Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced medical physicist, to join a team of physicists, engineers and dosimetrists/technologists in the provision of radiotherapy physics services.
You will have achieved state registration or be eligible with equivalent radiotherapy physics experience. Ideally you will be a registered MPE or working towards submitting an application to be registered. You will have a solid background in dosimetry, quality assurance for radiotherapy equipment and treatment planning including SABR, VMAT IMRT techniques. Experience with HDR brachytherapy techniques would also be an advantage.
The work will involve contact with patients and the ability to communicate clearly and sympathetically with patients having a variety of backgrounds is essential.
Main duties of the job
The main role of this post is to provide senior support to all aspects of the work of the Radiotherapy Physics group and to act as, or work towards acting as, a Medical Physics Expert, as defined in IR(ME)R 2000.
The postholder will work over a range of areas in Radiotherapy Physics including treatment planning service for the range of casemix seen by the radiotherapy department; provision of a Brachytherapy service and quality assurance of treatment and imaging units.
Radiotherapy Physics Services consists of a team of over 80 staff consisting of clinical scientists, dosimetrists and engineers.
The Radiotherapy Physics Section is part of a multi-disciplinary team in the Department of Clinical Oncology, which sees about 2800 new patients per year. The Radiotherapy Department is equipped with four Varian TrueBEAM linear accelerators and one Halcyon machine. The department equipment also includes one orthovoltage unit and an Elekta High Dose Rate Brachytherapy unit. Planning equipment includes a Siemens CT simulator with full 4D imaging capabilities for Respiratory Gated department offers a variety of specialised treatment services and is continually developing advanced treatment techniques. Treatments offered include: IMRT; Volumetric Arc Therapy; SABR; CT-based TBI; Ultrasound–guided and CT-planned HDR prostate brachytherapy.
UCLH provides one of two national Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) centres for the UK.. The proton department is equipped with four Varian ProBEAM gantries with dedicated CT and MR planning. ARIA and Eclipse is in use across both radiotherapy and proton therapy. The proton service is sited within the Trust’s campus in the heart of the capital where it enjoys a close collaboration with UCL on ground breaking research projects. The site has direct access to the Trust’s existing radiotherapy department and will be a closely located to the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
1. University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
2. National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
3. Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
4. University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
5. Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
6. University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
7. The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
8. University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.