GenesisCare UK
Lead Physicist (Maidstone)
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Lead Physicist
Are you ready to lead radiotherapy physics at a centre where innovation, patient care, and clinical excellence come together? Join GenesisCare UK in Maidstone as our Lead Physicist and play a pivotal role in shaping how we deliver advanced radiotherapy treatment for our patients.
About the Role
As our Lead Physicist, you will act as the on-site Medical Physics Expert (MPE), overseeing all radiotherapy physics activity within our Maidstone centre. You will have scientific and technical responsibility for treatment planning, patient dosimetry, quality assurance (QA), calibration of equipment, and ongoing optimization of our radiotherapy service. Working closely with our radiographers, oncologists, and wider clinical teams, your expertise will ensure safe, effective, and exceptional patient care. You’ll also collaborate with regional MPEs across GenesisCare and help drive innovation and service improvements across the UK network.
What You’ll Do
- Act as the site Medical Physics Expert (MPE) and lead all aspects of radiotherapy physics
- Provide technical oversight of treatment planning and patient dosimetry, performing planning and checking when required
- Lead calibration and QA of the Linac, imaging equipment, and dosimetry devices, ensuring all activity meets regulatory and GenesisCare standards
- Review and train clinical staff in machine QA, dosimetry, treatment planning, and checking
- Support troubleshooting and maintenance, liaising with engineers and assisting with out-of-hours issues where necessary to minimize service disruption
- Contribute to continuous improvement projects across the physics and dosimetry function
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What You’ll Bring
- Extensive clinical experience as a Radiotherapy Physicist, recognized as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) under IRR2017 (or working toward status)
- Strong experience in Linac QA and dose calibration
- Experience in advanced IMRT/VMAT planning and plan checking (Pinnacle and Mosaiq desirable but not essential)
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, able to educate, influence, and support colleagues across disciplines
- HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist in Radiotherapy/Medical Physics (or working toward – suitable candidates considered individually)
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Why Join GenesisCare
- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), with the option to buy and sell leave
- Private medical and dental insurance
- Company contributory pension and income protection
- Free access to our radiotherapy treatment (for you and immediate family, if ever required)
- Wellbeing support including EAP, access to Headspace, and wellbeing community initiatives
- Free on-site parking
We are the UK’s leading independent oncology provider, delivering personalized cancer care across 14 state-of-the-art centres. We treat the whole patient, not just the cancer — combining advanced treatments with exercise medicine and wellbeing services through our partnership with Penny Brohn UK. We’re passionate about innovation, research, and continuous improvement, and we want you to share that sense of purpose.
Join GenesisCare UK and shape the future of radiotherapy physics, while shaping the future of cancer care.
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