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Head of Radiotherapy Physics
The closing date is 20 July 2025
UCLH are looking for an exceptional candidate to join the Trust as Head of Radiotherapy Physics. Cancer is a strategic priority for UCLH, and we deliver world class cancer care to patients from across the country, across multiple sites and departments within the Trust, including the UCH Grafton Way Building, which houses one of two national Proton Beam Therapy services.
This is a highly specialised and essential leadership role within the Cancer Division at UCLH and we are looking for a candidate who can provide professional, scientific and engineering management to the Radiotherapy and PBT Departments and to liaise with clinicians, managers and external bodies.
The department delivers radiotherapy and PBT services for a broad spectrum of cancers comprising of common cancers as well as highly specialist treatments. These include a paediatric and adolescent workload, brachytherapy and isotope work, total body irradiation and sarcoma, neurological and head and neck radiotherapy. The department is delivering SABR treatment, as well as being designated as the main centre in the south for cranial SRS. There are also close relationships with the academic department in nuclear medicine and the academic department of oncology, which has a major research interest in targeted molecular radiotherapy.
Main duties of the job
The Head of Radiotherapy Physics will:
Provide consistent senior leadership and direction across the service
To act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) as defined under IR(ME)R 2017
To liaise closely with the local Radiotherapy Expert Group and NHS England Commissioning Reference Groups in developing strategic workplans for the service
To provide professional, scientific and engineering management to the Radiotherapy Physics and PBT Departments and to liaise with clinicians, managers and external bodies.
To provide, as an independent consultant, Physics advice and services, as appropriate, for the management and development of all Radiotherapy Physics activities required to support the Radiotherapy and PBT Departments, and its associated research activities.
To develop the RT and PBT services in line with the strategic direction of the trust.
To provide education and training to all grade of staff in the Radiotherapy Physics and PBT Departments, Radiotherapy Department and beyond.
To manage overall budgets and resources of the Radiotherapy Physics and PBT Departments. To oversee the management of devolved budgets of the Radiotherapy Physics and PBT Departments. To ensure delivery of Cost Improvement Programmes
* To manage overall recruitment, retention, deployment and discipline of staff, and to maintain professional standards and morale in the Radiotherapy Physics and PBT Departments.
About us
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:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
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.
Job responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person Specification
Knowledge and Qualifications
* First Degree in a Physical Science or equivalent
* Relevant Masters or PhD
* State Registered Clinical Scientist
* RPA2000 certified MPE
* Fellowship of Professional Institute
* Chartered Status: CPhys or CSci
Experience
* Relevant experience of Radiotherapy Physics, preferably in the health service
* Experience of commissioning linear accelerators and computing systems
* Experience in the clinical environment
* Experience of a variety of computing systems and application packages
* Familiarity with a broad range of Medical Physics services
* Knowledge of appropriate legislation
* Research/Development Track Record
* Evidence of Scientific contribution
* Evidence of Publications in peer-reviewed journals
* Ability to organise own workload
* Experience of the physical design of facilities and structures
* Ability to teach and train technical and non-technical staff in both formal and informal settings
* Broad experience in the clinical environment
* Experience of established Quality Management systems
* Experience of Technique development and Implementation
* Experience of various software packages including MS OFFICE
* Experience of managing a team with performance management
* Experience of managing financial budgets and improvement targets
* Experience of incident management and reporting
* Experience in developing business cases for equipment replacement and/or service development
* Development of equipment specification and procurement processes in line with European standards
* Experience in recruitment processes
* Experience in high level programming applied to clinical services
* Contribution to national and international committees
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£113,557 to £129,443 a yearper annum inclusive of HCAS
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