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East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Dosimetrist

The closing date is 15 June 2025

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Job summary

Applications are welcomed from enthusiastic people, for a Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Dosimetrist position based in our Radiotherapy Planning Section. We have one post available at Colchester Hospital and one at Ipswich Hospital.

A friendly team will support your development in the role. The treatment planning practice is paperless and uses Aria with the Eclipse treatment planning system. The planning team are responsible for creating plans using a range of planning techniques that include SABR, VMAT, IMRT and conformal plans. You will be involved in routine dosimetric tasks and in treatment plan production. ESNEFT has a mix of treatment machines with four TrueBeams, a Halcyon and an Ethos as well as a Bravos and two Orthovoltage units across the two sites.

This post is full time, 37.5 hours per week, however we will consider part time.

The aim is for interviews to take place at the start of July 2025.

Main duties of the job

To perform routine dosimetric tasks and produce patient specific treatment plans and associated dosimetric calculations, in accordance with clinical prescription and agreed procedures for the accurate delivery of radiation therapy.

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 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR308-25

Job locations

Colchester and Ipswich Hospital

Colchester and 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

  • B.Sc. Honours Degree in Healthcare Science (Radiotherapy Physics) or equivalent to allow admission onto RCT or B.Sc. Honours Degree in Radiotherapy or equivalent to allow registration onto HCPC

Desirable

  • Registered with RCT as a Clinical Technologist or Registered with HCPC as a Therapeutic Radiographer

Experience

Essential

  • Experience as a student radiographer or a student technologist in Radiotherapy / Radiotherapy Physics

Desirable

  • Experience working within a radiotherapy treatment planning team
  • Experience of working with the Aria oncology information system and the Eclipse treatment planning system
  • Experience of contouring standard anatomy using CT and MR datasets
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • B.Sc. Honours Degree in Healthcare Science (Radiotherapy Physics) or equivalent to allow admission onto RCT or B.Sc. Honours Degree in Radiotherapy or equivalent to allow registration onto HCPC

Desirable

  • Registered with RCT as a Clinical Technologist or Registered with HCPC as a Therapeutic Radiographer

Experience

Essential

  • Experience as a student radiographer or a student technologist in Radiotherapy / Radiotherapy Physics

Desirable

  • Experience working within a radiotherapy treatment planning team
  • Experience of working with the Aria oncology information system and the Eclipse treatment planning system
  • Experience of contouring standard anatomy using CT and MR datasets

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

Colchester and Ipswich Hospital

Colchester and 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

Colchester and Ipswich Hospital

Colchester and 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 Treatment Planning

Nithya Kanakavelu

Nithya.Kanakavelu@esneft.nhs.uk

01206745318

Details

Date posted

29 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 to £36,483 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

432-HR308-25

Job locations

Colchester and Ipswich Hospital

Colchester and Ipswich

IP4 5PD


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