Trainee Dosimetrist Practitioner - Band 5 Annex 21

Job summary

Trainee Dosimetrist Practitioner

Do you have an interest inscienceand think you would like to working in radiotherapy ? We are looking for someone to join the dosimetry team as a trainee and work on range of things from creating radiation treatment plans to measuring radiation doses all using high tech equipment.

During the training you will complete a degree at University of West of England (UWE) as part of a level 6 apprenticeship resulting in a B.Sc. (Hons) in Healthcare Science (degree appenticeship). The practical work will be completed at Lincoln County Hospital with attendance at UWE for only a few weeks per year. Information about the programme is available through the National School for Healthcare Sciences website. Details of the degree can be found on the UWE website. The training is for a three year period starting September 2024 to August 2027. It is expected that there will be an opportunity to apply for a permanent post at the end of this period.

We are looking for an enthusiastic individual who is keen to learn, and possesses the qualifications suitable to enrol with UWE for the Healthcare Science degree apprenticeship course in dosimetry. Interested candidates should be able to demonstrate an aptitude for science, and be able to commence the role from 31st August, in order to meet the University course dates. Please refer to the person specification in the Job Description for qualifications required.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is a trainee within the specialist planning team engaged in producing treatment plans for delivering radiation therapy and Quality Assurance of the systems used. Once fully trained, he/she is required to perform to extremely high standards of accuracy and safety in order that the service operates efficiently and safely. The post-holder works in a highly specialised area which requires consideration of the risks of radiation, cross infection, manual handling, COSHH and electrical safety

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - "Outstanding Care Personally Delivered" - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.