Dosimetrist for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

Dosimetrist for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning

The closing date is 18 March 2026

RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS, MEDICAL PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

Band 6 Dosimetrist for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning and Mould Room

We are offering an opportunity for an enthusiastic registered Dosimetrist/Treatment Planning Radiographer to join our Radiotherapy Physics team, at the Cancer Centre in Cottingham, East Yorkshire.

The successful applicant will join the Radiotherapy Treatment Planning team, a section of Radiotherapy Physics that underpins the Radiotherapy service, which is located in an award winning facility comprising 6 Linacs, 2 CT scanners, Xstrahl SXR, Papillon-50+ SXR, Flexitron HDR and state of the art Varian (Eclipse) treatment planning system.

You will be joining an established team of Healthcare Science professionals, comprising Clinical Scientists and Technologists, and support staff. The team prides itself on high staff retention and has a pragmatic approach to achieving safe and effective service delivery. We are committed to providing a broad scope for the development of all members of staff.

The department was the first Radiotherapy Centre in the North of England to clinically implement the Varian Halcyon linac, to develop and benefit the patient service, and now has 2 of these units. A Varian TrueBeam has recently been installed, to bring the complement to 4. In addition the department has recently installed SGRT across the fleet.

Main duties of the job

Building effective relationships with the multidisciplinary Radiotherapy department, and supporting the Lead Dosimetrist and wider planning team in the provision of the Radiotherapy Treatment Planning and Mould Room service, will be fundamental to achieving the high standards expected from this role.

The department has long standing evidence of research and collaboration, developments in equipment and clinical service, and high commitment to quality and governance; these include implementation of a new and novel image guided treatment for the direct irradiation of rectal cancers using electronic brachytherapy, innovative use of VMAT, 4DCT and image guided treatment techniques.

Our commitment to the utilisation of technology includes the advanced use of electronic quality management systems and extensive use of the Varian ARIA system, which have allowed us to implement innovative process management and paperless working. The department was the first Radiotherapy Physics service to gain UKAS accreditation to the emerging BS70000 MPACE quality standard, evidencing that commitment to the delivery of high quality clinical service is a core value of the team, and we continue to maintain ISO9001 certification for the entire Radiotherapy service.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

Person Specification Education/ Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (BSc) in relevant subject or equivalent
• Registration on an appropriate register (e.g. RCT, HCPC, ACHS)
• Higher (Master's) Degree in relevant subject
• Membership of appropriate professional body

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Significant experience in radiotherapy treatment planning / patient dosimetry (or significant experience in another area of clinical radiotherapy providing relevant transferable knowledge/skills)
• Significant experience in mould room work (or significant experience in another area of clinical radiotherapy providing relevant transferable knowledge/skills)
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Involvement in the training of staff / students
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good planning and organisational skills
• Good analytical and decision making skills
• Ability to work accurately under pressure and with interruptions
• Ability to concentrate and work accurately for prolonged periods
• Broad knowledge of radiotherapy processes
• Specialist knowledge and understanding of principles and practice of radiotherapy treatment planning and mould room.
• Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems
• Understanding of relevant legislation, standards and guidelines
• Experience in advanced treatment planning techniques for example VMAT
• Ability to resolve differences in individuals professional opinions within own and wider teams
• In depth knowledge of Quality Management Systems Awareness of specialist computer systems, their connectivity and Quality Assurance.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good planning and organisational skills

Special Attributes and other

• High level of interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
• Flexible and reliable

Other Requirements

• Good time keeper

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.

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust