Radiotherapy Dosimetrist

Radiotherapy UK; Peterborough; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Flexible working opportunities

In-house physiotherapy Service

On-site canteens with subsidised meals

Subsidised staff parking

Free Stagecoach Bus Travel

Job summary

Radiotherapy UK is seeking a Post Holder to assist the Lead Dosimetrist in providing the radiotherapy treatment planning service under scientific supervision of the Principal Physicist - Head of Treatment Planning and in conjunction with Pre-Treatment Therapy Radiographers.

The post holder will support all areas of treatment planning, using RapidArc where appropriate, and will engage in research and national clinical trials. Flexible working patterns are encouraged to fit around family life.

Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical Technologist or Therapy Radiographer with VRCT or HCPC registration.
• BSc Degree in Radiography, Radiotherapy Physics, or equivalent level of knowledge.
• MSc Degree in Radiography, Radiotherapy Physics, or equivalent level of knowledge.
• Experience of publishing or presenting scientific work.

Responsibilities

• Produce highly complex external beam radiotherapy treatment plans.
• Supervise junior dosimetry staff and radiographers.
• Liaise with clinicians, physicists, therapy radiographers and staff to ensure seamless transfer of treatment planning data.
• Provide highly complex clinical technical advice on multifactorial problems affecting patient treatments.

Skills

Radiotherapy physics

Treatment planning

IMRT

VMAT

IGRT

IR(ME)R 2017

Education

BSc Radiography

MSc Radiography/Radiotherapy Physics

VRCT or HCPC registration

Tools

Planning software

Job description

The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Lead Dosimetrist in the provision of the radiotherapy treatment planning service under the scientific supervision of the Principal Physicist - Head of Treatment Planning and in conjunction with Pre-Treatment Therapy Radiographers.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide support in all areas of treatment planning.

RapidArc is utilised for all suitable clinical sites, as is routine daily online IGRT (including thorax 4DCT and DIBH breast). Our department has been paperless from the beginning. As well as providing top-class service to our patients, we are actively involved in research and development projects and national clinical trials. We are commissioned to deliver SABR for lung and oligometastatic disease.

About us

We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering flexible working hours on a shift pattern tofit around your family life. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.

Benefits to you:

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
• Flexible working opportunities;
• Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
• Career development and training;
• Wellbeing support and activities;
• In-house physiotherapy Service;
• On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.

Job responsibilities

The production of highly complex computer based external beam radiotherapy treatment plans for individual patients within clinical and waiting time constraints.

Supervision of junior dosimetry staff and radiographers working in the treatment planning area.

Liaison with clinicians, physicists, therapy radiographers and technical staff to ensure a seamless production and transfer of treatment planning data.

Provision of highly complex clinical technical advice to Oncology clinicians and radiographers for complex, multifactorial problems which directlyimpact upon patients treatments.

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Qualifications

• Qualified Clinical Technologist or Therapy Radiographer with VRCT or HCPC registration
• BSc Degree in Radiography, Radiotherapy Physics, or equivalent level of knowledge
• MSc Degree in Radiography, Radiotherapy Physics, or equivalent level of knowledge
• Experience of publishing or presenting scientific work

Experience

• Experience in the use of specialist software for the planning of very complex, patient-critical radiotherapy
• Experience of advanced radiotherapy techniques such as IMRT, VMAT, and IGRT

Skills/Knowledge

• Theoretical and practical knowledge of the physics of ionising radiation with specific application to radiotherapy treatment planning
• Extensive knowledge of the techniques employed to produce and check radiotherapy treatment plans
• Knowledge and understanding of IR(ME)R 2017

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.