Radiotherapy Dosimetrist, Healthcare Science Practitioner

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution is seeking a Dosimetriste to assist with patient treatment planning and care. This role involves collaborating with clinical teams, utilizing CAD software for dose predictions, and ensuring patients receive optimal treatment plans. Applicants should be dedicated to providing high-quality patient care in a supportive environment.

Responsibilities

• Discuss patient treatment with clinicians and interpret information concerning Treatment Planning.
• Assist in determining dose prediction and produce treatment plans using CAD software.
• Maintain records of outlining, treatment planning, and calculations.

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To discuss aspects of patient treatment with clinicians and scientists and technically interpret patient treatment related information from clinicians and radiographers with regard to Treatment Planning and Virtual Simulation, Mould Room, Dose Measurement, Brachytherapy and Radioisotope therapy.

2. To ensure that adequate care and well-being of the patient is taken into account and reassure and under supervision advise patients attending for Radio-isotope treatment, Brachytherapy Treatment and the Mould Room.

3. Treatment Planning

3.1. To assist, under supervision to determine and process patient outlining for dose prediction and produce dose predictions for the routine treatment planning of patients using Computer Aided Design software. To use technical judgement to produce the optimum treatment plan from a range of options.

3.2. To calculate treatment machine settings for dose delivery.

3.3. To maintain records of all outlining, treatment planning and calculations.

For further details please see the attached job description.

Person specification

Qualifications

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Experience

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Knowledge

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Skills

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Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

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To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust's Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.
Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust's Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description.
The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust's Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process.

In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post.

UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages.

If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we'll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer.

We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents.

Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate.

All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Documents to download

• B5 JD Dosimetrist (PDF, 576.3KB)
• Welcoming Applicants With Disability (PDF, 98.9KB)
• Candidate Information (PDF, 291.8KB)