East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Dosimetrist

The closing date is 15 June 2025

Job summary

Applications are welcomed for a Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Dosimetrist position based in the Radiotherapy Planning Section at Ipswich Hospital.

You will join a friendly and experienced team of Clinical Scientists, Dosimetrists and Engineers who will support your development in the role. You will be supported in continued professional development including in-house and external courses.

We are a paperless department producing plans with the Eclipse treatment planning system within the Aria Oncology Management system. The department make full use of the MVision Autocontouring system and participate in a range of clinical trials.

The planning team are responsible for creating plans using a range of techniques that include SABR, VMAT and IMRT. Experience in producing both conformal and VMAT or IMRT treatment plans would be ideal.

The department has two TrueBeam linear accelerators and an Ethos treatment machine. We are currently developing our adaptive treatment workflow, and once live you will play an integral part in preparing and delivering these treatments to our patients.

Main duties of the job

To carry out a specialist role in radiotherapy treatment planning,producing complex plans for the accurate delivery of optimal radiationtherapy and to assist in the provision of an efficient and comprehensive treatment planning service.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A

Details

Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR307-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Honours Degree or equivalent in Therapy Radiography and post qualification training in radiotherapy treatment planning or Degree in Clinical Technology or related discipline with post qualification training in radiotherapy treatment planning.
  • Appropriate professional registration - Registered therapy radiographer / registered clinical technologist or eligible for clinical technologist register

Desirable

  • Postgraduate study
  • Teaching/Supervision

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification experience within a radiotherapy treatment planning department
  • Experience in use of 3D treatment planning systems for conformal and inverse planning

Desirable

  • Use of Eclipse treatment planning software
  • Use of virtual simulation software
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Honours Degree or equivalent in Therapy Radiography and post qualification training in radiotherapy treatment planning or Degree in Clinical Technology or related discipline with post qualification training in radiotherapy treatment planning.
  • Appropriate professional registration - Registered therapy radiographer / registered clinical technologist or eligible for clinical technologist register

Desirable

  • Postgraduate study
  • Teaching/Supervision

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification experience within a radiotherapy treatment planning department
  • Experience in use of 3D treatment planning systems for conformal and inverse planning

Desirable

  • Use of Eclipse treatment planning software
  • Use of virtual simulation software

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Radiotherapy Physics

Joanna Barraclough

joanna.barraclough@esneft.nhs.uk

01473704941

Details

Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

432-HR307-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Heath Road

Ipswich

IP4 5PD


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