and help drive improvements in workflow and efficiency.

Join a leading NHS service that uses Eclipse and VMAT techniques, supports SABR expansion, and offers leadership development and flexible working.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Treatment Planner or Dosimetrist.
• Strong technical expertise in radiotherapy planning and workflow management.
• Commitment to personal and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Producing VMAT plans, outlining organs-at-risk, and assisting in the Mould Room.
• Collaborating as an active member of the Cancer Performance team to ensure cancer targets are met.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of our service as we move towards a paperless department with care path-based working.

Skills

VMAT planning

Cross-site collaboration

Radiotherapy planning

Workflow management

Tools

Eclipse

Treatment Planning System

Job description

Are you an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated Treatment Planner/Dosimetrist looking for a new challenge? Are you interested in taking the next step in your career? If so, we want to hear from you! This role will work cross-site to support radiotherapy mould room, CT and radiotherapy Planning across the service. The Kent Oncology Centre is a leading radiotherapy service equipped with nine Varian linear accelerators across our Canterbury and Maidstone sites, each featuring dedicated CT-Simulators. We utilise Eclipse for treatment planning, employing RapidArc VMAT, IGRT, vDIBH, and SABR Lung techniques in routine practice. This is an exciting time to join our team as we embark on a program of SABR expansion and enhance the use of Eclipse as our principal Treatment Planning System. Additionally, we have just completed the installation and commissioning of a Philips BigBore RTCT at our Canterbury site.

What We Offer:

• Leadership Development: We encourage and support your professional growth through postgraduate training and role extension opportunities, including access to Trust-established leadership development programs.
• Innovative Environment: Be part of exciting changes within Radiotherapy at the Kent Oncology Centre, including the procurement of AI technologies for organ contouring to improve efficiency across the patient pathway and the implementation of motion management techniques.

Please note this role is currently only being advertised to staff members who are currently working within the Kent and Medway ICSS. As a Clinical Specialist in Treatment Planning, you will support the radiotherapy planning service leading the day-to-day organisation of workflow through the Mould Room, CT, and Planning sections, ensuring the timely production of complex treatment plans.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Producing VMAT plans, outlining organs-at-risk, and assisting in the Mould Room.
• Collaborating as an active member of the Cancer Performance team to ensure cancer targets are met.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of our service as we move towards a paperless department with care path-based working.

Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Treatment Planner or Dosimetrist.
• Strong technical expertise in radiotherapy planning and workflow management.
• A commitment to personal and professional development.

Join us in shaping the future of radiotherapy at one of the largest centres in the region, where we were early implementors of prostate SABR treatments. If you are ready to take on a new challenge and grow with us, we would love to hear from you!

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 and 2024 NHS Staff Survey. We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre. Fordcombe Hospital, near Tunbridge Wells, became part of the Trust in October 2024. Specialising in planned care, it offers two operating theatres, 28 inpatient and day-care beds, diagnostic services (X-ray, MRI, CT, and endoscopy), and consultation/treatment rooms.

Looking for flexible working? We are a flexible working-friendly organisation. Whether it's adjusting your hours or exploring other flexible arrangements, we want to work with you to find the best solution for you, our patients, and the Trust. Talk to us about how we can accommodate your working needs.

Joining us includes a comprehensive benefits package:

• At least 27 days of annual leave plus public/bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff).
• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 23.7% and life assurance benefits.
• Blue Light card eligibility.
• And more, additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below.