Treatment Planning Clinical Technologist / Dosimetrist

Leeds Teaching Hospitals Nhs Trust; Ledston; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Applications are invited for a Band 6 Treatment Planning Clinical Technologist post in Radiotherapy Physics at Leeds Cancer Centre, based at St James’s University Hospital.

The post sits within the Treatment Planning and Mould Room service and will contribute to planning routine and highly complex radiotherapy treatments, routine dosimetry and quality control, and the safe delivery of radiotherapy services.

Qualifications

• Degree in Clinical Technology or related discipline and training in radiotherapy treatment planning.
• Registered Clinical Technologist or Registered Therapy Radiographer or clear path to Clinical Technologist registration.
• Knowledge of 3D treatment planning systems and CT simulator output.

Responsibilities

• Plan routine and highly complex radiotherapy treatments including dosimetry and quality control.
• Support advanced radiotherapy techniques and clinical trials.
• Contribute to service development and innovation within the radiotherapy centre.

Skills

3D treatment planning systems

CT Simulator output

Mould Room practices

Education

Degree in Clinical Technology

Post-graduate diploma in radiotherapy treatment planning

Tools

RayStation

Versa HD

MRSim

Job description

Job reference: 002242
Salary: Band 6 - £39,959-£48,117
Closing date: 23/10/2026
Department: Radiotherapy Physics - Bexley Wing
Location: St James’s University Hospital
Division: Oncology CSU
Hours Per Week: 37.5

Job Summary

Applications are invited for a Band 6 Treatment Planning Clinical Technologist post in Radiotherapy Physics at Leeds Cancer Centre, based at St James’s University Hospital. We will consider candidates with less experience that can be employed on Annex 21. The post sits within the Treatment Planning and Mould Room service and will contribute to the planning of routine and highly complex radiotherapy treatments, routine dosimetry and quality control, and the wider safe delivery of radiotherapy services.

The successful candidate will be an experienced, motivated and clinically focused practitioner able to work as part of a strong multidisciplinary team. The role offers the opportunity to support advanced radiotherapy techniques, clinical trials, service development and innovation within one of the largest radiotherapy centres in the UK.

Why you should join our Team

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest acute hospital trusts in the UK. We are committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our staff helped to define the values and behaviours that we should work to so that we can achieve this vision. This has become known as The Leeds Way, and forms the foundation of our culture, our ethos and how we work every day.

The radiotherapy service in St James’s treats over 7500 new radiotherapy patients per annum. The centre is equipped with the latest technology, including 12 Versa HDs, MRSim, RayStation treatment planning, a Flexitron HDR remote afterloading platform for advanced image guided brachytherapy, I-125 prostate brachytherapy service and Gamma Knife ICON. The managed equipment service was recently renewed, ensuring equipment replacement and comprehensive support for the next 15 years.

What you will bring to the role

You will need a degree in Clinical Technology or related discipline (or equivalent level of knowledge and experience) backed up by specific training in radiotherapy treatment planning (equivalent to a post-graduate diploma in level). BSc Therapy Radiography and specific training in radiotherapy treatment planning post qualification to the same level as above.

Be a registered Clinical Technologist or Registered Therapy Radiographer or a clearly defined path to Clinical Technologist registration.

You will need:

• Knowledge in the operation of 3D treatment planning systems.
• Knowledge of CT simulator output and patient set up.
• Understanding of current Mould Room working practices.
• Training and practical experience in quality systems such as ISO/9001:2008.

It will be great if you have:

• Experience in the operation of complex radiotherapy technology including linear accelerators.
• Experience of working with CT simulators
• Experience of Mould Room output.
• Auditor training.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

• Responsible
• Open and Honest
• One Team
• Kind

Our Trust priorities

Our purpose: Excellent, safe and sustainable care for every patient every time

Our priorities

• People
• Improvement and Innovation
• Partnerships
• Outcomes

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.