Senior Dosimetrist | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Southend-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in Southend-on-Sea is seeking a motivated Band 6 Dosimetrist to join their radiotherapy team. The ideal candidate will engage in planning and delivering high-quality radiotherapy treatments, ensuring patient safety and compliance with standards. The role offers opportunities for career development, research involvement, and a collaborative environment with diverse healthcare professionals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in radiotherapy treatment planning.
• Knowledge of national standards and best practices in radiotherapy.
• Ability to liaison effectively with healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities

• Carry out radiotherapy treatment planning as part of a team.
• Produce and check complex treatment plans for accuracy.
• Support departmental development and teaching.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Education

Degree in Clinical Physics or related field

Tools

Advanced treatment planning systems

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a motivated and skilled Band 6 Dosimetrist to join our dynamic radiotherapy team. The successful candidate will contribute to the planning and delivery of high-quality radiotherapy treatments, working closely with clinical oncologists, therapeutic radiographers, and medical physicists. You will be responsible for producing accurate and efficient treatment plans using advanced treatment planning systems, ensuring compliance with local protocols, national standards, and best practice guidelines.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and adaptable dosimetrist who is passionate about precision radiotherapy and improving patient outcomes. You will be encouraged to contribute to service development, research, and innovation within a supportive, forward-thinking department. MSE strongly believes in career development for Dosimetrists.

Responsibilities

• To carry out radiotherapy treatment planning as part of a team in the Treatment Planning Service
• Liaise closely with a wide range of staff in Oncology and Radiotherapy, including medical staff, physicists, technicians and radiographers.
• Support developmental work within the department
• To undertake work as part of project based teams to assist in the development of new techniques and processes.
• To liaise with other health care professionals, including and in particular Radiographers, and Consultant medical staff.
• To communicate and discuss complex planning and brachytherapy issues with Radiographers, Consultant medical staff and Physics staff.
• Provide teaching to small groups of radiography, medical or physics students.
• Deliver presentations to a large audience of peers at local or national scientific meeting/conferences.
• To assist with the documentation required for ISO9001 accreditation.
• To keep and maintain all records as appropriate.
• To plan and record data accurately for use in patient treatments.
• To plan workload delegated by the section manager, and organise projects allocated.
• Produce routine and complex treatment plans, in accordance with relevant clinical protocols.
• Check that all patient images required to produce treatment plans are available.
• Co-register images from different sources; evaluating the validity of the co-registration.
• Accurately outline anatomical volumes from CT scans for Gross Tumour Volumes and Organs at Risk, where trained.
• Advise clinical staff on the effects of various treatment plan options on patient dose distributions.
• Check treatment plans generated by other staff for accuracy and appropriateness prior to treatment commencing.
• Assist with the development of new techniques in conjunction with other staff groups and take an active role in introducing new equipment and clinical techniques.
• For full details on this role please refer the JD attached.

This advert closes on Monday 22 Sep 2025