Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic dosimetrist or radiographer to join the Radiotherapy Physics group at the Sutton branch of the Royal Marsden Hospital.  This post will support all external-beam planning delivered by the group. For this appointment, some treatment-planning experience is required, although experience in advanced planning techniques is not essential.  Please see the person specification.  The main focus of this job will be producing treatment plans.

As part of the planning team, you will work on the full range of treatment sites at a specialist centre.  Treatment planning is performed using the RayStation treatment planning system, with most treatment sites planned using a VMAT technique. We have established workflows for adaptive radiotherapy (plan of the day), 4DCT, and breathhold techniques. Multimodality imaging (CT, PET-CT, MR) is used for planning of several treatment sites. Recent clinical development work has included expanding adaptive radiotherapy planning, expanding the existing SABR service, and introducing advanced techniques such as robust planning. The Radiotherapy Department in Sutton has 7 Elekta linacs, an Elekta Unity MR-Linac and a Cyberknife S7, with two Accuray Radixact units on order.  The Royal Marsden has led a number of recent clinical trials which have changed practice nationally.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will be expected to provide an efficient, high quality patient dosimetry service for Radiotherapy.
• The post holder will be an Operator as defined by the Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER 2017).
• The post holder will be expected to use specialised planning software to perform routine OAR outlining, conformal and complex IMRT and VMAT radiotherapy treatment planning for a range of treatment sites and indications for linear accelerators.
• The post holder will assist with image fusion of CT, MR and PET images and discuss with the Clinical Oncologists, Radiographers and Physicists complex dosimetric treatment plans.
• The post holder will be expected to participate in development work including work up for class solutions and radiotherapy trials, as part of the multi-disciplinary team which makes up the Treatment Planning Service.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.