Job summary
JOB PURPOSE
To provide senior scientific support to the Radiotherapy clinical services of Treatment Planning and Brachytherapy.
Main duties of the job
JOB SUMMARY
The post holder is responsible for:
Contributing to the provision and development of the Brachytherapy I-125 seeds and HDR services, and the contact radiotherapy service, acting as a Medical Physics Expert within brachytherapy under the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 (IRMER2017).
Contributing to the provision and development of the Radiotherapy Treatment Planning service.
Providing senior scientific support for all aspects of the external beam radiotherapy service, when required, acting as a Medical Physics Expert under IRMER2017.
Participating in the research and development activities of the department
Participating in teaching, training and staff development
This post is based at the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford, but will include attendance at our both sites. Secondment to the satellite unit at East Surrey and Sussex Hospital will normally be less than 15% of working time. The postholder will work flexibly to accommodate clinical need within the hours of 07:00 to 20:00, including bank holiday and weekend working as required.
About us
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Department of Medical Physics RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS
SENIOR CLINICAL SCIENTIST: Radiotherapy Treatment Planning/Brachytherapy - Band 8A
Are you an experienced Clinical Scientist with a passion for delivering high quality treatment planning and brachytherapy services? Are you ready to take on a senior role to support and develop these areas within a forward-thinking and technically-advanced department? If so, then why not become part of our excellent Radiotherapy Physics team at St Lukes Cancer Centre.
St Lukes Cancer Centre is focused on providing excellent patient pathways and patient-centred care. We strive to continuously evolve to reflect the technical advances within Radiotherapy, and work closely as a multi-professional team to achieve this. We have a Varian ETHOS on the Guildford site, delivering daily online adaptive radiotherapy for bladder and cervical cancers, as well as four Varian Truebeams. The satellite centre in Redhill has a newly-installed Varian Halcyon, with a second ETHOS unit to be operational from autumn 2024; both are equipped with Align-RT surface-guidance and Hypersight advanced imaging. External beam treatment planning is carried out using the Varian Eclipse system, and includes use of knowledge-based automated planning, machine learning autosegmentation and scripting for automated workflows. All systems work within a cloud-based Aria environment. We have 3 CT scanners across the two sites and use MR imaging in treatment planning, with further development of PET/CT underway. The Guildford site additionally has an orthovoltage unit, a Papillon unit for contact radiotherapy and a comprehensive, highly-renowned brachytherapy service including both HDR and LDR treatments.
The successful candidate will provide scientific support at Medical Physics Expert level within the radiotherapy treatment planning and brachytherapy services. There will be opportunities to contribute to developments and clinical research to enable continuing implementation and expansion of state-of-the-art techniques.
The post is based in our main site at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. Guildford gives easy access to the beautiful North & South Downs Way, is an hour from the coast and has great transport links to the surrounding counties of Berkshire, Hampshire and Sussex. The town offers cultural diversity, is home to the University of Surrey and it is great place to reside and explore. Attendance at our satellite centre at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill will be required on rotation.
You will be encouraged to learn, grow and progress your career. We offer a variety of CPD opportunities, including through our strong links with the National Physical Laboratory and University of Surrey, and participation in a number of external consortia. Staff wellbeing is important to us and as such we offer senior staff a 9 day fortnight
Job description
Job responsibilities
Department of Medical Physics RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS
SENIOR CLINICAL SCIENTIST: Radiotherapy Treatment Planning/Brachytherapy - Band 8A
Are you an experienced Clinical Scientist with a passion for delivering high quality treatment planning and brachytherapy services? Are you ready to take on a senior role to support and develop these areas within a forward-thinking and technically-advanced department? If so, then why not become part of our excellent Radiotherapy Physics team at St Lukes Cancer Centre.
St Lukes Cancer Centre is focused on providing excellent patient pathways and patient-centred care. We strive to continuously evolve to reflect the technical advances within Radiotherapy, and work closely as a multi-professional team to achieve this. We have a Varian ETHOS on the Guildford site, delivering daily online adaptive radiotherapy for bladder and cervical cancers, as well as four Varian Truebeams. The satellite centre in Redhill has a newly-installed Varian Halcyon, with a second ETHOS unit to be operational from autumn 2024; both are equipped with Align-RT surface-guidance and Hypersight advanced imaging. External beam treatment planning is carried out using the Varian Eclipse system, and includes use of knowledge-based automated planning, machine learning autosegmentation and scripting for automated workflows. All systems work within a cloud-based Aria environment. We have 3 CT scanners across the two sites and use MR imaging in treatment planning, with further development of PET/CT underway. The Guildford site additionally has an orthovoltage unit, a Papillon unit for contact radiotherapy and a comprehensive, highly-renowned brachytherapy service including both HDR and LDR treatments.
The successful candidate will provide scientific support at Medical Physics Expert level within the radiotherapy treatment planning and brachytherapy services. There will be opportunities to contribute to developments and clinical research to enable continuing implementation and expansion of state-of-the-art techniques.
The post is based in our main site at the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford. Guildford gives easy access to the beautiful North & South Downs Way, is an hour from the coast and has great transport links to the surrounding counties of Berkshire, Hampshire and Sussex. The town offers cultural diversity, is home to the University of Surrey and it is great place to reside and explore. Attendance at our satellite centre at East Surrey Hospital in Redhill will be required on rotation.
You will be encouraged to learn, grow and progress your career. We offer a variety of CPD opportunities, including through our strong links with the National Physical Laboratory and University of Surrey, and participation in a number of external consortia. Staff wellbeing is important to us and as such we offer senior staff a 9 day fortnight
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good B.Sc.(Hons) degree
- MSc in Medical Physics (or related subject)
- HCPC registered Clinical Scientist
- Registered Medical Physics Expert under IR(ME)R in the field of Radiotherapy/Brachytherapy
Desirable
- PhD in Radiotherapy Physics, or equivalent scientific experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience and advanced specialist knowledge of a wide area of radiotherapy physics (typically that accrued over no less than 5 years of varied experience).
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of the field of ionising radiation.
- Specialist knowledge of 3D computerised systems and complex mathematical calculation algorithms.
- Good knowledge of external beam and brachytherapy treatment planning systems, and algorithms, including necessary quality assurance procedures.
- Expert knowledge and experience in the areas of brachytherapy and treatment planning (typically that accrued over no less than 2 years specialist experience)
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of clinical issues and their implications for radiotherapy physics practices
- Advanced knowledge of clinical procedures in radiotherapy
- High level of knowledge of patient and staff risks arising from exposure to ionising radiation.
- In depth knowledge of anatomy and disease states relevant to Oncology practice
- Broad expert knowledge of other areas of medical physics e.g. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, MRI and Ultrasound.
- Knowledge of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure or operator error.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, regulations, national standards, professional codes of practice and other guidelines.
- Understanding of hazards posed by and precautions needed with ionising and non-ionising radiation and electrical, material, biological and mechanical hazards
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge to act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) under IR(ME)R in the field of radiotherapy.
- Corporate Member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (or equivalent)
- Registered for Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Good understanding of a range of medical imaging techniques relevant to treatment planning
- Knowledge of correctional strategies for intra/interfraction variations and role of IGRT
- Experience of various Radiotherapy Clinical Trials
- Experience of leading and managing projects
- Experience of working in or supporting research in the clinical environment
- Experience in teaching and training.
- Experience of SABR planning and delivery
- Aria/Eclipse experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Good B.Sc.(Hons) degree
- MSc in Medical Physics (or related subject)
- HCPC registered Clinical Scientist
- Registered Medical Physics Expert under IR(ME)R in the field of Radiotherapy/Brachytherapy
Desirable
- PhD in Radiotherapy Physics, or equivalent scientific experience
Knowledge
Essential
- Experience and advanced specialist knowledge of a wide area of radiotherapy physics (typically that accrued over no less than 5 years of varied experience).
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of the field of ionising radiation.
- Specialist knowledge of 3D computerised systems and complex mathematical calculation algorithms.
- Good knowledge of external beam and brachytherapy treatment planning systems, and algorithms, including necessary quality assurance procedures.
- Expert knowledge and experience in the areas of brachytherapy and treatment planning (typically that accrued over no less than 2 years specialist experience)
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of clinical issues and their implications for radiotherapy physics practices
- Advanced knowledge of clinical procedures in radiotherapy
- High level of knowledge of patient and staff risks arising from exposure to ionising radiation.
- In depth knowledge of anatomy and disease states relevant to Oncology practice
- Broad expert knowledge of other areas of medical physics e.g. Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, MRI and Ultrasound.
- Knowledge of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure or operator error.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation, regulations, national standards, professional codes of practice and other guidelines.
- Understanding of hazards posed by and precautions needed with ionising and non-ionising radiation and electrical, material, biological and mechanical hazards
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge to act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) under IR(ME)R in the field of radiotherapy.
- Corporate Member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (or equivalent)
- Registered for Continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Good understanding of a range of medical imaging techniques relevant to treatment planning
- Knowledge of correctional strategies for intra/interfraction variations and role of IGRT
- Experience of various Radiotherapy Clinical Trials
- Experience of leading and managing projects
- Experience of working in or supporting research in the clinical environment
- Experience in teaching and training.
- Experience of SABR planning and delivery
- Aria/Eclipse experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
