East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Assistant Physicist - Radiotherapy Physics
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Assistant Physicist
We are recruiting for an Assistant Physicist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
Role Overview
Radiotherapy physics is part of a multi-disciplinary team in a large Cancer Centre. The department consists of clinical scientists, practitioners in radiotherapy physics, radiographers, linac and computer engineers.
The centre has 7 Varian linear accelerators, and a brachytherapy suite. Patient treatments are planned on one of our dedicated wide bore CT scanners with access to, MR and CT-PET imaging within the Paul Strickland Scanner centre.
Job Details
- Contract Type: 1 year post, with two 7 month fixed term contracts available
- Training: Successful applicant will be trained to do a limited number of the tasks in the job description, the time spent in a clinical department will give invaluable experience to anyone interested in a future career in radiotherapy physics
Core Values
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.
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Key Responsibilities
- Assist with patient specific measurements and calculations.
- Assist with quality assurance measurements on linear accelerators.
- Assist with planning of patient treatments on the computerised treatment planning system.
- Assist in theatre for brachytherapy procedures.
- Perform some data analysis and processing.
Required Skills
- Personal initiative
- Keen sense of responsibility
- Manual dexterity
- High degree of accuracy
Although experience of working with radiation is desirable, it is not a requirement and appropriate training will be provided.
Benefits
- High-Cost Area Supplement: 15% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £4,870 and a maximum payment of £6,137 per annum pro rata.
About Us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
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Our Hospitals
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
Work Life Balance
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against certain criteria.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Karen Venables
- Job Title: Head of Radiotherapy Physics
- Email Address: karen.venables@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 02038262284
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