Clinical Research Doctor - Lerner Lung & Mesothelioma

TN United Kingdom; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

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Clinical Research Doctor - Lerner Lung & Mesothelioma, Sutton

Client: The Royal Marsden

Location: Sutton, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: 9db46c9664f6

Job Views: 3

Posted: 18.04.2025

Expiry Date: 02.06.2025

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Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic senior dosimetrist or radiographer to join the Radiotherapy Physics group at the Sutton branch of the Royal Marsden Hospital. This post will focus mainly on producing treatment plans for all types of external-beam planning in the centre. For appointment at band 7, significant treatment-planning experience is required, showing the strong foundations to move into all areas of advanced planning. An appointment might be made at a lower band for a candidate with less experience.
As part of the planning team, you will work on the full range of treatment sites at a specialist centre. Treatment planning is performed using the RayStation treatment planning system, with most treatment sites planned using a VMAT technique. We have established workflows for adaptive radiotherapy (plan of the day), 4DCT, and breathhold techniques. Multimodality imaging (CT, PET-CT, MR) is used for planning of several treatment sites. Recent clinical development work has included expanding adaptive radiotherapy planning, and developing planning techniques for helical delivery on our new Radixact units. The Radiotherapy Department in Sutton has 6 Elekta linacs, an Elekta Unity MR-Linac, a Cyberknife S7, and an Accuray Radixact with another on order.

Main duties of the job

1. The post holder will be expected to provide an efficient, high quality patient dosimetry service for Radiotherapy. To deputise in the management of the team of dosimetrists where necessary to provide Treatment Planning Service to the Radiotherapy Department.
2. The post holder will be an Operator as defined by the Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations (IRMER 2017).
3. The post holder will be expected to use specialised planning software to perform routine conformal and complex IMRT, VMAT and SABR radiotherapy treatment planning for a range of treatment sites and indications for linear accelerators.
4. Provide advice and discuss with the Clinical Oncologists, Radiographers and Physicists highly complex dosimetric treatment plans.
5. Assist with image fusion of CT, MR and PET images, and outlining of OAR where necessary and participate in the teaching, training and development work of the Section.
6. The post holder will be expected to participate in treatment plan checking and development including work up for radiotherapy trials, as part of the multi-disciplinary team which makes up the Treatment Planning Service.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Assist with outlining of the anatomy for organs at risk.
• Advise clinical oncologists on the effects of various treatment plan options on patient dose distributions. Discuss and agree approaches with clinical staff to create optimum treatment plans.
• Attend clinical audit meetings as required, advising and explaining technical treatment planning issues for individual patients to clinicians.
• Understand the operation of the treatment machines and appreciate their potential and limitations with regard to treatment techniques.
• Provide treatment radiographers with advice on planning aspects of the treatment and attend the set-up of patients on CT, mould room and treatment machines, as required.
• Re-plan less complex patient treatments where required following changes to the treatment regime. Calculate the required dose and optimise choices for treatment completion in the light of established protocols and under supervision.
• Carry out quality assurance and dosimetry support duties, as required.

Person specification

• Radiotherapy Physics
• Degree in Therapeutic Radiographer or equivalent (e.g. DCR, HNC plus experience)
• MSc in Radiotherapy or equivalent

• Registration
• HCPC registration as a Radiographer

• Knowledge and Experience
• Broad knowledge of the field of Radiotherapy
• Good working knowledge of radiographic procedures in Radiotherapy and multidisciplinary team operations
• Specialist knowledge of treatment planning and Radiation Dosimetry as applied to Radiotherapy treatment
• A good awareness of the workings of computerised treatment planning, including their underlying algorithms and inherent strengths and weaknesses
• Some experience in complex planning including non-routine techniques and protocols in Dosimetry
• Specialist training in treatment planning techniques

• Clinical
• High level of understanding of patient and staff risks arising from Radiotherapy treatment
• A good awareness of treatment setup procedures and imaging protocols

• Managerial
• Able to prioritise and manage own work
• Able to exercise own initiative when dealing with issues within own specialist area of competence

• IT
• Able to use Excel, Word and PowerPoint to set up documents and spreadsheets, extract information and give presentations
• Able to enter information into specialist databases
• Trained on and able to use Radiotherapy planning workstations and other related computer systems effectively

• Communication
• Able to communicate complex information across professional boundaries (e.g. when resolving complex planning issues and options with medical staff)
• Able to train groups of other professional staff and students (provide training to medical staff and physicists in treatment planning)

The Royal Marsden values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

Flu Vaccination – What We Expect of our Staff

At The Royal Marsden we have an immune compromised patient population who we must protect as much as we can against the flu virus. Each year, seasonal flu affects thousands of people in the UK. Occurring mainly in winter, it is an infectious respiratory disease capable of producing symptoms ranging from those similar to a common cold, through to very severe or even fatal disease.

The wellbeing of our staff and patients is of the utmost importance to us, and it is the expectation of The Royal Marsden that all patient-facing staff have an annual flu vaccination, provided free of charge by the Trust.

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You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.