Principal Physicist - Brachytherapy

London Bridge Hospital; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Principal Physicist for its Brachytherapy service. This full-time role involves managing services, compliance, and collaborating with health professionals. Candidates should have HCPC registration, experience in LDR brachytherapy, and be capable of acting as a radiation protection supervisor. The position offers a competitive salary along with flexible benefits, enhancing both professional growth and personal well-being.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contribution

Corporate staff discount

Flexible health and lifestyle benefits

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a clinical scientist in the field of radiotherapy physics.
• Able to submit an MPE portfolio within 6-12 months.
• Experience in managing radiation protection matters.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) in Brachytherapy and External Beam Radiotherapy.
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Brachytherapy service.
• Provide scientific support for clinical oncologists and the medical physics team.

Skills

Experience in LDR brachytherapy

HCPC registration as a clinical scientist

Ability to act as an RPS

Tools

Variseed brachytherapy treatment planning software

Eclipse treatment planning software

TrueBeam linacs

Job description

Principal Physicist - Brachytherapy

London: The Harley Street Clinic
Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Permanent Contract
Salary: Competitive

This is a fantastic opportunity to join HCA Healthcare as a Principal Physicist to take a lead in running our Brachytherapy service, as well as supporting external beam radiotherapy.

The Principal Physicist is responsible for the day‑to‑day management of all aspects of the service, including Legislative Compliance and Service Development. They are the lead physics contact for the industry leading urologists and oncologists involved in the Brachytherapy service.

This is an exciting time to join our team as management of the service transitions from The Harley Street Clinic to London Bridge Hospital. Embedding the service within London Bridge Hospital will enable closer collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, streamline service delivery, and provide the opportunity to contribute to a thriving, world‑class healthcare environment.

Across our London sites, we provide scientific and technical support to a Radiotherapy service comprising four Truebeam linacs, a Gamma Knife, LDR prostate brachytherapy, and Molecular Radiotherapy. There has been significant development and investment in the service, with a growing linac‑based SABR service and the installation of an Elekta Unity MR‑Linac due to go live at The Harley Street Clinic in early 2026.

The successful candidate will also have opportunities to contribute to, and gain experience in, the wider work of the department.

Key Duties

• Act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) in Brachytherapy and External Beam Radiotherapy.
• Be responsible for the day‑today management of the Brachytherapy service and the primary point of contact for clinicians involved in the service.
• Be responsible for delegated radiation protection matters, ensuring compliance with legislation, organising RPA and EA audits and ensuring compliance with IRR, EPR and IR(ME)R regulations.
• Provide scientific support for clinical oncologists, radiographers, dosimetrists and the rest of the medical physics team.
• Be responsible for the development and commissioning of new equipment and techniques.
• Propose, lead and participate in research and development projects.
• Write comprehensive reports for new procedures, equipment and techniques, including commissioning reports and work instructions.
• Be appointable as a radiation protection supervisor (RPS).
• Define and participate in the routine tasks within the department including QA, duty cover etc.
• Advise the Head of Radiotherapy Physics, Medical Physics Leads, and wider business.
• Provide professional support and training to Medical Physics staff, including clinical scientists and dosimetrists, manage the staff rota in their area of work and co‑ordinate physics activities with staff.
• Take ownership of all ongoing physics matters in their area of work.

What you’ll bring

Essential

• HCPC registration as a clinical scientist in the field of radiotherapy physics
• Able to submit an MPE portfolio within 6‑12 months
• Experience in LDR brachytherapy
• Able to act as an RPS

Desirable

• MPE status
• Experience with Variseed brachytherapy treatment planning software
• Experience with Eclipse treatment planning software, Aria OIS and TrueBeam linacs

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing. We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.