Senior Radiotherapy Physicist

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises four hospitals – the John Radcliffe Hospital
, Churchill Hospital
, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.

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RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS GROUP

Senior Radiotherapy Physicist (Band
7)

We are looking to recruit a permanent band 7 scientist to join our team in our modern and excellently equipped department. You will ideally already be HCPC registered as a clinical scientist but applications are also welcome from trainees nearing qualification (if not yet registered appointment to a lower band may be considered until registration is achieved).

You will undertake the full range of radiotherapy physicist duties, including treatment planning, checking, brachytherapy, equipment commissioning and QA, training staff and advising clinicians. There will also be involvement in developing new techniques and collaborative research projects with the University, which are encouraged.

The OUH Radiotherapy Centre at the Churchill Hospital is a five linac, all‑Varian (including Halcyon, True Beam) site with CT‑sim, ARIA, Eclipse and HDR brachytherapy unit, plus a prostate seed brachytherapy service. Our existing satellite centre in Swindon operates a further two linacs and a CT‑sim. A second satellite centre in Milton Keynes operating a single linac and CT‑sim opened in 2025.

Supporting systems include AI auto‑contouring and Rad Calc. We have a modern suite of treatment planning functionality including Rapid Plan, MCO, Hyper Arc and Velocity, and we treat with a wide variety of techniques including SRS/SRT and SA . We have a range of development work underway and on the horizon and also an active computing team working to develop software and scripts for automation and data analysis.

We have close links with the CRUK/MRC Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology and an expanding portfolio of clinical trials.

The main role of this post is to participate in all aspects of the work of the Radiotherapy Physics Group. This includes carrying out complex procedures, introducing new techniques and carrying out applied research, providing advice to consultant oncologists and other healthcare professionals to resolve problems with complex radiotherapy equipment and treatment plans.

This work has a direct impact on patient treatments and occasionally brings the postholder into direct contact with patients during their treatment and treatment planning. The postholder liases with a wide range of staff in Radiotherapy, Medical Physics, and at all levels within the Trust, and with external equipment manufacturers and engineers.

• Good (1st or 2nd class) Honours degree in a relevant subject
• Relevant MSc or higher degree
• STP training scheme or IPEM Diploma or equivalent in Medical Physics, normally with specialisation in radiotherapy physics.
• HCPC Registered as a Clinical Scientist – if not yet registered appointment to a lower band may be considered until registration is achieved.

• Broad knowledge of radiation and associated areas within Medical Physics.
• Advanced level of knowledge across the full range of working procedures and practices within Radiotherapy Physics, including DICOM‑RT; brachytherapy; pretreatment imaging;…