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Job summary

Main area
Treatment Planning (Radiotherapy Physics)
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-7437820PCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£64,455 - £74,896 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/10/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Head of Treatment Planning (Radiotherapy Physics)

NHS AfC: Band 8b

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Job overview

Band 8B Head of Treatment Planning (Radiotherapy Physics)

The post holder will lead, develop and be responsible for managing the Treatment Planning elements of the Radiotherapy Physics department, ensuring safe and effective service provision to the Berkshire Cancer Centre.

Provide advice on appropriate treatment techniques for individual patients to medical staff and other healthcare professionals.

Participate in, and the supervising of dose calculation procedures and the ongoing quality control of both treatment and planning equipment.  Research, design, develop and implement new and innovative treatments and techniques.

Contribute to equipment management and the procurement of new radiotherapy equipment.

Date of interviews: Wednesday 12th and Friday 14th November at the Berkshire Cancer Centre, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading (please note: interviews will be face-to-face/in-person only).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will act as a Medical Physics Expert in areas of Radiotherapy for which they are responsible. They will liaise as appropriate with BCC Management Team and other senior staff within the Trust. They will advise the Head of Radiotherapy Physics on developments required to meet the needs of the treatment planning service and will plan and implement developments as required.

The Radiotherapy Physics Section provides an expert physics service to the Radiotherapy Department of the Berkshire Cancer Centre (BCC). Through their unique understanding of the physical science and cutting-edge technology that underpins the radiotherapy process, the Section designs, builds, develops and delivers the framework of radiation dosimetry, radiation safety, treatment planning and treatment unit quality assurance that enables medical staff to provide a safe, accurate, state-of-the-art patient treatment. These tasks are undertaken both at system-wide and individual patient level.

Working for our organisation

Diversity makes us interesting… Inclusion is what will make us outstanding.

Inequality exists and the journey to eliminate it is not easy. Every step we take will be a purposeful step forward to deliver a truly inclusive culture where all our people are enabled to deliver outstanding care, where background is no barrier, and where everyone can be their authentic self and we truly represent our patient community.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where possible. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

If you need additional help with your application please get in touch by calling the recruitment team on 0118 322 6997 or 0118 322 5342.

Our primary method of communication will be via email. However, if you would prefer to be contacted through a different method, please inform the recruitment team.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the role.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • HCPC registration as Clinical Scientist
  • Registered as Medical Physics Expert (MPE) with RPA2000
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in Radiotherapy Beam Modelling

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Substantial Experience in Radiotherapy Treatment Planning
Desirable criteria
  • Experience with Eclipse TPS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Florence Nightingale FoundationNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ignacio Di Biase
Job title
Head of Radiotherapy Physics
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 8155
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