Band 5 Clinical Technologist

Job summary

We are looking to recruit a Dosimetrist (Clinical Technologist or Therapeutic Radiographer),with particular skills and interest in Treatment Planning and Mould Room duties. The post holder will participate largely in these areas but experience in Brachytherapy or Linac QA and Dosimetry would be beneficial.

The Radiotherapy Physics Service has 48 scientific and technical staff working to treat approximately 4500 patients per year on 6 linear accelerators, 2 TomoTherapy HD units, and a CyberKnife unit. The department has 2 wide-bore CT scanners, a dedicated HDR suite, and RayStation, TomoTherapy and CK planning systems.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

The post holder will participate primarily within the Treatment Planning and Mould Room sections of the radiotherapy department, and should have experience in 3DCRT and IMRT planning techniques. UHB currently delivers IMRT to 80% of radical patients. 4DCT and SABR techniques are in routine use for all current clinical indications, and a well developed adaptive planning service is in place. Participation in these services, clinical trials and in technical developments across the department would be expected.

Due to the nature of the role the post holder will be expected to work flexibly as the service requires, including participation in an on-call weekend rota for emergency patients.

For further information on the above position please contact Matthew Brennan, or David Stange on +44 (0)121 351 5051 (Matthew.Brennan@uhb.nhs.uk) or (David.Stange@uhb.nhs.uk)

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note*: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

BSc (Hons) in Clinical Technology (Diploma) or equivalent, together with in-house formal training as per Clinical Technology syllabus 

Experience

Essential

Specialist knowledge and expertise, underpinned by theoretical knowledge gained through study beyond graduate level plus additional practical experience in the area of Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Dosimetry and Mould Room Technology

Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Dosimetry

Experience in the use of Treatment Planning Dosimetry systems to produce routine and non-standard treatment plans

Mould Room Competencies

Taking impressions, fitting masks, electron dose calculations, producing Pb masks and production of low melting point alloy shielding blocks

Radiation Oncology Knowledge of anatomy and more especially radiotherapy techniques

The post holder requires specialist knowledge of radiation Treatment Planning Dosimetry and Radiotherapy sufficient to critically evaluate problems associated with Treatment Planning Dosimetry

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

For help with your application, contact: 

Matthew Brennan 

Matthew.Brennan@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213715051