Assistant Physicist - Radiotherapy Physics
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Job summary
We are recruiting for an Assistant Physicist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Radiotherapy physics is part of a multi-disciplinary team in a large Cancer Centre.
The Section consists of Clinical Scientists, practitioners in radiotherapy physics, radiographers, linac and computer engineers.
The centre has 7 Varian linear accelerators, a Cyberknife - stereotactic linear accelerator and a brachytherapy suite. Patient treatments are planned on one of our dedicated wide bore CT scanners with access to, MR and CT-PET imaging within the Paul Strickland Scanner centre.
As the post is for 1 year, the successful applicant will be trained to do a limited number of the tasks in the job description, the time spent in a clinical department will give invaluable experience to anyone interested in a future career in radiotherapy physics.
When applying for this position, please make sure to answer the questions below within your supporting statement:
- How do you demonstrate that you work to the Trust Values: include examples from outside of your work/study experience
- Please explain why you want to work in radiotherapy physics
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
You will assist with patient specific measurements and calculations
To assist with quality assurance measurements on linear accelerators.
Assist with data entry for the national radiotherapy trials QA team
To assist with planning of patient treatments on the computerised treatment planning system
To assist in theatre for brachytherapy procedures
You will be responsible for performing some data analysis and processing
To undertake run-up of the cyberknife treatment machine prior to patient use.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
ENHT is seeking to maintain and expand the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre staff as we move to an exciting new future.
We welcome applications from those who would relish the opportunity to be part of new and developing cancer service, building on the excellent reputation, research and patient experience the Cancer Centre already delivers.
Details
Date posted
09 August 2024
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£28,407 to £34,581 a year Per Annum, plus High Cost Area Supplement
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
1 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
361-6526731
Job locations
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Rickmansworth Road
Northwood
HA6 2RN
Employer details
Employer name
East and North Herts NHS Trust
Address
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre
Rickmansworth Road
Northwood
HA6 2RN
Employer's website
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