Job summary
- Main area
- Senior Dosimetrist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 120-HS161-1024
- Employer
- Velindre Cancer Centre
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Satellite Radiotherapy Centre at Nevill Hall Hospital
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Salary
- £37,898 - £45,637 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Dosimetrist External Beam Radiotherapy
Band 6
Thank you for your interest in working for Velindre Cancer Centre (VCC), which is a committed equal opportunities employer. VCC welcomes applications from people who share our vision;
Velindre University NHS Trust will be recognised locally, nationally and internationally as a renowned organisation of excellence for patient and donor care, education and research.
our values;
- Caring
- Respectful
- Accountable
& who will complement our current experienced and specialist employees who are passionate about working in an organisation with the ambition to provide world class services & care to our patients.
VCC is an amazing place to work & develop your career. It is undertaking a 5 year transformation programme which will enable cancer services to meet the future needs of our patients across South East Wales. Not only will programme see VCC moving into a new purpose built cancer hospital, it will provide opportunities for patients to receive treatments closer to their homes. The infrastructure changes will offer our employees opportunities to work across a number of sites, in new and different ways, create development opportunities & increase flexible working practices.
VCC provides our employees with a favourable salary and reward / staff benefits & support package.
For more information on this vacancy please contact the recruiting manager, who will be pleased to discuss it with you.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
The Trust also reserves the right to close a vacancy early or withdraw an advertisement at any stage of the process, to enable internal staff requiring to be redeployed in suitable roles.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
The salary scale above has been agreed as part of the NHS Agenda for Change pay award for 2024/2025 and will be implemented in November 2024 backdated to 1st April 2024 where applicable.
Job overview
The post-holder will be expected to have Registration or to undertake post-graduate development to enable registration with the relevant body, currently the Register of Clinical Technologists. Support will be provided across all relevant aspects of the syllabus to assist this aim in line with the IPEM RCT equivalence route.
Works with other Scientists and Technologists in the dosimetric verification of treatment machines, treatment planning and assessing patient dose, reporting any discrepancies immediately for further assessment
Work independently within the Departmental Quality System. Provide technical dosimetry services across a number of work areas within Radiotherapy Physics
There will be some requirement for flexible hours of working. If and when the Centre provides a wider regional service work may be required in the associated hospitals in the locality.
Main duties of the job
The post holder provides technical dosimetry services across a number of work areas within Radiotherapy Physics, primarily Dosimetry and Treatment Planning. Deployment will be according to service need and it is anticipated that work will cover more than one of these areas in a given period of time.
You will work independently within the Departmental Quality System, using procedures to guide your own work, taking initiative to solve options and referring to Supervisor when necessary.
There will be some requirement for flexible hours of working. Work may be required in the associated hospitals in the locality
The post-holder works with other Scientists and Technologists in the dosimetric verification of treatment machines, treatment planning and assessing patient dose, reporting any discrepancies immediately for further assessment.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.
Formed in 1999, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.
If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you.
Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job Description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- A degree in physics, medical physics, clinical technology, computer science, radiographic science or equivalent qualification.quivalent
- Eligibility for Clinical Registration (or equivalent)
- Evidence of training in dosimetry, brachytherapy and planning
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of previous experience in relevant aspects relating to the dosimetrist role, i.e. Radiation Dosimetry Treatment Planning Brachytherapy
- Participation in technical service developments
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical activities related to Mould Room, CT-Simulator, linacs etc.
- Involvement in Linac commissioning
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Theoretical information of the physician behind the treatment including the basic information for dosimetry, brachytherapy and treatment planning.
- Good knowledge of routine treatment methods for RT including the use of the Linac
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of the requirements of other disciplines (e.g. clinical oncology; radiobiology; radiotherapy; clinical radiotherapy
- Anatomy & Physiology (especially cross-sectional images).
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rhydian Maggs
- Job title
- Head of Treatment Planning
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02920 316273
- Additional information
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