Head of Quality Assurance and Dosimetry (Radiotherapy Physics)

Job overview

Band 8B Head of Quality Assurance and Dosimetry (Radiotherapy Physics)

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date.

The Head of Quality Assurance and Dosimetry will take responsibility for the commissioning, quality assurance (QA) and calibration of radiotherapy equipment within BCC and will take responsibility for external beam radiation dosimetry, ensuring alignment with UK codes of practice and traceability to national standards.

The post-holder will manage a team of staff to ensure that QA of treatment, imaging and dosimetry equipment is performed according to departmental schedules, liaising with the other Heads of section (Imaging, Treatment Planning, etc.). The post-holder may contribute to the evaluation, specification and purchase of new equipment to meet the needs of the radiotherapy service provided by BCC.

This post has a direct impact on patient treatments and occasionally brings the post-holder into direct contact with patients during their treatment.

The post-holder liaises with a wide range of staff in Medical Physics, BCC and the wider Trust, at all levels and with equipment manufacturers.

Good communication between the post-holder and the other staff groups in Radiotherapy and Radiotherapy Physics, and commercial manufacturers is essential.

Date of interviews: Wednesday 2nd December 2026 (on-site, face-to-face interviews only).

Main duties of the job

Take lead responsibility for ensuring that quality assurance and radiation dosimetry of external beam radiotherapy treatment, imaging and associated dosimetric equipment is performed.

Take responsibility for acceptance testing and commissioning of highly complex, safety critical radiotherapy treatment equipment; to take responsibility for the QA and calibration implications of proposed new treatment techniques and to facilitate their introduction.

To liaise with staff within the Radiotherapy Physics Section to ensure that all equipment systems involved in the treatment planning and delivery pathway have been sufficiently integrated to ensure that accurate, efficient and safe treatments will be delivered to individual patients.

To act as an Operator under UK Ionising Radiations (Medical Exposures) Regulations. To provide the role of Medical Physics Expert as defined in IR(ME)R 2017, for all aspects of the radiotherapy physics service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.