Clinical Technologist/Treatment Planner

Leeds Teaching Hospitals; Leeds; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Cancer Centre, part of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, invites applications for a Band 6 Treatment Planning Clinical Technologist in Radiotherapy Physics at St James's University Hospital. The role will contribute to planning routine and highly complex radiotherapy treatments, perform dosimetry, and support safe delivery of radiotherapy within a multidisciplinary team.

We seek an experienced, clinically focused practitioner with training in radiotherapy treatment planning and

Qualifications

• Degree in Clinical Technology or equivalent with radiotherapy treatment planning training.
• Registered Clinical Technologist or Registered Therapy Radiographer, or a defined path to registration.
• Experience operating 3D treatment planning systems.
• Knowledge of CT simulator output and patient setup.
• Experience with ISO 9001:2008 quality systems.
• Experience with complex radiotherapy technology including linear accelerators (advantage).

Responsibilities

• Plan routine and highly complex radiotherapy treatments.
• Perform routine dosimetry and quality control.
• Support advanced radiotherapy techniques, clinical trials and service development.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to ensure safe delivery of radiotherapy services.

Skills

3D treatment planning

CT simulator knowledge

Quality systems ISO 9001

Auditor training

Education

Degree in Clinical Technology

BSc Therapy Radiography

Tools

RayStation

Versa HD

MRSim

Job description

Join Leeds Cancer Centre as a Band 6 Treatment Planning Clinical Technologist and help deliver advanced, high-quality radiotherapy care.

Main duties of the job

Applications are invited for a Band 6 Treatment Planning Clinical Technologist post in Radiotherapy Physics at Leeds Cancer Centre, based at St Jamess University Hospital. We will consider candidates with less experience that can be employed on Annex 21. The post sits within the Treatment Planning and Mould Room service and will contribute to the planning of routine and highly complex radiotherapy treatments, routine dosimetry and quality control, and the wider safe delivery of radiotherapy services.The successful candidate will be an experienced, motivated and clinically focused practitioner able to work as part of a strong multidisciplinary team. The role offers the opportunity to support advanced radiotherapy techniques, clinical trials, service development and innovation within one of the largest radiotherapy centres in the UK

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time.Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care.We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page.Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Job description

For questions about this job, contact:

Head of External Beam Radiotherapy Physics

0113 206 7617

Shortlisting Date: 26/10/2026

Interview Date: 11/11/26

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the UK. We are committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our staff helped to define the values and behaviours that we should work to so that we can achieve this vision. This has become known as The Leeds Way, and forms the foundation of our culture, our ethos and how we work every day.

The radiotherapy service in St James’s treats over 7500 new radiotherapy patients per annum. The centre is equipped with the latest technology, including 12 Versa HDs, MRSim, RayStation treatment planning, a Flexitron HDR remote afterloading platform for advanced image guided brachytherapy, I-125 prostate brachytherapy service and Gamma Knife ICON. The managed equipment service was recently renewed, ensuring equipment replacement and comprehensive support for the next 15 years.

What you will bring to the role

You will need a degree in Clinical Technology or related discipline (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience) backed up by specific training in radiotherapy treatment planning (equivalent to a post-graduate diploma in level). BSc Therapy Radiography and specific training in radiotherapy treatment planning post qualification to the same level as above.

Be a registered Clinical Technologist or Registered Therapy Radiographer or a clearly defined path to Clinical Technologist registration.

You will need:

• Knowledge in the operation of 3D treatment planning systems.
• Knowledge of CT simulator output and patient set up.
• Understanding of current Mould Room working practices.
• Training and practical experience in quality systems such as ISO/9001:2008.
• It will be great if you have:
• Experience in the operation of complex radiotherapy technology including linear accelerators.
• Experience of working with CT simulators
• Experience of Mould Room output.
• Auditor training.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

Responsible Open and Honest One Team Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities:

People Improvement and Innovation Partnerships Outcomes

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Person Specification

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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.

Head of External Beam Radiotherapy Physics