Medical Physicist

KK Women's & Children's Hospital; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare institution in Singapore is looking for a Senior Medical Physicist to join their Division of Radiation Oncology. The successful candidate will perform quality assurance on treatment machines, conduct radiation safety checks, and assist in education and training of medical staff. A Masters or PhD in Physics or Medical Physics is required, and candidates with minimal experience may also apply. This role offers a meaningful career with opportunities for growth and development.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in Physics/Medical Physics or equivalent experience.
• PhD in Physics or equivalent is also acceptable.
• Good interpersonal, communication and organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform quality assurance on treatment machines and devices.
• Manage treatment planning ensuring radiation safety.
• Lead physics implementation of new radiotherapy technology.
• Conduct safety checks in radiation facilities.
• Assist in training medical professionals.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Organization skills

Education

Masters degree in Physics/Medical Physics (or equivalent)

PhD in Physics (or equivalent)

Job description

About Us

The National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) is a leading national and regional tertiary cancer centre, attending to the majority of cancer cases in Singapore’s public healthcare sector. We offer world class oncology care by having the best talent, doing robust clinical and translational research and leading education efforts to improve cancer outcomes. Join us to build a meaningful career and offer patients hope for a cancer-free tomorrow.

About the Role

You will be part of the Division of Radiation Oncology (DRO) – Physics Department providing and supporting Radiotherapy Physics services. A Senior Medical Physicist must have the relevant experience and clinically qualified. If you join us without experience, you will have to undergo a residency program to become clinically qualified. A resident will work under the supervision of clinically qualified Medical Physicists.

Responsibilities

• To perform and assist in maintaining a comprehensive quality assurance on all treatment machines and devices, and patient-specific QA.
• To perform treatment planning and ensuring radiation safety in all aspects of brachytherapy (HDR and LDR included).
• To perform stereotactic radiotherapy or other advanced treatment planning and consultation with radiation oncologists or radiotherapy staff on physics aspects of patient treatment.
• Assist or lead in the physics implementation or development of new radiotherapy machine, technique or technology, including commissioning and acceptance as required.
• To assist in the maintenance and calibration of instrumentation for radiation dosimetry.
• Conduct radiation safety checks and surveys of DRO radiation facility and to assist in attending to any radiation related emergencies and incidences.
• To assist or lead in physics or division research projects.
• To assist in training and education of medical doctors, radiation therapists and medical physics residents, if clinically qualified.
• To undertake any other duties as assigned by the Chief Radiation Physicist or his designate.

Job Requirements

• Masters degree in Physics/Medical Physics (or equivalent) with experience or,
• PhD in Physics (or equivalent)
• Good interpersonal, communication and organisation skills.
• Candidates with minimum or no experience may apply for this position.