Radiotherapy Physicist (Band 7)

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Swindon; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is seeking a Radiotherapy Physicist to cover the full range of duties including treatment planning, QA, and staff training across multiple sites. Involvement in new techniques and research projects is encouraged, with close collaboration to clinical oncologists and other healthcare professionals.

You will contribute to complex treatment plans, brachytherapy and imaging, with a strong emphasis on safety and quality assurance within a dynamic radiotherapy

Qualifications

• Honours degree in a relevant subject is essential.
• MSc or higher in Medical Physics is preferred.
• STP/IPEM Diploma or equivalent is required; HCPC registration or eligible.
• HCPC registration as Clinical Scientist is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Carry out complex radiotherapy physics duties including treatment planning and QA.
• Develop new techniques and participate in collaborative research.
• Provide advice to clinicians and train staff in radiotherapy physics.
• Support multiple radiotherapy centres with equipment commissioning and dosimetry.

Skills

Radiation physics knowledge

Treatment planning

QA and linac calibration

DICOM-RT

CPD

Education

Honours degree (1st/2:1) in a relevant subject

MSc or higher in Medical Physics

STP/IPEM Diploma or equivalent

HCPC registered as Clinical Scientist

Tools

ARIA

Eclipse

CT-simulation

HDR brachytherapy unit

Job description

You will undertake the full range of radiotherapy physicist duties, including treatment planning, checking, brachytherapy, equipment commissioning and QA, training staff and advising clinicians. There will also be involvement in developing new techniques and collaborative research projects with the University are encouraged., The main role of this post is to participate in all aspects of the work of the Radiotherapy Physics Group. This includes carrying out complex procedures, introducing new techniques and carrying out applied research, providing advice to consultant oncologists and other healthcare professionals to resolve problems with complex Radiotherapy equipment and treatment plans.

• Good (1st or 2nd class) Honours degree in a relevant subject
• Relevant MSc or higher degree
• STP training scheme or IPEM Diploma or equivalent in Medical Physics, normally with specialisation in radiotherapy physics.
• HCPC Registered as a Clinical Scientist, if not yet registered appointment to a lower band may be considered until registration is achieved.
• Scientific/ Technical/ Specialist,
• Broad knowledge of radiation and associated areas within Medical Physics.
• Advanced level of knowledge across the full range of working procedures and practices within Radiotherapy Physics, including DICOM-RT; brachytherapy; pretreatment imaging; treatment imaging, Radiotherapy networking and verification systems; IMRT/ VMAT QA; QA of treatment machines and equipment
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Scientific experience in Radiotherapy Physics including: analysing and judging treatment options and plans, identifying problems with patient-related equipment`, exercising judgement to solve problems and making decisions on how equipment is to be used safely and correctly, all usually under time-pressure.
• Specialist training and practical experience in the use and calibration of radiotherapy treatment equipment (including linear accelerators and treatment planning computers), specialist test and measurement equipment and dosimetry equipment calibration.
• 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.
• The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. 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 thisDelivering Compassionate Excellenceand 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 theOUH YouTube channel