About this role
Job summary
We are pleased to offer an excellent opportunity to join our friendly and forward-thinking radiotherapy physics team at North Middlesex Hospital in North London. The role is as a Band 6 Treatment Planning Dosimetrist.
You will join a team of dosimetrists responsible for all complex radiotherapy treatment planning, comprising a high proportion of VMAT and including SABR for both primary cancer and oligometastatic disease. We run on a Varian platform, with Eclipse TPS for planning and TrueBeam and Halcyon for treatment delivery.
The team includes 10 clinical scientists, 7 dosimetrists (including this post), and 6 engineering and technical staff, creating a collaborative and well-supported working environment.
Flexible working is supported across the Trust, with a hybrid model combining on-site and remote working.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder is responsible for:
Designing and producing patient-specific, radiotherapy treatment plans and dose calculations. Evaluating alternative treatment planning options and strategies in order to maximise the dose to the target volume whilst minimising the dose to critical patient organs.
Providing specialist clinical and technical advice and support on radiotherapy treatment planning issues to consultants, specialist registrars, clinical scientists and radiographers.
Developing new and existing treatment planning techniques in conjunction with the clinical scientists, planning radiographers and consultant medical staff.
Performing regular quality assurance on the treatment planning systems.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the topTherapy Services has a high profile within the Trust, being firmly committed to quality improvement, audit, service evaluation and improvement. We undertake yearly presentations of our achievements for the year; undertaking PDSA and QI projects to ensure we are delivering the most effective, safe and high quality service.For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description Job responsibilities
Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesPlease see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications Essential
Honours degree in relevant discipline Relevant statutory registration through HCPC or RCT (or eligible)
Desirable
Evidence of further study/on-going education
Knowledge and Experience Essential
Radiotherapy planning and treatment experience (post qualification) Knowledge of varied radiotherapeutic techniques
Desirable
IMRT and VMAT planning experience Experience with Varian software and hardware
Skills and Abilities Essential
Enthusiastic and motivated Able to work efficiently and effectively Able to demonstrate an understanding of the day-to-day running and organisation of a treatment planning section Able to concentrate frequently when subject to unpredictable working patterns Able to deal with distressing circumstances [work involves contact with cancer patients] Able to concentrate for prolonged periods
Desirable
Participation in Quality Audits for service improvement Flexibility and ability to use own initiative and be innovative
Royal Free Trust world class values Essential
Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values
Personal qualities Essential
Sensitive and considerate Clarity of thought and articulate in presenting ideas and opinion Ability to work as part of a team
Desirable
Ability to motivate others Negotiating Skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address North Middlesex University Hospital
Sterling Way
London
N18 1QX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)