Head of Quality Assurance and Dosimetry; Radiotherapy Physics

Leads the quality assurance and dosimetry work of the radiotherapy physics service at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, managing a team of staff. Responsibilities cover commissioning, QA and calibration of treatment and imaging equipment, and external beam dosimetry to UK codes of practice. The post also liaises with other heads of section and equipment manufacturers, has occasional direct patient contact, and may shape equipment purchasing.

HCPC clinical scientist registration and MPE certification are required, and sponsorship is not normally available.

• Lead QA, calibration and radiation dosimetry of external beam radiotherapy treatment, imaging and associated dosimetric equipment
• Take responsibility for acceptance testing and commissioning of complex, safety-critical radiotherapy treatment equipment
• Manage a team to ensure QA of treatment, imaging and dosimetry equipment is carried out to departmental schedules
• Take responsibility for external beam dosimetry, aligned with UK codes of practice and traceability to national standards
• Take responsibility for the QA and calibration implications of new treatment techniques and help introduce them
• Liaise with Radiotherapy Physics staff so that equipment across the planning and delivery pathway is integrated for accurate, safe treatments
• Liaise with other heads of section, Medical Physics staff across the Trust and equipment manufacturers
• Contribute to the evaluation, specification and purchase of new radiotherapy equipment
• Act as an operator under IR(ME)
  R 2017 and provide the Medical Physics Expert role for the radiotherapy physics service
• Occasional direct contact with patients during their treatment

• First or upper-second class honours degree in physical sciences
• Master's degree in an appropriate subject
• Certification as an MPE in radiotherapy physics by RPA
  2000

• HCPC registration as a clinical scientist

• Proven extensive experience in radiotherapy physics, specifically quality assurance and dosimetry
• Experience of commissioning radiotherapy treatment units
• Broad and developed knowledge of clinical procedures and practices in radiotherapy

• Broad knowledge of radiation physics and radiotherapy, including current developments
• Advanced knowledge across the full range of radiotherapy physics procedures and practices
• Highly specialised knowledge of radiotherapy equipment and associated quality control methods, including extensive understanding of QC procedures
• Extensive knowledge of national and international radiation dosimetry protocols
• Knowledge of radiation protection issues in radiotherapy
• Highly specialised knowledge of clinical issues and their implications for radiotherapy physics practice relating to equipment

• Right to work in the UK by the proposed start date

• Previous experience in line management