Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Radiotherapy Dose Planning - FH
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-04-21-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Freeman Hospital
- Town
- 317 01 Freeman Hospital
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/02/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 03/03/2025
Employer heading
Senior Dosimetrist
Band 6
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen within The Northern Centre for Cancer Care for an experienced Clinical Technologist, Dosimetrist or Therapeutic Radiographer to act as a Senior Dosimetrist in the Radiotherapy Centre.
The post is based at the Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. There will be the opportunity to participate in developments and may be required to provide supervision and training for junior staff. Current experience of radiotherapy treatment planning is essential, and the post holder will be supported through a comprehensive in-house competency based training programme in treatment planning for a wide range of treatment sites.
Radiotherapy treatment planning is undertaken on Raystation. The Dosimetry teams work as a large combined service between both sites of NCCC in Newcastle and Carlisle allowing ample opportunity for the post holder to deepen their experience of complex treatment planning techniques.
- Interview Date: 3 March 2025
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37 hours 30 minutes/week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Main duties of the job
- Managing the daily organisation of own workload to ensure the delivery of the highly specialist external beam radiotherapy dose planning service to the Northern Centre for Cancer Care (NCCC).
- ·For individual patients, designing the radiotherapy plan and determining the treatment parameters on a treatment planning system.
- For individual patients, validating treatment data generated to ensure its integrity and appropriateness for clinical use and exporting it for treatment.
- Responsible, with the clinician, for designing highly complex plans for individual patients with particular dosimetric problems and where appropriate communicating the complex information of the plan to other staff groups.
- Participating in research development projects from inception to completion.
- Contribute to the delivery of training and education of all staff groups and visitors to the section.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder is responsible for providing technical aspects of the radiotherapy dose planning service at Freeman Hospital or Cumberland Infirmary site for patients at The Northern Centre for Cancer Care.
The post holder is responsible for ensuring effective communications within their service and across professional boundaries, overcoming barriers to understanding.
The post holder works independently, within occupational guidelines, and is responsible for management of their own workload.
The post holder is expected to be involved in research and development projects as required.
Job Purpose
- Providing the technical aspects of the radiotherapy dose planning service at Freeman Hospital site
- Performs a range of specialist healthcare science activities
- Involvement in research and development projects
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Person specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Up to date knowledge of relevant areas of medical physics applied to treatment planning, radiotherapy physics, imaging and treatment.
- Good understanding of 3D anatomy and physiology
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of knowledge of clinical oncology.
- Evidence of knowledge of current scientific and technological developments in radiotherapy treatment including imaging modalities.
SKILLS
Essential criteria
- Ability to work independently and as a team member.
- Ability to work accurately in all areas of work.
- Good communication skills.
- Efficient time management and organizational skills.
- Evidence of numerical skills and 3D spatial awareness.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of competence in report writing and information presentation.
- Good data collection and analysis skills.
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Experience of Radiotherapy Treatment, Imaging, Dose Planning or Medical Physics in previous employment
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Radiotherapy Treatment, Imaging, Dose Planning or Medical Physics in previous employment
- Evidence of completed research and development projects.
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Honours degree in a related subject such as radiotherapy oncology or an equivalent qualification.
- Registration with the HCPC or RCT
Desirable criteria
- Post qualification study.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Nick Willis
- Job title
- Principal Dosimetrist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 2138489
- Additional information
Nick Willis
Principal Dosimetrist
0191 2138489
Dect 01912139221
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