Job summary

We are looking to recruit a senior treatment planning Dosimetrist, Clinical Technologist or Therapeutic Radiographer, to come and join our friendly team here at The Dorset Cancer Centre, Poole Hospital. The team provides the treatment planning service for Poole Hospital and the Dorchester satellite centre. The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of treatment planning, checking and brachytherapy, and will be based at Poole Hospital.

The radiotherapy department at the Dorset Cancer Centre at Poole Hospital has three linear accelerators (Varian Truebeams), with a fourth Truebeam situated at our satellite centre in Dorchester. All planning is based at Poole. In addition to this we have two Philips CT scanners and an Xstrahl orthovoltage unit. Treatment planning is performed using Eclipse, with Mosaiq as the record & verify system.

Brachytherapy has its own dedicated suite where our I125 seed service is performed using the Bard quicklink system and Variseed. Our HDR service for gynaecological cancers is planned using Oncentra Masterplan and prostate HDR is planned using Oncentra prostate. Both HDR treatments are delivered using a Flexitron unit.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be involved in all aspects of treatment planning, including the SABR lung & oligomet services. Application-specific training will be provided for the Eclipse treatment planning system & Mosaiq R&V as will also be expected to undertake treatment plan checking and, as service delivery requires, involvement in the brachytherapy service.

Base Location: Poole Hospital

Interview Date: TBC

About us

Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.

UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.

This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Act as a senior member of the planning team, carry out treatment planning and checking and training of others.

The postholder will be responsible for carrying out a range of processes as detailed in the department quality system, ensuring the accuracy of their work.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Registration as a Radiographer with the Health Professions Council or a Member of the Register of Technologists

Desirable

MSc or MSc modules relevant to treatment planning

Experience

Essential

Significant experience in external beam treatment planning and checking Experience with training others in treatment planning

Desirable

Experience in brachytherapy Experience in using Eclipse

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