Clinical Technologist (Dosimetrist)

Job overview

A new opportunity has become available within the Radiotherapy Physics Department at The Royal Shrewsbury Hospital for a Band 6 Clinical Technologist (Dosimetrist) to join our friendly team.

We offer a contemporary Radiotherapy Service and have implemented several key service improvements including AI auto-contouring and surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT). We have recently commissioned a new Varian Truebeam linear accelerator equipped with the UK’s first DoseRT system (real-time dose visualisation using Cherenkov imaging) and are actively collaborating with the vendor. We have many exciting projects in the pipeline including moving our patient management system and treatment planning system to the cloud and several initiatives to improve both the efficiency and quality of our processes and treatments (e.g. RapidPlan, Scripting, Transit Dosimetry, QMS, QC management systems, 3D printing). We have a growing SABR program and are committed to improving the access to these techniques for all our patients

Main duties of the job

As part of the Dosimetrist team you will be responsible for supporting treatment planning and mould room services.

This will include routine treatment planning of a variety of treatment sites and fabrication of patient immobilisation devices.

You will be expected to support future developments of the department, including quality/service and process improvement initiatives, and participate in appropriate CPD/training.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.