Principal Clinical Technologist

Radiotherapy UK; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Principal Clinical Technologist to lead Radiotherapy Physics, focusing on treatment planning and QA. The role supports satellite sites and offers flexible working arrangements to suit the service and candidate.

You will provide expert clinical input, train staff, and help develop new planning techniques across VMAT/RapidArc and IMRT using advanced planning systems. Collaborative research and trials are encouraged.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent level of knowledge to NVQ Level 4.
• Membership of a relevant professional body is required.
• MSc or equivalent knowledge is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead provision of technical/clinical service in Radiotherapy Physics, primarily in treatment planning.
• Provide expert advice to consultants and healthcare professionals on planning issues.
• Train Radiotherapy staff in treatment planning techniques and equipment QA, and help develop new techniques.
• Participate in QA and calibration of radiotherapy equipment and contribute to service development.

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent level of knowledge to NVQ Level 4

MSc or equivalent knowledge

Membership of a relevant professional body

Tools

Excel/Word/Access

Treatment planning software/QA tools

Job description

Go back Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Principal Clinical Technologist

The closing date is 08 November 2026

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.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will take a leading role in the provision of a technical/clinical service in Radiotherapy Physics, primarily in treatment planning and equipment quality assurance.

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 a 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.

About us

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

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Job responsibilities

• To undertake calculations and measurements necessary for the accurate planning and treatment of patients for Radiotherapy.
• To use medical images and associated software to contour patient outlines and organs at risk.
• To carry out complex treatment planning tasks.
• To check treatment plans, calculations and associated treatment accessories to ensure optimal beam arrangement and accurate patient dosimetry, including brachytherapy treatments.
• To advise clinical oncologists and other healthcare professionals on treatment planning issues.
• To identify issues with Radiotherapy treatment and Quality Assurance equipment, investigate causes and suggest remedial action.
• To participate in the quality assurance programme of the Radiotherapy Physics Group: in particular, the commissioning, quality control and calibration of any radiotherapy equipment used in the planning or treatment of patients, in accordance with quality assurance procedures.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent level of knowledge to NVQ Level 4.
• Membership of a relevant professional body.
• Relevant MSc or equivalent knowledge

Registration

• HCPC registration as a Radiotherapy radiographer or RCT registration as a Clinical Technologist.

Scientific/ Technical/ Special

• Theoretical and practical knowledge of ionising radiation, Radiotherapy treatment planning and equipment and treatment and pre-treatment equipment
• Specialist knowledge across the range of working procedures and practices within Radiotherapy treatment planning and equipment QA.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Substantial experience in Radiotherapy (Physics) including: analysing and judging treatment options, identifying problems with patient-related equipment, exercising judgement to solve problems and making decisions on how treatment and pre-treatment equipment is to be used safely and correctly, all usually under time-pressure.
• Experience is expected to include planning of VMAT/Rapid Arc and IMRT procedures, although further training will be provided in more complex cases
• Ideally to include specialist training and practical experience in the use of radiotherapy treatment planning computers, CT scanners and linear accelerators.
• Experience of commissioning radiotherapy equipment

IT

• Able to use Excel, Word, Access etc. to set up documents and spreadsheets and extract information.
• Able to use complex treatment planning computer and virtual simulation systems.

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.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£49,387 to £56,515 a yearper annum/ pro rata