Job summary
- Leadership and management of the radiotherapy Physics Service
- Provision of expert scientific advice to staff within Radiotherapy, Radiation Services and elsewhere in the Trust
- Leadership of and participation in relevant R&D activity in the field
Main duties of the job
The main purposes and responsibilities of the post are leadership and management of the Radiotherapy Physics Service, including overall responsibility for the maintenance and development of the Quality Management System to ensure continuing national accreditation; overseeing the planning, development, delivery and monitoring of Radiation Physics training programmes for Velindre and Wales for Medical Physics and Clinical Oncology, scheduling the physics resources to meet ever changing demands (including manpower and accommodation) and leadership of and participation in relevant R&D activity in the field.
Clinical proficiency and experience is expected to be maintained through leadership of and participation in Departmental service activities as required, e.g. problem solving & advising on difficult patient and equipment related dosimetric issues, research, development and implementation of new techniques, and advising professionally at all levels up to UK national and international boards. The tasks carried out are for staff, groups of patients, and individual patients. The cure of patients depends critically on the standard of work, and without it patients cannot be treated. Mistakes as small as a few percent can produce irreparable damage to normal tissues, recurrence of the tumour, and/or death. Thus all the above responsibilities require that the post-holder be a Medical Physics Expert (MPE)
About us
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and ouraward-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to apply the key principles of value based healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder works closely with the Director of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering in ensuring processes and activities are compliant with appropriate regulations, staff are sufficiently trained and research is embedded within the job plans for scientific and technical staff.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Job description
Job responsibilities
The post holder works closely with the Director of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering in ensuring processes and activities are compliant with appropriate regulations, staff are sufficiently trained and research is embedded within the job plans for scientific and technical staff.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Education to at least Masters Level in Medical Physics
- UK HCPC Clinical Registration as a Clinical Scientist
- Registration as Medical Physics Expert
- Registration as a Consultant Clinical Scientist or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Principles of Radiotherapy Physics to an advanced level
- Thorough understanding of the relevant Codes of Practice for dosimetry
- Understanding of the physics used in each Treatment Planning System
- Limitations & pitfalls of radiation dosimetry, calculation, and computation, including electrons
- Radiation Protection
- Quality Assurance schemes/principles in RT.
- Health & Safety principles and practice.
- A good overview of the place of physics and RT in cancer therapy.
- Basic Anatomy & Physiology
Desirable
- PhD in Medical Physics or related subject
- FIPEM or equivalent
- Advanced Mathematics
- Principles and practice of data analysis, aggregation of uncertainties, and statistics.
- Principles of physics research methods
- Radiobiological basis of RT and its use for dose changes
- Cancer induction by radiation - principles and facts
- Published papers in the field
Experience
Essential
- Medical Physics Expert with commensurate experience in Radiotherapy Physics and associated subjects
- Extensive Section Management and/or Service Leadership experience
- Significant Research and Development experience and track record in the field
- An understanding of the use of IT in Radiotherapy including knowledge of the infrastructure used in a modern Radiotherapy department and the use of AI in radiotherapy
Desirable
- Familiarity with a range of radiotherapy treatment machines and techniques, treatment planning systems and other associated Radiotherapy Physics equipment and systems.
- Familiarity with Radiotherapy Physics procedures and protocols
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Good HR, inter-personal and negotiating skills
- Good at option appraisals of complex alternatives.
- Good communicator of difficult scientific issues to scientists and non-scientists with good verbal, written and audio-visual production & presentation skills.
- Able to give reasoned and accurate guidance in a timely fashion in stressful situations.
- Advanced mathematical skills
- Good 3D visualisation and precise manipulation for dosimetry
- Proven ability to develop the physics of RT
- Proven ability with computer software, and its modification, e.g. able to create complex scientific spreadsheets.
- Good planning and organisation for new complex data gathering requirements
- Able to provide highly specialist advice and services
- Good teaching, tutoring and training abilities.
- Facility with preparing and keeping project documentation and records
- Able to concentrate intensely for long periods to solve clinical and physics problems.
Other
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
- Ability to travel within geographical area covered by service
- Able to work hours flexibly.
- Able to work hours flexibly.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Knowledge
Essential
- Education to at least Masters Level in Medical Physics
- UK HCPC Clinical Registration as a Clinical Scientist
- Registration as Medical Physics Expert
- Registration as a Consultant Clinical Scientist or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- Principles of Radiotherapy Physics to an advanced level
- Thorough understanding of the relevant Codes of Practice for dosimetry
- Understanding of the physics used in each Treatment Planning System
- Limitations & pitfalls of radiation dosimetry, calculation, and computation, including electrons
- Radiation Protection
- Quality Assurance schemes/principles in RT.
- Health & Safety principles and practice.
- A good overview of the place of physics and RT in cancer therapy.
- Basic Anatomy & Physiology
Desirable
- PhD in Medical Physics or related subject
- FIPEM or equivalent
- Advanced Mathematics
- Principles and practice of data analysis, aggregation of uncertainties, and statistics.
- Principles of physics research methods
- Radiobiological basis of RT and its use for dose changes
- Cancer induction by radiation - principles and facts
- Published papers in the field
Experience
Essential
- Medical Physics Expert with commensurate experience in Radiotherapy Physics and associated subjects
- Extensive Section Management and/or Service Leadership experience
- Significant Research and Development experience and track record in the field
- An understanding of the use of IT in Radiotherapy including knowledge of the infrastructure used in a modern Radiotherapy department and the use of AI in radiotherapy
Desirable
- Familiarity with a range of radiotherapy treatment machines and techniques, treatment planning systems and other associated Radiotherapy Physics equipment and systems.
- Familiarity with Radiotherapy Physics procedures and protocols
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Good HR, inter-personal and negotiating skills
- Good at option appraisals of complex alternatives.
- Good communicator of difficult scientific issues to scientists and non-scientists with good verbal, written and audio-visual production & presentation skills.
- Able to give reasoned and accurate guidance in a timely fashion in stressful situations.
- Advanced mathematical skills
- Good 3D visualisation and precise manipulation for dosimetry
- Proven ability to develop the physics of RT
- Proven ability with computer software, and its modification, e.g. able to create complex scientific spreadsheets.
- Good planning and organisation for new complex data gathering requirements
- Able to provide highly specialist advice and services
- Good teaching, tutoring and training abilities.
- Facility with preparing and keeping project documentation and records
- Able to concentrate intensely for long periods to solve clinical and physics problems.
Other
Desirable
- Welsh Speaker (Level 1) or willingness to work towards
- Ability to travel within geographical area covered by service
- Able to work hours flexibly.
- Able to work hours flexibly.
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
