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Job overview
An opportunity has arisen to for a Band 7 senior dosimetrist to join the radiotherapy physics team at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The department delivers a comprehensive Radiotherapy service to approximately 2000 patients per year including a brachytherapy service and a complex Stereotactic Radiotherapy service.
Main duties of the job
A major part of the work involves complex treatment planning, including Stereotactic (SRS and SABR), VMAT and dynamic IMRT Planning. Adaptive Radiotherapy Planning is in development. The senior dosimetrist would also be involved in independent checking the treatment plans and providing dosimetric advice following image review of patients on treatment.
Treatment Planning is carried out on Eclipse for the five Varian TrueBeam linacs, two of the five TrueBeam linacs have HyperArc and a 6d couch for intracranial Stereotactic treatment.
Pre-treatment imaging is carried out on the department’s widebore CT scanner and there is also access to MR and PET-CT in the hospital.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential
- Specialist knowledge of clinical dosimetry
- Understanding of radiotherapy physics and In vivo dosimetric techniques
- 2D and 3D patient anatomy
- Knowledge of radiology applied to radiotherapy and Organ at Risk Tolerances
- Understanding the of risks of radiotherapy treatment
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as therapy radiographer in dosimetric Planning
- Experience of Planning a variety of Radiotherapy Techniques including: • Inverse Planning and IMRT/VMAT • 3d conformal Planning • Stereotactic Planning • Electron Planning
- Experience of Planning using Eclipse
- Working within a Quality Management System
Desirable
- SRS Planning experience
- Plan checking experince
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Radiography (Therapy) or equivalent
- HCPC Registration (Therapeutic Radiographer)
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
Desirable
- M.Sc Radiotherapy Dosimetry or equivalent experience
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This advert is for Senior Dosimetrist (AHP) with Barts Health NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Allied health professionals role. The advertised salary is £58,133 - £65,261 per annum inc. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 17 Aug 2026.
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