Dosimetrist for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning: Sponsorship Available

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

QUEENS CENTRE, CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL

RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS, MEDICAL PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

Band 6 Dosimetrist for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning and Mould Room

We are offering an opportunity for an enthusiastic registered Dosimetrist/Treatment Planning Radiographer to join our Radiotherapy Physics team, at the Cancer Centre in Cottingham, East Yorkshire.

The successful applicant will join the Radiotherapy Treatment Planning team, a section of Radiotherapy Physics that underpins the Radiotherapy service, which is located in an award-winning facility comprising 6 Linacs, 2 CT scanners, Xstrahl SXR, Papillon-50+ SXR, Flexitron HDR and state-of-the-art Varian (Eclipse) treatment planning system.

You will be joining an established team of Healthcare Science professionals, comprising Clinical Scientists and Technologists, and support staff. The team prides itself on high staff retention and has a pragmatic approach to achieving safe and effective service delivery. We are committed to providing a broad scope for the development of all members of staff.

The department was the first Radiotherapy Centre in the North of England to clinically implement the Varian Halcyon linac, to develop and benefit the patient service, and now has 2 of these units. A Varian TrueBeam has recently been installed, to bring the complement to 4. In addition the department has recently installed SGRT across the fleet.

Main duties of the job

Building effective relationships with the multidisciplinary Radiotherapy department, and supporting the Lead Dosimetrist and wider planning team in the provision of the Radiotherapy Treatment Planning and Mould Room service, will be fundamental to achieving the high standards expected from this role.

The department has long-standing evidence of research and collaboration, developments in equipment and clinical service, and high commitment to quality and governance; these include implementation of a new and novel image guided treatment for the direct irradiation of rectal cancers using electronic brachytherapy, innovative use of VMAT, 4DCT and image guided treatment techniques.

Our commitment to the utilisation of technology includes the advanced use of electronic quality management systems and extensive use of the Varian ARIA system, which have allowed us to implement innovative process management and paperless working. The department was the first Radiotherapy Physics service to gain UKAS accreditation to the emerging BS70000 MPACE quality standard, evidencing that commitment to the delivery of high-quality clinical service is a core value of the team, and we continue to maintain ISO9001 certification for the entire Radiotherapy service.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential

  • Bachelor’s Degree (BSc) in relevant subject or equivalent
  • Registration on an appropriate register (e.g. RCT, HCPC, ACHS)

Desirable

  • Higher (Master’s) Degree in relevant subject
  • Membership of appropriate professional body

Knowledge, Training & Experience

Essential

  • Significant experience in radiotherapy treatment planning / patient dosimetry (or significant experience in another area of clinical radiotherapy providing relevant transferable knowledge/skills)
  • Significant experience in mould room work (or significant experience in another area of clinical radiotherapy providing relevant transferable knowledge/skills)
  • Experience of multidisciplinary team working
  • Involvement in the training of staff / students
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Good planning and organisational skills
  • Good analytical and decision making skills
  • Ability to work accurately under pressure and with interruptions
  • Ability to concentrate and work accurately for prolonged periods
  • Good manual dexterity
  • Excellent IT skills
  • Broad knowledge of radiotherapy processes
  • Specialist knowledge and understanding of principles and practice of radiotherapy treatment planning and mould room.
  • Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems
  • Understanding of relevant legislation, standards and guidelines

Desirable

  • Experience using Eclipse treatment planning system
  • Experience in advanced treatment planning techniques for example VMAT
  • Ability to resolve differences in individuals professional opinions within own and wider teams
  • In depth knowledge of Quality Management Systems Awareness of specialist computer systems, their connectivity and Quality Assurance.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

Essential

  • Good communication and interpersonal skills
  • Good planning and organisational skills
  • Ability to work accurately under pressure and with interruptions
  • Ability to concentrate and work accurately for prolonged periods

Special Attributes and other

Essential

  • Shows motivation in developing new skills
  • High level of interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
  • Flexible and reliable

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Good time keeper

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).

Closing Date: 25 September 2026

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