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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Location:
Bristol, United Kingdom
Job Category:
Other
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Job Reference:
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4
Posted:
16.02.2025
Expiry Date:
02.04.2025
Job Description:
As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre (BHOC) is a modern, well-equipped facility in the heart of historic Bristol.
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, self-motivated Senior Clinical Technologist to a Band 7 role within the Radiotherapy Treatment Planning team. The successful candidate will have a wide range of treatment planning experience and will be responsible for producing and checking highly complex IMRT, VMAT, and SABR radiotherapy treatment plans. They will also assist in radiotherapy equipment dosimetry and quality control.
Applicants should have a high level of technical competence, excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be self-motivated, hardworking and embrace the Trust values.
Hours of working will need to be flexible and will reflect the needs of the department. Treatment planning staff have the option of working from home for up to 40% of their contracted hours. Part time will be considered.
You will be responsible for producing and checking highly complex IMRT, VMAT, SABR and other radiotherapy treatment plans and will also assist in radiotherapy equipment dosimetry and quality control.
You will be expected to undertake line management responsibilities and be a named 'clinical site lead' for one or more of the clinical treatment sites that are planned.
Bristol is a large centre with five linear accelerators (including IGRT), delivering IMRT, VMAT and SABR, two dedicated CT scanners, high dose rate brachytherapy, Gamma Knife, RayStation treatment planning system, MOSAIQ oncology information management system and all of the equipment and infrastructure for training that would be expected of a department of this size and complexity.
The successful candidate will work with other clinical technologists and clinical scientists within the radiotherapy physics unit and in collaboration with Clinical Engineers, Radiographers, Clinical Oncologists and Specialist Registrars to enable the provision of safe and effective radiotherapy for our patients.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston; join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds: city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
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