About this role
Job summary
An opportunity has arisen to for a Band 7 senior dosimetrist to join the radiotherapy physics team at St Bartholomew's Hospital. The department delivers a comprehensive Radiotherapy service to approximately 2000 patients per year including a brachytherapy service and a complex Stereotactic Radiotherapy service.
Main duties of the job
A major part of the work involves complex treatment planning, including Stereotactic (SRS and SABR), VMAT and dynamic IMRT Planning. Adaptive Radiotherapy Planning is in development. The senior dosimetrist would also be involved in independent checking the treatment plans and providing dosimetric advice following image review of patients on treatment.
Treatment Planning is carried out on Eclipse for the five Varian TrueBeam linacs, two of the five TrueBeam linacs have HyperArc and a 6d couch for intracranial Stereotactic treatment.
Pre-treatment imaging is carried out on the department's widebore CT scanner and there is also access to MR and PET-CT in the hospital.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Degree in Radiography (Therapy) or equivalent HCPC Registration (Therapeutic Radiographer) Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
Desirable
M.Sc Radiotherapy Dosimetry or equivalent experience
Experience Essential
Significant experience as therapy radiographer in dosimetric Planning Experience of Planning a variety of Radiotherapy Techniques including: oInverse Planning and IMRT/VMAT o3d conformal Planning oStereotactic Planning oElectron Planning Experience of Planning using Eclipse Working within a Quality Management System
Desirable
SRS Planning experience Plan checking experince
Knowledge Essential
Specialist knowledge of clinical dosimetry Understanding of radiotherapy physics and In vivo dosimetric techniques 2D and 3D patient anatomy Knowledge of radiology applied to radiotherapy and Organ at Risk Tolerances Understanding the of risks of radiotherapy treatment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Barts Health NHS Trust
Address St Bartholomew's Hospital
2
London
EC1A 7BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)