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    Band 6 Senior Clinical Technologist - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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    Job summary

    We are looking to recruit an experienced Dosimetrist (Clinical Technologist or Therapeutic Radiographer), with particular skills and interest in Treatment Planning and Mould room duties. The post holder will participate largely in these areas but experience in Brachytherapy or Linac QA and Dosimetry would be beneficial.

    The Radiotherapy Physics Service has ~48 scientific and technical staff working to treat approximately 4500 patients per year on 5 linear accelerators, 2 TomoTherapy HD units, and a CyberKnife unit. The department has 2 wide-bore CT scanners, a dedicated HDR suite, and RayStation, TomoTherapy and CK planning systems. This post is wte ( hours per week)

    Main duties of the job

    The post holder will participate primarily within the Treatment Planning and Mould Room sections of the radiotherapy department, and should have extensive experience in 3DCRT and IMRT planning techniques. UHB currently delivers IMRT to 80% of radical patients. 4DCT and SABR techniques are in routine use for all current clinical indications, and a well developed adaptive planning service is in place. Participation in these services, clinical trials and in technical developments across the department would be expected.

    Due to the nature of the role the post holder will be expected to work flexibly as the service requires, including participation in an on-call weekend rota for emergency patients. Applications from less experienced candidates would be considered for appointment at a lower band.

    For further information on the above position please contact Matthew Brennan, or David Stange on or (

    About us

    We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

    Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

    Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

    UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

    University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

    Job description

    Job responsibilities

    *Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

    Person Specification

    Qualifications

    Essential

  • Relevant BSc or equivalent.
  • Registration on the Register of Clinical Technologists or Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC)
  • Experience

    Essential

  • Subsequent Field Work / Training Courses / Updating and experience in Radiotherapy Planning Dosimetry.
  • Understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, professional and other guidelines, IRR, IR(ME)R, ISO 9001:2000, Data Protection Act, Caldicott and other relevant BSI and ISO standards, professional and regulatory body reports and guidelines.
  • Able to keep abreast of developing Treatment Planning Dosimetry and Mould Room Technology techniques and apply relevant advances Ability to contribute, sometimes in a multidisciplinary approach, in the development, implementation and use of new equipment and techniques and Clinical Trials.
  • Undertakes R&D projects as part of regular activity
  • Competency and fluency with
  • Trust standard software packages ( Word, Excel, email etc.) and with specialist Radiotherapy systems ( Mosaiq -- Radiotherapy data/information system). Regular requirement to produce reports, drawings and statistics
  • Full competency and expertise in the use of various Radiotherapy Planning software tools for 3D and IMRT work.
  • Competency in the use of the QPulse ISO management system to update Oncology Quality Management System procedures, protocols and other documentation.


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