Senior Radiotherapy Physicist (Bracknell Healthspace) inBracknell and Reading inBracknell and Reading PUBLISHED 13 DEC 2023
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Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the post.
Band 7 Senior Radiotherapy Physicist (Bracknell and Reading)
As a Senior Radiotherapy Physicist, you will work as part of the team providing the radiotherapy physics service to the Berkshire Cancer Centre (BCC) across both our sites at Bracknell and Reading.
You will take responsibility for specific areas in the delivery of the routine physics service, working under the appropriate Lead Physicist in each area within the Section.
You will also contribute to commissioning, service development and academic research as appropriate. You may also be required to assist with other duties as and when necessary.
PLEASE NOTE: All shortlisted candidates will be required to attend in person for a face-to-face interview.
To undertake the following duties in the provision of a comprehensive and quality assured Radiotherapy Physics service:
1/ Perform quality control and calibration measurements, using specialised instrumentation, on radiotherapy treatment machines and imaging equipment in accordance with local and national protocols and codes of practice.
2/ Perform quality control and calibration measurements on radiation dosimetry systems and other physics instrumentation, ensuring traceability to national standards.
3/ To participate in the commissioning of radiotherapy equipment including, where appropriate, designing procedures for, and overseeing the commissioning of, specific aspects of equipment.
4/ To participate in treatment planning for external beam radiotherapy by:
o Producing individual treatment plans appropriate to the course of treatment prescribed by medical staff, both in routine and complex situations.o Carrying out verification procedures on plans produced by others to confirm the accuracy and appropriateness of the proposed treatment.
5/ To contribute to the provision of the department's brachytherapy service.
6/ To contribute to the provision of the department's in vivo dosimetry service.
7/ To act as an Operator under the Ionising Radiations (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the post.
Band 7 Senior Radiotherapy Physicist (Bracknell and Reading)
As a Senior Radiotherapy Physicist, you will work as part of the team providing the radiotherapy physics service to the Berkshire Cancer Centre (BCC) across both our sites at Bracknell and Reading.
You will take responsibility for specific areas in the delivery of the routine physics service, working under the appropriate Lead Physicist in each area within the Section.
You will also contribute to commissioning, service development and academic research as appropriate. You may also be required to assist with other duties as and when necessary.
PLEASE NOTE: All shortlisted candidates will be required to attend in person for a face-to-face interview.
To undertake the following duties in the provision of a comprehensive and quality assured Radiotherapy Physics service:
1/ Perform quality control and calibration measurements, using specialised instrumentation, on radiotherapy treatment machines and imaging equipment in accordance with local and national protocols and codes of practice.
2/ Perform quality control and calibration measurements on radiation dosimetry systems and other physics instrumentation, ensuring traceability to national standards.
3/ To participate in the commissioning of radiotherapy equipment including, where appropriate, designing procedures for, and overseeing the commissioning of, specific aspects of equipment.
4/ To participate in treatment planning for external beam radiotherapy by:
o Producing individual treatment plans appropriate to the course of treatment prescribed by medical staff, both in routine and complex situations.o Carrying out verification procedures on plans produced by others to confirm the accuracy and appropriateness of the proposed treatment.
5/ To contribute to the provision of the department's brachytherapy service.
6/ To contribute to the provision of the department's in vivo dosimetry service.
7/ To act as an Operator under the Ionising Radiations (Medical Exposures) Regulations 2.
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