Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Radiotherapy Physics Technologist / Dosimetrist within the Radiotherapy Physics Service in the South West Wales Cancer Centre in Swansea. We reserve the right to appoint at Annex 21 of the Agenda for Change (AFC) pay scheme, or at a lower banding depending on experience and progress en route to acquiring essential criteria i.e. registration with RCT.
The service supports a range of state-of-the-art radiotherapy equipment that includes four Elekta linear accelerators (with SGRT and FFF capability), a Philips wide-bore CT-scanner, Pinnacle treatment planning system, utilising image fusion (ProSoma), auto segmentation and adaptive techniques (Mirada and AutoContour), and a well-developed oncology information management system (MOSAIQ), all deployed in a Citrix environment to provide electronic access across the South-West Wales region and facilitate complete remote and paperless working. The service supports a flexible approach, including working-from-home, unsociable hours and weekend working.
Main duties of the job
As required, you will undertake various tasks independently and without supervision within treatment planning and Mould Room areas. You are expected to take responsibility for some areas of the service and, with increasing experience, develop a more profound and more specialised knowledge of a subset of the defined tasks within Radiotherapy Physics Services.
You will be responsible with technologists, physicists and other planning group members for preparing treatment plans for patients undergoing radiotherapy. The duties will include operating computer systems for treatment plans, organ-at-risk delineation and performing calculations relating to patient doses. Within the Mould Room, you will have direct contact with patients and work with oncologists and radiographers to produce individualised immobilisation devices. The post holder will also undertake measurement of radiation beams from the linear accelerators to verify treatment delivery accuracy.
You will be involved in undertaking and supervising clinical developments within the department through the introduction of new techniques. You will be responsible for supervising, teaching and training other staff and students within the department.
Working for our organisation
We believe staff are our best asset and we want you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.
As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.
You might be a nurse or doctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - we have a job for you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSc in appropriate biological science or technology
Desirable criteria
2. Strong Medical Physics component
Additional Qualifications
Essential criteria
3. Registered as a radiotherapy physics clinical technologist or equivalent
Desirable criteria
4. Relevant further qualifications and membership of professional institutions
Experience
Essential criteria
5. Clinical experience and competency in a range of techniques
Desirable criteria
6. Experience in radiotherapy treatment planning and mould room
Knowledge
Essential criteria
7. Radiotherapy Physics knowledge
Desirable criteria
8. Level of Radiotherapy Physics knowledge
Skills
Essential criteria
9. Broad relevant skills across Radiotherapy Physics
Desirable criteria
10. Involved in clinical development
Personal attributes
Essential criteria
11. Independent working
Desirable criteria
12. Interpersonal Skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Welsh language skills are desirable