Senior Physicist

HCA Healthcare UK; England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare insurance

Pension contributions

Cycle to work scheme

Group life assurance

Critical illness cover

Staff discounts

Job summary

HCA UK is seeking a Senior Physicist to join Private Care at Guy’s on the London Bridge Hospital campus. The role supports external beam and brachytherapy services, collaborates with oncologists, radiographers, and dosimetrists, and contributes to commissioning and innovation within a modern radiotherapy service.

With responsibilities spanning QA, clinical operations, and staff development, the successful candidate will lead scientific efforts across the central London network and advance new

Qualifications

• HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist in radiotherapy physics.
• Experience working in a clinical radiotherapy physics environment.
• Awareness of radiation protection responsibilities (RPS experience advantageous).
• Experience with Eclipse treatment planning software, Aria OIS, and TrueBeam linacs.
• Experience in LDR brachytherapy and/or Variseed treatment planning software.

Responsibilities

• Support the provision of medical physics services within radiotherapy.
• Provide scientific support to clinical oncologists, radiographers, dosimetrists, and the wider medical physics team.
• Contribute to the development and commissioning of new equipment and techniques.
• Participate in research and development projects.
• Assist in writing reports for new procedures, equipment, and techniques, including commissioning documentation and work instructions.
• Participate in routine departmental activities including QA and duty cover.
• Support compliance with radiation protection legislation and departmental procedures.
• Provide support, guidance, and training to junior staff, trainees, and students.
• Collaborate with senior staff and leadership on service improvements and clinical innovation.

Skills

HCPC registration (Clinical Scientist)

Clinical radiotherapy physics

Radiation protection awareness

Tools

Eclipse

Aria OIS

TrueBeam linacs

LDR brachytherapy

Variseed

Job description

Senior Physicist – Private Care at Guys, part of the London Bridge Hospital campus

37.5 hours per week Mon‑Fri

Permanent

Salary: Competitive dependent upon experience

We’re looking for a Senior Physicist to join our team at Private Care at Guy’s, supporting external beam and brachytherapy services on our London Bridge Hospital campus.

Across our London sites, we provide scientific and technical support to a Radiotherapy service comprising four TrueBeam linacs, a Gamma Knife, LDR prostate brachytherapy, and Molecular Radiotherapy. There has been significant development and investment in the service, including a growing linac-based SABR service and the installation of an Elekta Unity MR‑Linac.

The Senior Physicist will play a key role in delivering high‑quality radiotherapy physics services, supporting clinical operations, quality assurance, and service development activities. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the commissioning and implementation of new techniques, collaborate with colleagues across our central London network, and gain broad experience across all aspects of a modern radiotherapy service.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

Key duties

• Support the provision of medical physics services within radiotherapy
• Provide scientific support to clinical oncologists, radiographers, dosimetrists, and the wider medical physics team
• Contribute to the development and commissioning of new equipment and techniques
• Participate in research and development projects
• Assist in writing reports for new procedures, equipment, and techniques, including commissioning documentation and work instructions
• Participate in routine departmental activities including QA and duty cover
• Support compliance with radiation protection legislation and departmental procedures
• Provide support, guidance, and training to junior staff, trainees, and students
• Collaborate with senior staff and leadership on service improvements and clinical innovation

What you’ll bring:

• HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist in the field of radiotherapy physics
• Experience working within a clinical radiotherapy physics environment
• Awareness of radiation protection responsibilities (RPS experience advantageous)
• Experience with Eclipse treatment planning software, Aria OIS, and TrueBeam linacs
• Experience in LDR brachytherapy and/or Variseed treatment planning software

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior Physicist, you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual

Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion

Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness

Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

About Us

Life with us means taking pride in your team and delivering the highest quality care. We’ll support your ongoing learning in an environment that features advanced equipment and practices, one of the best colleague-to-patient ratios in the UK and varied, interesting work. As part of HCA Healthcare US, the world’s largest healthcare company, we can also promise that you’ll learn from experts in every department and that your opportunities will be endless. With us, you’ll be empowered to achieve more in your career, and more for our patients. Visit our careers page for more information.

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