Job summary
We are looking for someone to join our Radiotherapy Physics team as a Band 7 Radiotherapy Physicist.
The Oncology department is a well-equipped centre treating patients from across East London and Essex, committed to introducing the latest treatment techniques and equipment. External beam radiotherapy is delivered on Varian Halcyon, Edge, and Ethos Therapy linacs. The Edge is our stereotactic machine, with HDMLC, 4D-CBCT, 6 DoF couch, and HyperArc-enabled. Aria is cloud-based, hosted by Varian. Treatment planning is done on Eclipse 17 (with RapidPlan and MCO licences) and in Ethos v2, 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; within the last two years we have introduced HyperSight on Ethos and Identify SGRT on all linacs. Our current commissioned SABR treatments are lung, bone (non-spine), nodes, adrenal nodes, and spine, and we have recently started providing an intra-cranial SRS service in partnership with Barts Health. We have collaborations and co-operations with radiotherapy equipment vendors for reference site visits, training, beta testing and product development. A full linac refresh is due in 2027.STP trainees in their last year of training are encouraged to apply.
Main duties of the job
Involved in all aspects of providing a safe and effective Radiotherapy Physics service, including treatment planning, equipment quality control, dosimetry, imaging, quality assurance systems and information systems.
About us
We're an organisation that is getting better and betterand ourimprovements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with.
They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record(we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated goodby the Care Quality Commission.
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'sand get rid of corridor care.
We're proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We're also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance.
We run a Women's Health Hubin Ilford; an Ageing Well Centrein Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospitaland at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The majority of our 8,400 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 flexiblyand more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wageemployer.
Some of the positive changes we've made are captured in this film.
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 Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
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 Sarah Wood, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4188. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education / Qualification
Essential
- Accredited MSc in Medical Physics or equivalent
- HCPC-Registered Clinical Scientist.
Desirable
- Eligible for Corporate Membership of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (MIPEM)
Experience / Knowledge
Essential
- oFamiliarity with photon and electron dosimetry and application of the latest UK Codes of Practice, and IR(ME)R legislation
Desirable
- Relevant postgraduate experience which must include radiotherapy physics
- Highly developed specialist knowledge in one or more particular areas (e.g. IMRT, IGRT, SABR, radiotherapy imaging, film dosimetry, EPID dosimetry and/or any patient specific QA, electron treatment, treatment planning site specialisation, in vivo dosimetry etc.)
Person Specification
Education / Qualification
Essential
- Accredited MSc in Medical Physics or equivalent
- HCPC-Registered Clinical Scientist.
Desirable
- Eligible for Corporate Membership of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (MIPEM)
Experience / Knowledge
Essential
- oFamiliarity with photon and electron dosimetry and application of the latest UK Codes of Practice, and IR(ME)R legislation
Desirable
- Relevant postgraduate experience which must include radiotherapy physics
- Highly developed specialist knowledge in one or more particular areas (e.g. IMRT, IGRT, SABR, radiotherapy imaging, film dosimetry, EPID dosimetry and/or any patient specific QA, electron treatment, treatment planning site specialisation, in vivo dosimetry etc.)
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).
