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Job requirements
Essential
16 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Specialist theoretical and practical knowledge and experience of radiation dosimetry, patient dosimetry, treatment unit technology, treatment planning systems, quality assurance, dosimetry equipment and computer systems in radiotherapy
- Experience
Knowledge of clinical procedures and practices in radiotherapy.
- Experience
Broad understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure and staff error.
- Experience
Understanding of patient and staff risks arising from treatment planning computer system errors, equipment failure, treatment errors and incorrect dosimetry.
- Experience
Understanding of hazards posed by, and precautions needed with: ionising radiation, non-ionising radiation and electrical hazards
- Skills and aptitudes
Able to priorities and manage own workload with effective time management skills. Flexible, able to adjust commitments when required and work to tight deadlines.
- Skills and aptitudes
Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations
- Royal Free shared commitments
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.
- Personal qualities and attributes
Able to communicate highly complex information to other healthcare professionals and equipment manufacturers.
- Personal qualities and attributes
High degree of physical accuracy and dexterity, for making precision measurements and equipment adjustments.
- Personal qualities and attributes
Able to maintain frequent periods of prolonged concentration, with often unpredictable work patterns
- Personal qualities and attributes
Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances (when working with terminally ill patients for example).
- Education and professional qualifications
Honours first degree (1st or 2nd) in physics or containing a major physics component.
- Education and professional qualifications
Relevant MSc or higher degree or equivalent level of knowledge
- Education and professional qualifications
Successful completion of MSC STP in Radiotherapy Physics, ACS Route 2 ,AHCS STP Equivalence or equivalent.
- Education and professional qualifications
Registered Clinical Scientist with HCPC or eligible for membership within 1 year
Desirable
5 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Knowledge of applied radiation physics and associated areas within medical physics.
- Skills and aptitudes
Ability to teach and train others, including other staff groups, on highly specialist subjects
- Skills and aptitudes
Able to develop systems and write software and scripts relevant to computer systems supporting radiotherapy
- Personal qualities and attributes
Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own areas of competence.
- Personal qualities and attributes
Able to lift and move medium/heavy weights (beam data acquisition equipment and phantoms for example).
Job overview
A 12 month fixed term maternity cover job opportunity have arisen for a band 7 radiotherapy physicist to join the friendly and dynamic radiotherapy physics team at the Royal Free Hospital. Either HCPC registered Clinical Scientist or eligible for registration within 3 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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Band 7 Senior Radiotherapy Physicist with Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Medical physicist role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAS. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover). The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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