Clinical Specialist in Treatment Planning

NHS; Canterbury, Maidstone; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job description

Clinical Specialist in Treatment Planning

Are you an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated Treatment Planner/Dosimetrist looking for a new challenge? If so, we want to hear from you!

The Kent Oncology Centre is a leading radiotherapy service equipped with nine Varian linear accelerators across our Canterbury and Maidstone sites, each featuring dedicated CT-Simulators. We utilise Eclipse for treatment planning, employing RapidArc VMAT, IGRT, vDIBH, and SABR Lung techniques in routine practice. This is an exciting time to join our team as we embark on a program of SABR expansion and enhance the use of Eclipse as our principal Treatment Planning System.

Main duties of the job:

As a Clinical Specialist in Treatment Planning, you will lead the day-to-day organisation of workflow through the Mould Room, CT, and Planning sections, ensuring the timely production of complex treatment plans. Your responsibilities will include:

1. Producing VMAT plans, outlining organs-at-risk, and assisting in the Mould Room.
2. Collaborating as an active member of the Cancer Performance team to ensure cancer targets are met.
3. Contributing to the continuous improvement of our service as we move towards a paperless department with care path-based working.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a Treatment Planner or Dosimetrist.
• Strong technical expertise in radiotherapy planning and workflow management.
• A commitment to personal and professional development.

Join us in shaping the future of radiotherapy at one of the largest centres in the region, where we were early implementors of prostate SABR treatments. If you are ready to take on a new challenge and grow with us, we would love to hear from you!

About us

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust ranks among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and was named the second-best Trust to work for in the South East in the 2023 NHS Staff Survey.

We are a large acute hospital trust in south-east England, providing general hospital services and specialist care to around 600,000 residents in West Kent and East Sussex. With a dedicated and diverse team of over 8,000 staff, we are proud to offer specialised cancer services to over two million people through the Kent Oncology Centre.

Job responsibilities:

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Person Specification

Qualifications:

• BSc (Therapeutic Radiography) DCR (T)
• BSc Honours Degree in Healthcare Science (Radiotherapy Physics)
• BSc Honours degree in Physics, applied Physics or relevant subject, and Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Science (Radiotherapy Physics) or equivalent experience.
• HCPC Registration as Radiographer or registration with RCT as a Clinical Technologist
• M-level education for specialist area.
• Management Qualification

Experience and Knowledge:

• Extensive post-qualification experience with significant experience in the pre-treatment setting.
• Extensive experience in treatment planning and 3-D and IMRT/VMAT Treatment Planning techniques.
• Wide practical experience of working with a variety of machines producing ionising radiation for therapy and treatment planning.
• Demonstration of participation in CPD and experience of multi-disciplinary team working.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant legislation (IRR and IR(ME)R).
• Experience of Philips Pinnacle and Varian Treatment Planning systems.
• Experience of SABR Treatment Planning techniques.

Skills:

• Good interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Analytical and Decision-making skills.
• Able to record and transcribe data and information accurately.
• Able to document complex instructions clearly and accurately.
• Able to communicate technical information to staff of other disciplines.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary: £53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 359-6324443-T1-C

Job locations: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Hospital/ Kent & Canterbury Hospital