# North Middlesex Hospital Band 6 Treatment Planning Dosimetrist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/north-middlesex-hospital-band-6-treatment-planning-dosimetrist/9dbba374-6afd-4e2f-aa88-040b04c43c69 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/north-middlesex-hospital-band-6-treatment-planning-dosimetrist/9dbba374-6afd-4e2f-aa88-040b04c43c69.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Health science services - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-23T10:22:05.155Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Radiotherapy_Physics/Radiotherapy_Physics-v8078677 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8078677?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are pleased to offer an excellent opportunity to join our friendly and forward‑thinking radiotherapy physics team at North Middlesex Hospital in North London. The role is as a Band 6 Treatment Planning Dosimetrist. You will join a team of dosimetrists responsible for all complex radiotherapy treatment planning, comprising a high proportion of VMAT  and including SABR for both primary cancer and oligometastatic disease. We run on a Varian platform, with Eclipse TPS for planning and TrueBeam and Halcyon for treatment delivery. The team includes 10 clinical scientists, 7 dosimetrists (including this post), and 6 engineering and technical staff, creating a collaborative and well-supported working environment. Flexible working is supported across the Trust, with a hybrid model combining on-site and remote working. ### Main duties of the job The post-holder is responsible for: - Designing and producing patient-specific, radiotherapy treatment plans and dose calculations. Evaluating alternative treatment planning options and strategies in order to maximise the dose to the target volume whilst minimising the dose to critical patient organs. - Providing specialist clinical and technical advice and support on radiotherapy treatment planning issues to consultants, specialist registrars, clinical scientists and radiographers. - Developing new and existing treatment planning techniques in conjunction with the clinical scientists, planning radiographers and consultant medical staff. - Performing regular quality assurance on the treatment planning systems. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities. ## Job Details We are pleased to offer an excellent opportunity to join our friendly and forward‑thinking radiotherapy physics team at North Middlesex Hospital in North London. The role is as a Band 6 Treatment Planning Dosimetrist. You will join a team of dosimetrists responsible for all complex radiotherapy treatment planning, comprising a high proportion of VMAT and including SABR for both primary cancer and oligometastatic disease. We run on a Varian platform, with Eclipse TPS for planning and TrueBeam and Halcyon for treatment delivery. The team includes 10 clinical scientists, 7 dosimetrists (including this post), and 6 engineering and technical staff, creating a collaborative and well-supported working environment. Flexible working is supported across the Trust, with a hybrid model combining on-site and remote working. ## Job Description The post-holder is responsible for: Designing and producing patient-specific, radiotherapy treatment plans and dose calculations. Evaluating alternative treatment planning options and strategies in order to maximise the dose to the target volume whilst minimising the dose to critical patient organs. Providing specialist clinical and technical advice and support on radiotherapy treatment planning issues to consultants, specialist registrars, clinical scientists and radiographers. Developing new and existing treatment planning techniques in conjunction with the clinical scientists, planning radiographers and consultant medical staff. Performing regular quality assurance on the treatment planning systems. ## Responsibilities Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the attached Job Description document which will provide a more detailed description of role and main responsibilities. ## Person Specification ### Personal qualities **Essential** - Sensitive and considerate - Clarity of thought and articulate in presenting ideas and opinion - Ability to work as part of a team **Desirable** - Ability to motivate others - Negotiating Skills ### Skills and Abilities **Essential** - Enthusiastic and motivated - Able to work efficiently and effectively - Able to demonstrate an understanding of the day-to-day running and organisation of a treatment planning section - Able to concentrate frequently when subject to unpredictable working patterns - Able to deal with distressing circumstances \[work involves contact with cancer patients\] - Able to concentrate for prolonged periods **Desirable** - Participation in Quality Audits for service improvement - Flexibility and ability to use own initiative and be innovative ### Knowledge and Experience **Essential** - Radiotherapy planning and treatment experience (post qualification) - Knowledge of varied radiotherapeutic techniques **Desirable** - IMRT and VMAT planning experience - Experience with Varian software and hardware ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Honours degree in relevant discipline - Relevant statutory registration through HCPC or RCT (or eligible) **Desirable** - Evidence of further study/on-going education ### Royal Free Trust world class values **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values ## Documents - [functional requirements (pdf, 392.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10370937) - [nmuh dosimetrist band 6 jd (pdf, 338.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10370935) - [nmuh dosimetrist band 6 ps (pdf, 226.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10370936) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 649.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## 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.