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Radiotherapy Physicsist
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-8209754-A
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
29/10/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 7 Senior Radiotherapy Physicist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

A 12 month fixed term maternity cover job opportunity have arisen for a band 7 radiotherapy physicist to join the friendly and dynamic radiotherapy physics team at the Royal Free Hospital. Either HCPC registered Clinical Scientist or eligible for registration within 3 months are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidates should be dedicated, communicative and collaborative persons willing to participate in all aspects of the radiotherapy physics service.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
 
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
 
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Education and professional qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Honours first degree (1st or 2nd) in physics or containing a major physics component.
  • Relevant MSc or higher degree or equivalent level of knowledge
  • Successful completion of MSC STP in Radiotherapy Physics, ACS Route 2 ,AHCS STP Equivalence or equivalent.
  • Registered Clinical Scientist with HCPC or eligible for membership within 1 year

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of radiation dosimetry, patient dosimetry, treatment unit technology, treatment planning systems, quality assurance, dosimetry equipment and computer systems in radiotherapy
  • Knowledge of clinical procedures and practices in radiotherapy.
  • Broad understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure and staff error.
  • Understanding of patient and staff risks arising from treatment planning computer system errors, equipment failure, treatment errors and incorrect dosimetry.
  • Understanding of hazards posed by, and precautions needed with: ionising radiation, non-ionising radiation and electrical hazards
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of applied radiation physics and associated areas within medical physics.

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Able to priorities and manage own workload with effective time management skills. Flexible, able to adjust commitments when required and work to tight deadlines.
  • Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations
Desirable criteria
  • Ability to teach and train others, including other staff groups, on highly specialist subjects
  • Able to develop systems and write software and scripts relevant to computer systems supporting radiotherapy

Personal qualities and attributes

Essential criteria
  • Able to communicate highly complex information to other healthcare professionals and equipment manufacturers.
  • High degree of physical accuracy and dexterity, for making precision measurements and equipment adjustments.
  • Able to maintain frequent periods of prolonged concentration, with often unpredictable work patterns
  • Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances (when working with terminally ill patients for example).
Desirable criteria
  • Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own areas of competence.
  • Able to lift and move medium/heavy weights (beam data acquisition equipment and phantoms for example).

Royal Free shared commitments

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Neil Dancer
Job title
Head of Radiotherapy Physics (Royal Free Hospital)
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0207 830 2113
Additional information

Katia Pasciuti
Deputy Head of Radiotherapy Physics
[email protected]
0207 830 2113

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