Senior Dosimetrist

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a registered Dosimetrist, Clinical Technologist or Therapeutic Radiographer to support the Dose Planning section within the Radiotherapy Department. The post covers Cumberland Infirmary (Carlisle) and Freeman Hospital, delivering high‑quality radiotherapy dose planning for NCIC and NCCC patients.

You will work independently within guidelines, contribute to R&D projects and participate in an in-house competency training programme.

Qualifications

• Certification in radiotherapy practice and registration with relevant professional body.
• Experience in radiotherapy dose planning or dosimetry preferred.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Design radiotherapy plans and determine treatment parameters on a treatment planning system.
• Validate treatment data for integrity and clinical use and export for treatment.
• Develop highly complex plans for patients with dosimetric problems and communicate findings to staff.
• Participate in research development projects from inception to completion.
• Contribute to training and education of staff and visitors to the section.
• Manage own workload to ensure delivery of the dose planning service.

Skills

Dose planning

Clinical communication

Independence

Research involvement

Education

Radiotherapy degree

HCPC registration

Tools

Treatment planning system

Job description

• As a registered Dosimetrist, Clinical Technologist or Therapeutic Radiographer you will be responsible for supporting the Dose Planning section and wider Radiotherapy Department ensuring that our service users' needs are met through the delivery of high-quality care.
• The Dosimetry Team is split across two sites one at Newcastle and one in Carlisle.
• This post is for a position based at the Cumberland Infirmary Site in (Carlisle)
• The post holder is responsible for providing technical aspects of the radiotherapy dose planning service at Cumberland Infirmary site or Freeman Hospital for patients having their treatment delivered at North Cumbria Integrated Care and The Northern Centre for Cancer Care.
• The post holder is responsible for ensuring effective communications within their service and across professional boundaries, overcoming barriers to understanding.
• The post holder works independently, within occupational guidelines, and is responsible for management of their own workload.
• The post holder is expected to be involved in research and development projects as required.
• The post holder will be supported through a comprehensive in-house competency-based training programme.
• Involvement in research and development projects.
• Please be advised we can only support face to face interviews at this time.
• Interview Date Monday 16 November 2026
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week, Managing the daily organisation of own workload to ensure the delivery of the highly specialist external beam radiotherapy dose planning service to North Cumbria Integrated Care (NCIC) and the Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC).
• For individual patients, designing the radiotherapy plan and determining the treatment parameters on a treatment planning system.
• For individual patients, validating treatment data generated to ensure its integrity and appropriateness for clinical use and exporting it for treatment.
• Responsible, with the clinician, for designing highly complex plans for individual patients with dosimetric problems and where appropriate communicating the complex information of the plan to other staff groups.
• Participating in research development projects from inception to completion.
• Contribute to the delivery of training and education of all staff groups and visitors to the section.

  As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

• With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:
  • Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
  • Freeman Hospital
  • Newcastle Dental Hospital
  • Cramlington Manor Walks
  • Urgent treatment centres
  • Newcastle Fertility Centre
  • Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
  • Northern Genetics Service
• These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.