Radiotherapy Physicist - Medical Physics
Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Date: 4 days ago
City: Bath
Contract type: Full time
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal United Hospitals in Bath for an enthusiastic Clinical Scientist to work within the Radiotherapy Physics Group.
The Medical Physics and Bio-engineering Department is a large, friendly department, numbering almost seventy staff, with three main constituent Groups – Radiotherapy Physics, Imaging Physics and Clinical Engineering, delivering a wide range of ISO9001 accredited services to the Trust and outside health organisations.
The radiotherapy department itself is equipped with a Canon Aquilion wide bore CT-Simulator, two Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerators and an XStrahl superficial x-ray unit. We have the RaySearch Raystation treatment planning system and the radiotherapy department extensively uses the Varian ARIA Oncology Information System.
The post is open to candidates who are HCPC registered and pre-registration candidates who will be eligible for registration following completion of STP training (or equivalent).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work across all aspects of Radiotherapy Physics: the preparation, design and quality control of treatment plans, performance of routine quality control on radiation devices and its test equipment; IGRT review and in-vivo dosimetry assessment. There will be plenty of opportunities to engage in project and development work.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyones contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. Weve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how were providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Name Simon Whittle Job title Head of Radiotherapy Physics Email address [email protected] Telephone number 01225 825906 Additional information
Timothy Atkins
Deputy Head of Radiotherapy Physics
[email protected]
01225 826401
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal United Hospitals in Bath for an enthusiastic Clinical Scientist to work within the Radiotherapy Physics Group.
The Medical Physics and Bio-engineering Department is a large, friendly department, numbering almost seventy staff, with three main constituent Groups – Radiotherapy Physics, Imaging Physics and Clinical Engineering, delivering a wide range of ISO9001 accredited services to the Trust and outside health organisations.
The radiotherapy department itself is equipped with a Canon Aquilion wide bore CT-Simulator, two Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerators and an XStrahl superficial x-ray unit. We have the RaySearch Raystation treatment planning system and the radiotherapy department extensively uses the Varian ARIA Oncology Information System.
The post is open to candidates who are HCPC registered and pre-registration candidates who will be eligible for registration following completion of STP training (or equivalent).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work across all aspects of Radiotherapy Physics: the preparation, design and quality control of treatment plans, performance of routine quality control on radiation devices and its test equipment; IGRT review and in-vivo dosimetry assessment. There will be plenty of opportunities to engage in project and development work.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyones contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. Weve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how were providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC Clinical Scientist Registration (or WIP)
- MSc Medical Physics
Essential criteria
- Practical Experience in Radiotherapy Physics
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
- Senior Clinical Scientist RT B7 - JD (PDF, 232.4KB)
- Senior Clinical Scientist RT B7 - PS (PDF, 80.7KB)
- Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
Name Simon Whittle Job title Head of Radiotherapy Physics Email address [email protected] Telephone number 01225 825906 Additional information
Timothy Atkins
Deputy Head of Radiotherapy Physics
[email protected]
01225 826401
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