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Band 8B Principal Radiotherapy Physicist (North Middlesex Hospital)
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 12 July 2026
Job Summary
We are pleased to offer an excellent opportunity in a senior role at our friendly and forward-thinking radiotherapy physics team at North Middlesex Hospital in North London. The role is as a Band 8B Principal Radiotherapy Physicist, with specific section lead responsibility for Radiotherapy Imaging and Radiation Protection.
If you have expertise in radiotherapy physics and are looking for a new challenge or the next step in your professional development, this is the ideal post for you. The department has three 8B roles, including this one. Once the post is filled, all of the Principal Physicists will be able to express interest in taking on the Deputy Head of Radiotherapy Physics role at Band 8C.
Our radiotherapy service is equipped with Varian TrueBeam and Halcyon linacs, with Varian Eclipse used for all treatment planning. We have recently commissioned a TrueBeam equipped with HyperSight and AlignRT for SGRT. We also have an XStrahl treatment unit for superficial radiotherapy. Ongoing developments include knowledge-based planning, QA automation with RadMachine, planning with RapidArcDynamic, and lots more besides.
The team includes 10 clinical scientists (including this post), 6 dosimetrists, and 6 engineering and technical staff, creating a collaborative and well-supported working environment.
Flexible working is supported across the Trust, with a hybrid model combining on-site and remote working.
Main duties of the job
The Principal Physicist will support the Head of Radiotherapy Physics in ensuring the safe, effective, and compliant delivery of the Radiotherapy Physics Service. This will include a significant role in the clinical implementation, optimisation, and governance of Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT) and associated imaging technologies, including surface-guidance.
A key responsibility of the post-holder will be to act as a clinical link between treatment planning, machine performance, and treatment delivery, ensuring that planned treatments are accurately and safely translated into practice. The role involves close multidisciplinary working with therapeutic radiographers, contributing to the development and evaluation of imaging protocols, verification strategies, and adaptive radiotherapy workflows, and supporting decision-making during treatment delivery.
The post-holder will provide specialist scientific leadership in the development and integration of imaging within radiotherapy pathways, including IGRT, motion management, and image-led treatment adaptation, while also maintaining responsibilities in radiotherapy imaging and radiation protection.
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The post-holder will provide expertise with respect to the Ionising Radiation Regulations and the Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations. This will include managing departmental local rules and radiation risk assessments, investigating incidents and reporting these appropriately.
About Us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top. For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Details
- Date posted: 29 June 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 8b
- Salary: £72,719 to £83,505 a year per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time
- Reference number: 391-RFL-8057555
- Job locations: North Middlesex University Hospital, Sterling Way, London, N18 1QX, United Kingdom
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Essential
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Education and qualifications
- (1st or 2nd class) Honours degree in a physical science or equivalent.
- Relevant Masters or higher degree.
- HCPC Registered Clinical Scientist.
- Medical Physics Expert certificate (RPA2000).
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
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Knowledge and experience
- Expert knowledge of imaging and image guidance applied to Radiotherapy.
- In depth understanding of radiotherapy workflows, treatment planning, image acquisition, image analysis.
- In depth knowledge of current radiation protection legislation as applied to Radiotherapy.
- Detailed knowledge of quality management systems relevant to radiotherapy physics.
- Broad experience in the clinical environment.
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Skills and abilities
- Ability to lead and motivate a team.
- Ability to organise own workload.
- Ability to communicate complex information to colleagues and other professionals.
- Ability to concentrate.
- Advanced negotiation skills.
- Ability to deal with complex and unpredictable situations.
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Personal qualities
- Enthusiastic and motivated.
- Professional and reliable.
- Sensitive and considerate.
- Clarity of thought and articulate in presenting ideas and opinions.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Ability to motivate others.
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Values
- Demonstrable ability to meet Trust values.
Desirable
- Corporate membership of professional institute.
- Radiation Protection Adviser certificate awarded by HSEapproved body.
- Broad experience of Radiotherapy dosimetry and quality assurance.
- Broad experience of treatment planning.
- Proven record of research and development.
- Experience of Varian equipment and software.
- Ability to manage a large project team.
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
- Employer name: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Address: North Middlesex University Hospital, Sterling Way, London, N18 1QX, United Kingdom
- Employer's website: https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For Questions About The Job, Contact:
- Head of Radiotherapy Physics
- Chris Stacey
- chris.stacey@nhs.net
- 07776991831
Supporting documents
- Privacy notice: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)
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