Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Band 8A Senior Radiotherapy Physicist

The closing date is 27 August 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a Clinical Scientist to join our Radiotherapy Physics team as Senior Radiotherapy Physicist leading on Stereo & Imaging.

The Oncology department is a well-equipped centre treating patients from across East London and Essex, committed to introducing the latest treatment techniques as well as the latest equipment. External beam radiotherapy is delivered on Varian Halcyon, Edge, and Ethos Therapy linacs.

The department was the first in the country to treat patients on Halcyon, and to treat patients with on-line adaptive radiotherapy on Ethos. The Edge treatment machine is our primary stereotactic machine, with high-definition MLC, 4D-CBCT, 6 DoF couch, and is HyperArc-enabled. Aria is cloud-based, hosted by Varian Full-Scale Infinity Cloud. Treatment Planning is done on Eclipse 17 (with RapidPlan and MCO licences) and in Ethos, with auto-contouring on Limbus. The department fully supports a wide range of clinical trials, and has an excellent selection of QA devices and software. We have a new Siemens go.Sim CT scanner which went clinical recently; within the last two years we have introduced HyperSight on Ethos and Identify SGRT on all linacs. We are about to start an SRS service in partnership with Barts Hospital. Our current commissioned SABR treatments are lung, bone (non-spine), nodes, adrenal nodes, and spine. A full linac refresh is due in 2027.

Interested candidates are strongly encouraged to get in touch-please contact Dom Withers-dom.withers@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible for the imaging and stereotactic services of Radiotherapy Physics, to include imaging equipment commissioning, optimising images for clinical use, and introducing and managing stereotactic treatment techniques.

About us

We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,631 to £68,623 a year per annum inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

162-7181-NC

Job locations

Queen's Hospital

Romford

RM7 0AG


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Nichola Ceesay, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4176. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Nichola Ceesay, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4176. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details below.

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

  • Honours degree (1st or 2nd class) in Physical Science
  • Postgraduate MSc degree in Medical Physics or knowledge equivalent to the level of an MSc
  • HCPC-Registered Clinical Scientist

Experience/Knowledge

Desirable

  • Practice as an MPE in a UK radiotherapy centre
  • Experience with SABR & RT imaging systems
  • Publication/presentation track record
Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

  • Honours degree (1st or 2nd class) in Physical Science
  • Postgraduate MSc degree in Medical Physics or knowledge equivalent to the level of an MSc
  • HCPC-Registered Clinical Scientist

Experience/Knowledge

Desirable

  • Practice as an MPE in a UK radiotherapy centre
  • Experience with SABR & RT imaging systems
  • Publication/presentation track record

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).

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.

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

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Queen's Hospital

Romford

RM7 0AG


Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Queen's Hospital

Romford

RM7 0AG


Employer's website

https://www.bhrhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Radiotherapy Physics

Dom Withers

dom.withers@nhs.net

01708435000

Details

Date posted

12 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£61,631 to £68,623 a year per annum inclusive

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

162-7181-NC

Job locations

Queen's Hospital

Romford

RM7 0AG


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