Senior Dosimetrist

Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic senior dosimetrist or radiographer to join the Radiotherapy Physics group at the Sutton branch of the Royal Marsden Hospital, for a fixed-term 13 months to cover maternity leave. This post will focus mainly on producing treatment plans for all types of external‑beam planning in the centre. For appointment at band 7, significant treatment‑planning experience is required, showing the strong foundations to move into all areas of advanced planning. An appointment might be made at a lower band for a candidate with less experience.

Responsibilities

• The post holder will be expected to provide an efficient, high quality patient dosimetry service for Radiotherapy, and to deputise in the management of the team of dosimetrists where necessary to provide Treatment Planning Service to the Radiotherapy Department.
• The post holder will be an Operator as defined by the Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER 2017).
• The post holder will be expected to use specialised planning software to perform routine conformal and complex IMRT, VMAT and SABR radiotherapy treatment planning for a range of treatment sites and indications for linear accelerators.
• Provide advice and discuss with the Clinical Oncologists, Radiographers and Physicists highly complex dosimetric treatment plans.
• Assist with image fusion of CT, MR and PET images, and outlining of OAR where necessary and participate in the teaching, training and development work of the Section.
• The post holder will be expected to participate in treatment plan checking and development including work up for radiotherapy trials, as part of the multi‑disciplinary team which makes up the Treatment Planning Service.

Contact

Name: Irena Blasiak‑Wal
Job title: Principal Radiotherapy Physicist
Email address: irena.blasiak-wal@rmh.nhs.uk