Band 7 Senior Radiotherapy Physicist

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

• Honours first degree (1st or 2nd) in physics or containing a major physics component
• Relevant MSc or higher degree or equivalent level of knowledge.
• Registered Clinical Scientist with HCPC or eligible for membership within 9 months year.
• Corporate Membership of IPEM (MIPEM) or eligible for membership within 1 year
• IPEM graduate diploma in medical physics (DipIPEM) or equivalent or successful completion of MSC STP program in Radiotherapy Physics.

Desirable

• Chartered scientist (CSci) or eligible for the award

Experience

Essential

• Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of radiation dosimetry, patient dosimetry, treatment unit technology, treatment planning systems, quality assurance, dosimetry equipment and computer systems in radiotherapy.
• Knowledge of clinical procedures and practices in radiotherapy.
• Broad understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure and staff error.
• Knowledge of radiotherapy techniques and clinical applications
• Understanding of hazards posed by, and precautions needed with: ionising radiation, non-ionising radiation and electrical hazards.

Desirable

• Knowledge of applied radiation physics and associated areas within medical physics.

Skills and aptitudes

Essential

• Able to priorities and manage own workload with effective time management skills. Flexible, able to adjust commitments when required and work to tight deadlines.
• Able to maintain frequent periods of prolonged concentration, with often unpredictable work patterns.
• Analytical problem solving ability, able to resolve complex issues and situations that are often unpredictable and do not fit a standard pattern
• Able to communicate highly complex information to other healthcare professionals and equipment manufacturers.
• Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations

Desirable

• Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own areas of competence.
• Ability to teach and train others, including other staff groups, on highly specialist subjects.
• Able to develop systems and write software and scripts relevant to computer systems supporting radiotherapy.

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential

• High degree of physical accuracy and dexterity, for making precision measurements and equipment adjustments using fine tools.
• Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances (when working with terminally ill patients for example).

Desirable

• Able to lift and move medium/heavy weights (beam data acquisition equipment and phantoms for example).

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

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).