# Dosimetrist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dosimetrist/51d97ef5-a3c5-4f6a-a08a-771b7042d551 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/dosimetrist/51d97ef5-a3c5-4f6a-a08a-771b7042d551.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** BHOC - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Health science services - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 1 year (Maternity cover) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Some out of hours working is required, eg occasional early mornings, evenings or weekend days.) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-28T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-13T23:01:19.824Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Bristol/Bristol/Bristol_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Radiotherapy_Physics/Radiotherapy_Physics-v8216341 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8216341?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking 2 enthusiastic dosimetrists to join the Bristol Radiotherapy Physics Unit for a year to cover for maternity leave. In Bristol we have 5 Elekta Agility-Head linacs with onboard imaging, Varian HDR brachytherapy (Prostate, Gynae, Oesophagus, Skin), Gammaknife, Molecular RT, 2 Philips Wide Bore CT’s, Raystation TPS, Clarity Ultrasound and surface guided RT, as well as a 3D printer. The successful candidates will aid the team of Dosimetrists and Clinical Scientists in ensuring we can provide safe and effective radiotherapy treatments to our patients. The roles will focus on routine quality control (QC) checks on the department's linear accelerators, management of radiotherapy equipment, and service development projects. The posts would be ideal for recent graduates of the Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) or those with a physics or related physical science degree who wish to develop a career in medical physics. They would provide good experience ahead of a future application to the Scientist Training Programme (STP). ### Main duties of the job The post holder will primarily be based within the dosimetry team. Duties will include: - Completing QC as part of our routine QA programme as well as after breakdowns/repairs. - Performing patient specific treatment plan QC. - Management of dosimetry equipment In addition to these tasks, there will be scope for participating in service development project work that will provide wider exposure and knowledge of radiotherapy physics activities. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached job description for a detailed breakdown of the role and person requirements. ### Applicant requirements 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** - Experience of working on scientific projects e.g. dissertation, labs, research - Experience of working in a team **Desirable** - Experience of carrying out quality control checks of radiotherapy equipment ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Must have the emotional resilience to spend time working with, and in the vicinity of, terminally ill cancer patients including young such patients - Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines whilst maintaining a high standard of accuracy - Ability to work effectively in a busy team and adapt to change - Good attention to detail ### Education and qualifications **Essential** - BSc in Physics, Medical Physics, Clinical Technology, or equivalent **Desirable** - MSc in Medical Physics ### Knowledge, skills and abilities **Essential** - Ability to analyse and access scientific, technical and medical data - Sufficiently dextrous to position delicate instruments such as radiation dose meters accurately under the radiation beam to be measured without damaging the sensitive devices - Strong enough to move dosimetry equipment weighing up to 12 Kg - Good organisation skills - Good IT skills and knowledge of computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages - Ability to make judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts and situations that impact on patients - Good numeracy and logical thinking skills **Desirable** - Understand the role of Radiotherapy Physics and its application in the healthcare setting ## Documents - [dbs charges information (pdf, 71.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3005) - [dbs charges information (pdf, 119.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2397) - [jd - band 5 dosimetrist (pdf, 768.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10524328) - [uhbw staff benefits book (pdf, 12.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2131) - [uhbw behaviours and values (pdf, 299.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2476) - [policy statement - ex offenders (pdf, 424.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=667) ## 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.