Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Band 7 - Senior Physicist

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Job summary

Two exciting permanent job opportunities have arisen for two band 7 radiotherapy physicists to join the friendly and dynamic radiotherapy physics team at the Royal Free Hospital. Either HCPC registered Clinical Scientist or eligible for registration within 12 months are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidates should be dedicated, communicative and collaborative persons willing to participate in all aspects of the radiotherapy physics service.

Main duties of the job

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

About us

The Royal Free Radiotherapy service has 2 Varian Truebeam linear accelerators, a recently installed Xstrahl system, a Canon (Toshiba) large bore CT-scanner, access to PET and MRI, the Philips Pinnacle treatment planning system ver16.2 and Sun Nuclear's Dosecheck and Perfraction applications. Additionally there is a wide range of dosimetry and engineering support equipment including recently purchased ArcCheck and IC Profiler systems. Varian's Aria (ver 17) patient management system integrates the service with the accredited quality management system supported on "Q-Pulse". The service has a well-established VMAT/IMRT and SABR workload with the SABR service implementing or supporting all the tumour sites within the NHSE SABR expansion program.

Details

Date posted

17 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,036 to £55,049 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-RFL-5080497

Job locations

Royal Free Hospital

Pond street

London

NW3 2QG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Honours first degree (1st or 2nd) in physics or containing a major physics component.
  • Relevant MSc or higher degree or equivalent level of knowledge
  • IPEM graduate diploma in medical physics (DipIPEM) or equivalent or successful completion of MSC STP program in Radiotherapy Physics
  • Registered Clinical Scientist with HCPC or eligible for membership within 1 year.
  • Corporate Membership of IPEM (MIPEM) or eligible for membership within 1 year

Desirable

  • Chartered scientist (CSci) or eligible for the award

Experience

Essential

  • Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of radiation dosimetry, patient dosimetry, treatment unit technology, treatment planning systems, brachytherapy, quality assurance, dosimetry equipment and computer systems in radiotherapy.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of applied radiation physics and associated areas within medical physics
Person Specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential

  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential

  • Honours first degree (1st or 2nd) in physics or containing a major physics component.
  • Relevant MSc or higher degree or equivalent level of knowledge
  • IPEM graduate diploma in medical physics (DipIPEM) or equivalent or successful completion of MSC STP program in Radiotherapy Physics
  • Registered Clinical Scientist with HCPC or eligible for membership within 1 year.
  • Corporate Membership of IPEM (MIPEM) or eligible for membership within 1 year

Desirable

  • Chartered scientist (CSci) or eligible for the award

Experience

Essential

  • Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of radiation dosimetry, patient dosimetry, treatment unit technology, treatment planning systems, brachytherapy, quality assurance, dosimetry equipment and computer systems in radiotherapy.

Desirable

  • Knowledge of applied radiation physics and associated areas within medical physics

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond street

London

NW3 2QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Royal Free Hospital

Pond street

London

NW3 2QG


Employer's website

https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Radiotherapy Physics

Neil Dancer

neildancer@nhs.net

02078302113

Details

Date posted

17 March 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,036 to £55,049 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

391-RFL-5080497

Job locations

Royal Free Hospital

Pond street

London

NW3 2QG


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