Job overview
This is an opportunity to work in Medical Physics at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, part of the United Hospitals Tees Group. The radiotherapy physics team provide high quality services to support the clinical activity of the Radiotherapy department which serves the population of over 1 million people living in and around the Tees Valley region.
The post-holder will take a lead role in all aspects of external beam radiotherapy QA and dosimetry, research and development being a key element of the role.
Please note interviews have a preliminary date of the 12th and 13th February.
Main duties of the job
Applicants for this grade must be Clinical Scientists with significant experience in the field of radiotherapy physics, able to work as a Medical Physics Expert (RPA2000 certificate holder), or with the ability to do so within 12 months of appointment.
The radiotherapy department is equipped with six Elekta linear accelerators (Versa HD and Evo linacs), two Siemens CT scanners with associated ProSoma virtual simulation software, a soon-to-be-installed superficial/deep X-ray set, two treatment planning systems (Raystation and Monaco), an integrated patient management and verification system (Elekta Mosaiq) and a Nucletron remote after-loading brachytherapy unit.
This is an exciting time for the department with the installation of two linacs, a kv unit and brachytherapy afterloader taking place over the next 18 months.
Due to the nature of the role there is a requirement that the candidate can work flexibly on occasion as service needs require, outside routine clinical hours (8 am to 6 pm) and at weekends or bank holidays .
Working for our organisation
We support the 'Making Every Contact Count' approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
·Your Leadership Impact
·Leading your Team to Success
·Leading Into the Future
·Service Improvement for Beginners
·Developing your Service Improvement Skills
·Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
·Explore leadership within the NHS
·Promote Trust values and behaviours
·Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
·Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Knowledge & skills
Essential criteria
1. Significant experience in all areas of Radiotherapy Physics.
2. Significant and up to date knowledge of relevant areas of medical physics applied to radiotherapy physics, imaging, treatment planning and treatment delivery and verification.
3. Knowledge and understanding of current radiation legislation, knowledge of codes of practice and recommendations in quality assurance and radiation dosimetry
4. Evidence of knowledge of current scientific and technological developments in radiotherapy.
5. Knowledge of Quality Systems.
6. Evidence of knowledge of clinical oncology
7. Evidence of completed research and development projects.
8. Able to achieve certification as a MPE on the RPA2000 list within 12 months of appointment
Experience
Essential criteria
9. Extensive experience with linear accelerator operation, function
Qualifications
Essential criteria
10. A first- or second-class honours degree in physics.
11. A postgraduate degree (MSc or PhD).
12. Corporate membership of a professional body
13. Registered clinical scientist
14. Evidence of attendance at conferences or training courses intended to extend the breadth and depth of knowledge
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