Lead Physicist for Brachytherapy

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust seeks a dedicated Lead Physicist for Brachytherapy to join its multidisciplinary team. This role offers the opportunity to lead in a dynamic healthcare environment, contributing to high-quality patient-centered care, while also providing support in specialist surgery and anaesthesia. As part of a top NHS Trust, you will help shape the future of patient care with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme

Blue Light card eligibility

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Demonstrates understanding of clinical issues within Theatre Department.
• Experience in Theatre/recovery/anaesthetics.
• Experience in 2 or more areas, e.g., recovery/scrub.

Responsibilities

• Lead by example in patient care within theatre settings.
• Manage complexities of theatre operations across services.
• Support theatre teams with specialized knowledge and skills.

Skills

Specialist clinical skills

Assesses patients & their care needs

Delegated responsibility

Education

RSCN part 8 or 15 C&G 752/ODP NVQ level 3 Diploma/Degree

Relevant Specialist Course - Theatre/Anaesthetic

First assistance course

Prep for mentors or equivalent

Job description

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Client:

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Location:

Maidstone, United Kingdom

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Other

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Yes

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Posted:

22.06.2025

Expiry Date:

06.08.2025

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Job overview

Are you a theatre practitioner looking for a new role? Will only the best do for you and your patients? You were made for us.

We are currently looking for driven, methodical and highly motivated registered practitioners to join our operating theatre departments.

Whether you are a registered nurse or Operating Department practitioner looking for a change or to gain experience with more complex and specialist surgery and anaesthetic, we want to hear from you.

You will bring a wide range of experience and specialist knowledge to this role, and be committed providing the highest standard of individualised, holistic patient centred care within the multi-disciplinary team. You will be ready to lead by example, show exemplary communications skills and manage the physical and mental demands of supporting our theatres on both sites that cover a wide range of specialities.

Please state your preferred site of working in your supporting statement.

Main duties of the job

Tunbridge Wells at Pembury Hospital is the trust's ‘Hot site’ and runs both an elective and emergency service. It comprises 11 theatres covering a wide range of specialities: Orthopaedics (Elective & Trauma), CEPOD, Gynaecology, Major Colorectal Surgery, Day case Upper GI, Urology, Breast, Obstetrics, Ophthalmic, ENT and Paediatric Orthopaedics & ENT.

Maidstone Hospital is the trust's ‘Cold Site’ and covers a wide range of specialities with a focus on elective surgery – including Urology, Gynaecology, Oncology Gynaecology, Upper GI, Breast, Ophthalmology and Orthopaedics. We do perform emergency Urology and Ophthalmology surgery, and remain on standby for any complications.

Our patients deserve the best and the well-being of our staff is the key to our success. We will work with you to help you achieve your career goals and will help you strike the right work-life balance, allowing us to meet the needs of our services as well as those of you and your family.

Working for our organisation

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 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:

• Membership in the NHS Pension Scheme , with a 20.6% employer contribution and life assurance benefits
• Blue Light card eligibility
• And more , additional benefits can be found in the benefits documents below

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We’ve provided all the details you need about this role in the job description and person specification. Please take a moment to review the criteria in the person specification and share specific examples in your application that demonstrate how you meet these requirements. Please also check your application for errors/omissions prior to submission.

Please note that appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check at Enhanced Level (Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children).

All successful applicants will be required to complete our corporate trust induction once a start date had been agreed.

Following your corporate induction you will be expected to attend the Trust’s 2-week Induction Programme for RNs, NAs, RMs, ODPs and Paramedics. The programme is full-time (please email if this is problematic) and will involve travel to both Trust sites. The programme includes supernumerary shifts in the clinical area, classroom-based sessions and e-learning.

Person specification

Qualifications

• RSCN part 8 or 15 C&G 752/ODP NVQ level 3 Diploma/Degree
• Relevant Specialist Course - Theatre/Anaesthetic
• First assistance course
• Prep for mentors or equivalent

Experience/Knowledge

• Demonstrates understanding of clinical issues within Theatre Department
• Experience in one of the following Theatre/recovery/anaesthetics
• Experience in 2 or more areas. i.e. recovery/scrub

Skills

• Specialist clinical skills
• Assesses patients & their care needs
• Experience to take delegated responsibility i.e. running a list