Planning Dosimetrist

An opportunity has arisen to for a Band 6 dosimetrist to join the radiotherapy physics team at St Bartholomew's Hospital, with appointment at band 5 possible for less experienced (or newly qualified) staff and training provided to progress to band 6.

The department delivers a comprehensive Radiotherapy service to approximately 2000 patients per year including a brachytherapy service and a complex Stereotactic Radiotherapy service.

A major part of the work involves complex treatment planning, particularly VMAT and dynamic IMRT Planning. The treatment planning team is also involved in Stereotactic radiotherapy planning (SRS), 4D planning, VMAT QA, and plan checking. Adaptive Radiotherapy Planning is routine for bladder treatments.

Treatment Planning is carried out on Eclipse for the five Varian TrueBeam linacs.

Two linacs have HyperArc and a 6d couch for intracranial Stereotactic treatment.

Pre-treatment imaging is carried out on the department's widebore CT scanner and there is also access to MR and PET-CT in the hospital.

The post holder will carry out a range of VMAT, IMRT and conformal planning and will have the opportunity to develop skills in stereotactic planning and take part in research and development projects.

Main duties of the job

To assist in the provision of an efficient, high quality patient treatment planning service for Radiotherapy. Provide advice to the Clinical Oncologists, Radiographers and Physicists. Assist with an in-vivo dosimetry service. Participate in the teaching, training and development work of the Section.

All duties are in support of the radiotherapy physics provision within the Trust. The postholder has a responsibility to report all abnormal or unusual results, or measurements lying outside tolerance limits, to the Head of Section or deputy. The work requires a high degree of accuracy with the postholder having a strong sense of responsibility and displaying personal initiative. The postholder will be an Operator as defined by the Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER 2017).

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

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