Senior Dosimetrist

The Methodist Church in Britain; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

In-house competency-based training

Staff benefits

Job summary

The post sits in the Dose Planning section of the Radiotherapy Department within the Dosimetry Team. The work is technical radiotherapy dose planning for patients at North Cumbria Integrated Care and the Northern Centre for Cancer Care, including designing plans and validating treatment data.

The post holder works independently, manages their own workload and joins research projects, supported by in-house competency-based training.

Qualifications

• Honours degree in a related subject such as radiotherapy oncology or equivalent qualification.
• Registration with the HCPC or RCT.

Responsibilities

• Design radiotherapy plans and set treatment parameters on a treatment planning system for individual patients.
• Validate treatment data for integrity and clinical appropriateness, then export it for treatment.
• Design highly complex plans for patients with dosimetric problems with the clinician and communicate complex plan information to other staff.
• Manage the daily organisation of own workload to deliver the external beam radiotherapy dose planning service.
• Provide technical dose planning at the Freeman Hospital and Cumberland Infirmary sites.
• Participate in research and development projects from inception to completion.
• Contribute to training and education of staff groups and visitors to the section.
• Communicate effectively within the service and across professional boundaries.

Skills

Medical physics

3D anatomy

Independent work

Communication skills

Time management

Numerical skills

Education

Honours degree in radiotherapy oncology

Job description

This post sits in the Dose Planning section of the Radiotherapy Department within the Dosimetry Team. The work is technical radiotherapy dose planning for patients at North Cumbria Integrated Care and the Northern Centre for Cancer Care, including designing plans and validating treatment data. The post holder works independently, manages their own workload and joins research projects, supported by in-house competency-based training. HCPC or RCT registration is required, and interviews are face to face only.

What the job involves

• Designing radiotherapy plans and setting treatment parameters on a treatment planning system for individual patients
• Validating treatment data for integrity and clinical appropriateness, then exporting it for treatment
• Designing highly complex plans for patients with dosimetric problems, with the clinician, and communicating complex plan information to other staff
• Managing the daily organisation of own workload to deliver the external beam radiotherapy dose planning service
• Providing the technical aspects of dose planning at the Freeman Hospital and Cumberland Infirmary sites
• Taking part in research and development projects from inception to completion
• Contributing to training and education of staff groups and visitors to the section
• Communicating effectively within the service and across professional boundaries, overcoming barriers to understanding
• Performing a range of specialist healthcare science activities

What's required

Qualifications

• Honours degree in a related subject such as radiotherapy oncology, or an equivalent qualification

Registration & licences

• Registration with the HCPC or RCT

Experience

• Experience of radiotherapy treatment, imaging, dose planning or medical physics in previous employment

Skills & knowledge

• Up-to-date knowledge of medical physics applied to treatment planning, radiotherapy physics, imaging and treatment
• Good understanding of 3D anatomy and physiology
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Good communication skills
• Efficient time management and organisational skills
• Numerical skills and 3D spatial awareness

Other

• Accuracy in all areas of work

Nice to have

• Evidence of knowledge of clinical oncology
• Evidence of knowledge of current scientific and technological developments in radiotherapy, including imaging modalities
• Evidence of competence in report writing and information presentation
• Good data collection and analysis skills
• Experience of radiotherapy treatment planning
• Evidence of completed research and development projects
• Post-qualification study

What's offered

• Flexible working arrangements, to be discussed with the Trust
• Comprehensive in-house competency-based training programme
• Staff benefits, set out in an attached document