Job Summary
The Radiotherapy Physics department at Queen's Hospital in Romford is seeking an experienced therapeutic radiographer or dosimetrist to fill a newly-created Band 6 dosimetrist post, to work in the Treatment Planning section of the department. This new post is part of an expansion of staff in Oncology at BHRUT. The department is a well-equipped centre treating patients from across East London and Essex, committed to introducing the latest treatment techniques as well as the latest equipment. External beam radiotherapy is delivered on Varian Halcyon, Edge, and Ethos Therapy linacs. The department was the first in the country to treat patients on Halcyon, and the first to treat patients with on-line adaptive radiotherapy on Ethos. The Edge treatment machine is our primary stereotactic machine, with high-definition MLC, 4D-CBCT, 6 DoF couch, and is HyperArc-enabled. Identify SGRT is installed on all linacs, and our Ethos has HyperSight imaging. We have recently been awarded a contract for delivering Stereotactic Radiosurgery, in partnership with Barts.
Main Duties of the Job
To assist in providing radiotherapy treatment plans and other treatment related information to radiotherapy.
About Us
We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, has been named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal.
We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.
Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch.
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 88,000 scans a year.
The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
We're looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.
Date Posted : 20 February 2025
Pay Scheme : Agenda for change
Band : Band 6
Salary : £42,939 to £50,697 a year per annum inclusive
Contract : Permanent
Working Pattern : Full-time
Reference Number : 162-6841-NC-A
Job Locations : Queen's Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG
Job Responsibilities
For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role. Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.
Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.
All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.
Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Nichola Ceesay, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4176. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications Essential
* Honours degree in Physics, Therapeutic Radiography or other appropriate science subject
Experience/Knowledge Essential
* Experience as a Radiotherapy Radiographer including 6 months of pretreatment experience
* Experience in Clinical dosimetry, and at least 3 years in radiation physics
Desirable
* Mould room experience
* Experience of conformal, IMRT and VMAT planning
* Use of Eclipse TPS
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.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.
Employer Details
Employer Name : Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Address : Queen's Hospital, Rom Valley Way, Romford, RM7 0AG
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