Bank Dosimetrist

Are you looking for a new opportunity? Are you a reliable, hardworking individual who thrives in a busy environment?

Staff Bank Services successfully provides temporary staffing throughout Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust via a variety of different assignments.

We are looking to register reliable, hardworking individuals with a strong radiotherapy planning background, preferably with Tomotherapy/Radixact planning experience in the Precision planning system, although other experience will be considered.

Radiotherapy Physics provides a comprehensive Physics service to the Addenbrooke’s Oncology Centre ensuring the safe and accurate use of high dose ionising radiation to treat patients with cancer, whilst maintaining a safe environment for other patients, visitors and staff.

The Bank worker will work within the treatment planning (including Tomotherapy and SRS) and brachytherapy areas (as required), as part of a team or independently, providing a highly specialist clinical and technical service.

The Bank worker will be responsible, together with Physicists and other members of the planning group, for preparing treatment plans for patients undergoing radiotherapy. Duties will include the operation of computer systems for treatment plans, and performing calculations relating to patient doses. The Bank worker will be involved in the clinical developments of the department through the introduction of new techniques and the training of others. There may be duties that involve direct contact with the patient.

The Bank worker will be clinically responsible to the Consultant on whose behalf any duties directly related to patient care are discharged.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.