Medical Physics Assistant - London, United Kingdom - University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
3 weeks ago
Description
We are seeking a motivated and dedicated person to support the technical and practical aspects of delivering highly complex Molecular Radiotherapy treatments.
The post holder will work as part of a wider team of scientists, technologists, specialist radiographers and nursing staff to support the maintenance of scientific equipment, manage practical radiation protection measures, and ensure patient pathways are maintained efficiently.
Ten protected side rooms are provided in the UCLH building, with six of these in regular clinical use.
The post holder will be one of a team supporting administration of the radiopharmaceuticals, monitoring and discharge of patients and environmental monitoring.
The Radiotherapy Physics Section is part of a multi-disciplinary team in the Department of Clinical Oncology, which sees about 2000 new patients per year.
Treatments offered include:
IMRT; Volumetric Arc Therapy; IGRT; CT-based TBI; Ultrasound-guided and CT-planned HDR prostate brachytherapy.
UCLH has also been designated as one of two national Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) centres for the UK. The Trust will be one of two sites delivering PBT across the NHS from 2021. The proton department is equipped with four Varian ProBEAM gantries with dedicated CT and MR planning. ARIA and Eclipse is in use across both radiotherapy and proton therapy.
The proton service is sited within the Trust's campus in the heart of the capital where it enjoys a close collaboration with UCL on ground breaking research projects.
The site has direct access to the Trust's existing radiotherapy department and will be a closely located to the University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre.
The main role of this post is to provide technical and support to the Molecular Radiotherapy Service.
The post holder will work across a number of locations including the Radiotherapy department, Nuclear Medicine Department, Wards and the Radioactive waste store.
The post holder will provide support to the practical and technical processes necessary in the delivery of Molecular Radiotherapy, contributing to the efficiency and safety of the service.
To participate in development and implementation of new techniques.
To participate in audit.
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