Overview
RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS GROUP
2 year fixed term post
Senior Radiotherapy Physicist (Band 7)
Role and requirements
You will ideally already be HCPC registered as a clinical scientist but applications are also welcome from trainees nearing qualification. If not yet registered, appointment to a lower band may be considered until registration is achieved.
Responsibilities
* You will undertake the full range of radiotherapy physicist duties, including treatment planning, checking, brachytherapy, equipment commissioning and QA, training staff and advising clinicians.
* There will also be involvement in developing new techniques and collaborative research projects with the University are encouraged.
* The main role of this post is to participate in all aspects of the work of the Radiotherapy Physics Group, including carrying out complex procedures, introducing new techniques and carrying out applied research, providing advice to consultant oncologists and other healthcare professionals to resolve problems with complex Radiotherapy equipment and treatment plans.
* This work has a direct impact on patient treatments and may involve direct contact with patients during treatment and treatment planning.
* The postholder liaises with a wide range of staff in Radiotherapy, Medical Physics, and at all levels within the Trust, and with external equipment manufacturers and engineers.
Department and facilities
* The OUH Radiotherapy Centre at the Churchill Hospital is a five linac, all-Varian site (including Halcyon, TrueBeam) with CT-sim, ARIA, Eclipse and HDR brachytherapy unit, plus a prostate seed brachytherapy service.
* Our satellite centre in Swindon operates a further two linacs and a CT-sim. A second satellite centre in Milton Keynes operating a single linac and CT-sim opened in 2025.
* Supporting systems include AI auto-contouring and RadCalc.
* We have a modern suite of treatment planning functionality including RapidPlan, MCO, HyperArc and Velocity, and a range of techniques including SRS/SRT and SABR.
* There is an active computing team developing software and scripts for automation and data analysis.
* We have close links with the CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology and an expanding portfolio of clinical trials.
Organisation
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
Find out more here: www.ouh.nhs.uk
The Trust comprises four hospitals: the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington, and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.
Values and culture
Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family.
Advert details
This advert closes on Thursday 19 Feb 2026
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