Note
Please be advised that the start date for the successful candidate will be into the new financial year (May 2026 onwards). The exact timing will be confirmed at offer stage.
Note
Please be advised that the start date for the successful candidate will be into the new financial year (May 2026 onwards). The exact timing will be confirmed at offer stage.
The post holder will be a senior member of the Radiotherapy Physics technical staff, providing a highly specialized clinical technical service to the United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
We use Eclipse planning for external beam for our 3 Varian TrueBeams, we are currently working through a commissioning program for a Varian Halcyon. Our LDR and HDR brachytherapy service covers both prostate and gynae.
This individual will be responsible for independently delineating organs at risk (OAR) and target volumes on radiotherapy planning images, following established protocols within their specific anatomical site specialty. Taking clinical responsibility for delineations, even outside of established protocols.
The post holder will play a lead role in delivering routine radiotherapy physics services, making decisions related to advanced and complex planning, including adaptive radiotherapy. They will also assist in developing high standards of service delivery in line with national guidelines within their area of expertise.
* In liaison with others, manage the organisation of routine clinical Radiotherapy Physics services to ensure that planning and mould room services are delivered in a high quality, timely manner.
* Apply specialist knowledge autonomously to assess, plan, and implement management plans within defined practice scope.
* Work in partnership with clinicians and patients to provide specialist knowledge and support throughout the patient pathway including contribution to MDT and by ensuring optimal target coverage through adaptive planning.
* Participate in multi‑disciplinary radiotherapy plan review groups on behalf of Radiotherapy Physics to discuss immobilisation and planning solutions.
* Use complex treatment planning software to produce and check external beam radiotherapy plans, following competence levels, standards, and procedures.
* Provide technical advice in Treatment Planning and Mould Room to dosimetrists, clinical oncologists, and radiographers on planning solutions.
* Operate imaging and radiotherapy equipment for daily run‑up, QC tasks, and required dosimetry validation measurements.
* Contribute to developing new radiotherapy techniques, including evaluating immobilisation systems, planning methods, and performing linac‑based dosimetric measurements.
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Patrick Downes Job title: Head of Radiotherapy Physics Email address: patrick.downes2@nhs.net Telephone number: 01522 572281 #J-18808-Ljbffr