Job overview

The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Lead Dosimetrist in the provision of the radiotherapy treatment planning service under the scientific supervision of the Principal Physicist – Head of Treatment Planning and in conjunction with Pre-Treatment Therapy Radiographers. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will provide support in all areas of treatment planning.

RapidArc is utilised for all suitable clinical sites, as is routine daily online IGRT (including  thorax 4DCT and DIBH breast).  Our department has been paperless from the beginning. As well as providing top-class service to our patients, we are actively involved in research and development projects and national clinical trials. We are commissioned to deliver SABR for lung and oligometastatic disease. 

Working for our organisation

We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.

Benefits to you:

• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);

• NHS Pension Scheme;

• Flexible working opportunities;

• Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;

• Career development and training;

• Wellbeing support and activities;

• In-house physiotherapy Service; 

• On-site canteens with subsidised meals;

• Subsidised staff parking (currently free);

• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.