Radiotherapy Physicist (North Middlesex Hospital)

NHS Jobs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

North Middlesex Hospital is seeking a Radiotherapy Physicist to produce routine and complex treatment plans for external beam radiotherapy, using computerised planning systems to design and customise plans and to ensure accurate dosimetry calculations.

The role also involves advising clinical staff on plan options, checking plans and templates, and providing computing support to Radiotherapy Physics, including software development and commissioning of new equipment where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Produce routine and complex treatment plans for external beam radiotherapy.
• Advise clinical staff on the effects of various treatment plan options on patient dose distributions.
• Check and approve treatment plans, dose calculations and templates produced by others.
• Write software to support Physics computing in Radiotherapy and adapt existing software packages.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to Physics computing in Radiotherapy.
• Write software to the department's requirements and adapt existing software.
• Monitor and resolve problems on computing systems in Radiotherapy and Radiotherapy Physics.
• Participate in acceptance testing and commissioning of new equipment as appropriate.

Job description

Radiotherapy Physicist (North Middlesex Hospital)

1. 1. Clinical Scientific 1.1. Produce routine and complex treatment plans for external beam radiotherapy. Use computerised planning systems to design and customise treatment plans. Take responsibility for the accurate production of individualised treatment plans and associated dosimetry calculations. 1.2. Advise clinical staff on the effects of various treatment plan options on patient dose distributions. Discuss and agree approaches with clinical staff to create optimum treatment plans and advise on aspects of the treatment and patient set-up, as required. 1.3. Check and approve routine and complex treatment plans, dose calculations and templates produced by other members of staff. 2.2. General 2.1. Provide support to Physics computing in Radiotherapy. Write software to the requirements of the department and adapt existing software packages as required. Monitor and resolve problems on computing systems in Radiotherapy and Radiotherapy Physics. 2.2. Participate in acceptance testing and commissioning of new equipment as appropriate. Please see the Job Description and the Persons Specification for further details about the job role.