Senior Dosimetrist inStoke-on-Trent inStoke-on-Trent PUBLISHED 4 NOV 2024

Band 6: £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum PERMANENT

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust rwTC8dQq

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This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Radiographer / Dosimetrist to join our Radiotherapy Physics team. The replacement of our fleet of 4 linacs began in 2with the installation of 2 Varian Truebeam machines, with the final Halcyon linac becoming clinical in the summer of 2022. The Trust is working closely with local charities to upgrade the Halcyon linac so that adaptive radiotherapy can be delivered to the patients of Staffordshire through Varian's Ethos Adaptive Therapy System. In addition to this, several service developments are planned for the coming year including the delivery of advanced SABR, and expansion of our trial's portfolio. The introduction of these systems into routine use will provide excellent opportunities for personal development.

Provide an efficient and effective specialist dosimetry service to the Radiotherapy Department. This will necessitate flexibility in working hours and participation in local "on-call" rotas.
Ensure that all the necessary patient data including images and other investigations are available and appropriate for the production of patient treatment plans.
To produce complex radiotherapy treatment plans to prescription and agreed procedures e.g. VMAT, to maximise therapeutic efficacy to the tumour and minimise healthy tissue damage.
To provide support and advice as required ensuring robust decision making for the verification and daily delivery of individual complex plans.
Supervise staff within the RDS demonstrating the initiative, responsibility and autonomy required of a Senior Radiotherapy Dosimetrist.
To check and approve treatment plans, calculations and accessories produced by other members of staff within the RDS.
To provide assistance to the Mould Room staff in the production of patient immobilisation devices, beam shielding blocks, electron applicator cut-outs using low melting point alloy and bolus for beam modification.

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Provide an efficient and effective specialist dosimetry service to the Radiotherapy Department. This will necessitate flexibility in working hours and participation in local "on-call" rotas.
Ensure that all the necessary patient data including images and other investigations are available and appropriate for the production of patient treatment plans.
To produce complex radiotherapy treatment plans to prescription and agreed procedures e.g. VMAT, to maximise therapeutic efficacy to the tumour and minimise healthy tissue damage.
To provide support and advice as required ensuring robust decision making for the verification and daily delivery of individual complex plans.
Supervise staff within the RDS demonstrating the initiative, responsibility and autonomy required of a Senior Radiotherapy Dosimetrist.
To check and approve treatment plans, calculations and accessories produced by other members of staff within the RDS.
To provide assistance to the Mould Room staff in the production of patient immobilisation devices, beam shielding blocks, electron applicator cut-outs using low melting point alloy and bolus for beam modification.