Principal Clinical Technologist

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an experienced Clinical Technologist/Dosimetrist for Radiotherapy Physics, primarily in treatment planning. The role supports satellite sites and offers flexible working arrangements.

The post holder will lead technical planning, advise consultants, train staff, and help develop new techniques while collaborating with the expanding radiotherapy service and related trials.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with RCT or HCPC.
• Significant demonstrable experience in treatment planning in Radiotherapy Physics.
• Providing expert advice to clinicians and training for Radiotherapy staff.

Responsibilities

• Take a lead role in delivering technical/clinical radiotherapy planning services.
• Provide expert advice on complex treatment plans to oncologists and staff.
• Train Radiotherapy staff in planning techniques and equipment QA.
• Contribute to development of new techniques and automation in the service.

Skills

RCT/HCPC registration

Treatment planning experience

Job description

We are looking to recruit an experienced Clinical Technologist / Dosimetrist to join our team.
You will play a key role in the provision of a technical/clinical service in Radiotherapy Physics, primarily in treatment planning.
This role carries the option to be part- or fully based at one of our satellites depending on applicant suitability and needs of our service. We also offer a comprehensive selection of flexible working arrangements.
Candidates must be registered with RCT or HCPC and have significant demonstrable experience in treatment planning.
The postholder will take a leading role in the provision of a technical/clinical service in Radiotherapy Physics, primarily in treatment planning.
You will provide expert advice to consultant oncologists and other healthcare professionals to resolve problems with complex radiotherapy equipment and treatment plans. You will also provide training for other Radiotherapy staff in treatment planning techniques and equipment QA, and help to develop new techniques for the service.
The OUH Radiotherapy Centre at the Churchill Hospital is a five linac, all-Varian (including Halcyon, TrueBeam) site with CT-sim, ARIA, Eclipse and HDR brachytherapy unit. Our existing satellite centre in Swindon operates a further two linacs and a CT-sim. A second satellite centre in Milton Keynes operating a single linac and CT-sim opened in 2025. Supporting systems include AI auto-contouring and RadCalc. We have a modern suite of treatment planning functionality including RapidPlan, MCO, HyperArc and Velocity, and we treat with a wide variety of techniques including SRS/SRT and SABR. We have range of development work underway and on the horizon and also an active computing team working to develop software and scripts for automation and data analysis. We have close links with Oxford University and an expanding portfolio of clinical trials.
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu
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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Jonathan Lane Job title: Head of Radiotherapy Physics Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01865 226234