Planning Dosimetrist

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

St Bartholomew’s Hospital is seeking a Band 6 dosimetrist to join the radiotherapy physics team. You will perform VMAT, IMRT and conformal planning on Eclipse for Varian TrueBeam linacs and contribute to SRS planning and adaptive radiotherapy.

The role offers opportunities to develop skills in stereotactic planning, participate in research and development projects, and provide training for student radiographers. For informal enquiries, contact the Head of Treatment Planning.

Responsibilities

• Produce routine radiotherapy treatment plans.
• Provide clinical staff with advice on treatment plan options and effect on dose distribution to create optimum treatment plan.
• Understand the operation of the treatment machines and appreciate their potential and limitations with regard to treatment techniques.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary working parties and development groups to negotiate, agree, and implement changes in Radiotherapy practice.
• Communicate and document highly complex information to various other staff groups and participate in multi-disciplinary staff meetings.
• Prioritise and manage own caseloads.
• Provide specialist training of student radiographers assigned to treatment planning.
• Assist with preparation of work instructions and process documents

Skills

VMAT

IMRT planning

Conformal planning

SRS planning

VMAT QA

Plan checking

Adaptive Radiotherapy

Tools

Eclipse

Varian TrueBeam

Widebore CT scanner

Job description

An opportunity has arisen to for a Band 6 dosimetrist to join the radiotherapy physics team at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The department delivers a comprehensive Radiotherapy service to approximately 2000 patients per year including a brachytherapy service and a complex Stereotactic Radiotherapy service.

A major part of the work involves complex treatment planning, particularly VMAT and dynamic IMRT Planning. The treatment planning team is also involved in Stereotactic radiotherapy planning (SRS), 4D planning, VMAT QA, and plan checking. Adaptive Radiotherapy Planning is routine for bladder treatments.

Treatment Planning is carried out on Eclipse for the five Varian TrueBeam linacs. Pre-treatment imaging is carried out on the department’s widebore CT scanner and there is also access to MR and PET-CT in the hospital.

The post holder will carry out a range of VMAT, IMRT and conformal planning and will have the opportunity to develop skills in stereotactic planning and take part in research and development projects.

For further information please contact Jackie Poxon, Head of Treatment Planning ([e-mail]) or Sweta Bowles, Lead Specialist Dosimetrist ([e-mail])

To assist in the provision of an efficient, high quality patient treatment planning service for Radiotherapy.

• Produce routine radiotherapy treatment plans.
• Provide clinical staff with advice on treatment plan options and effect on dose distribution to create optimum treatment plan.
• Understand the operation of the treatment machines and appreciate their potential and limitations with regard to treatment techniques. Use this knowledge in the production of treatment plans.
• Participate in multi-disciplinary working parties and development groups to negotiate, agree, and implement changes in Radiotherapy practice.
• The post holder will be expected to communicate and document highly complex information to various other staff groups and participate in multi-disciplinary staff meetings.
• Prioritise and manage own caseloads.
• Provide specialist training of student radiographers assigned to treatment planning.

Assist with preparation of work instructions and process documents

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jackie Poxon Job title: Head of Treatment Planning Email address: [e-mail]