# Band 7 Senior Radiotherapy Physicist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-senior-radiotherapy-physicist/989a7774-44c7-49df-aa10-3decf0081ffc - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-7-senior-radiotherapy-physicist/989a7774-44c7-49df-aa10-3decf0081ffc.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Free Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical physicist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T10:12:48.714Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Radiotherapy_Physicsist/Radiotherapy_Physicsist-v8369576 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8369576?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - 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 - Knowledge of clinical procedures and practices in radiotherapy. - Broad understanding of patient and staff risks arising from equipment failure and staff error. - Understanding of patient and staff risks arising from treatment planning computer system errors, equipment failure, treatment errors and incorrect dosimetry. - Understanding of hazards posed by, and precautions needed with: ionising radiation, non-ionising radiation and electrical hazards **Desirable** - Knowledge of applied radiation physics and associated areas within medical physics. ### Skills and aptitudes **Essential** - Able to priorities and manage own workload with effective time management skills. Flexible, able to adjust commitments when required and work to tight deadlines. - Able to deal with complex and unpredictable situations **Desirable** - Ability to teach and train others, including other staff groups, on highly specialist subjects - Able to develop systems and write software and scripts relevant to computer systems supporting radiotherapy ### Royal Free shared commitments **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments. ### Personal qualities and attributes **Essential** - Able to communicate highly complex information to other healthcare professionals and equipment manufacturers. - High degree of physical accuracy and dexterity, for making precision measurements and equipment adjustments. - Able to maintain frequent periods of prolonged concentration, with often unpredictable work patterns - Able to deal with occasional distressing circumstances (when working with terminally ill patients for example). **Desirable** - Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own areas of competence. - Able to lift and move medium/heavy weights (beam data acquisition equipment and phantoms for example). ### Education and professional qualifications **Essential** - Honours first degree (1st or 2nd) in physics or containing a major physics component. - Relevant MSc or higher degree or equivalent level of knowledge - Successful completion of MSC STP in Radiotherapy Physics, ACS Route 2 ,AHCS STP Equivalence or equivalent. - Registered Clinical Scientist with HCPC or eligible for membership within 1 year ## Documents - [functional requirements form (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697134) - [jd senior radiotherapy physicist - aug 2026 (pdf, 288.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697132) - [ps senior radiotherapy physicist - aug 2026 (pdf, 216.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697133) - [corporate, admin & clerical, other - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 646.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2753) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.