Senior Dosimetrist
Closing date: 14 May 2026
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, enthusiastic and highly motivated Radiographer / Dosimetrist to join our Radiotherapy Physics team.
Responsibilities
* Provide an efficient and effective specialist dosimetry service to the Radiotherapy Department. This will necessitate flexibility in working hours and participation in local "on-call" rotas.
* Ensure that all necessary patient data including images and other investigations are available and appropriate for the production of patient treatment plans.
* Produce complex radiotherapy treatment plans to prescription and agreed procedures e.g. VMAT, to maximise therapeutic efficacy to the tumour and minimise healthy tissue damage.
* Provide support and advice as required ensuring robust decision making for the verification and daily delivery of individual complex plans.
* Supervise staff within the RDS demonstrating the initiative, responsibility and autonomy required of a Senior Radiotherapy Dosimetrist.
* Check and approve treatment plans, calculations and accessories produced by other members of staff within the RDS.
* Provide assistance to the Mould Room staff in the production of patient immobilisation devices and bolus for beam modification.
Person Specification
* Degree in Therapeutic Radiographer / Healthcare Scientist
* Currently on Register with HCPC / RCT
* Post qualification experience of working in treatment planning
* Familiar with using Varian and Eclipse planning system
* Experienced in planning a range of treatment sites
* Experience in working in Mould room
* Evidence of teaching / training others
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 to submit for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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