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Job summary

Main area
Treatment Planning
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
Job ref
432-HR804-25
Employer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Colchester and Ipswich Hospital
Town
Colchester and Ipswich
Salary
£31,049 - £37,796 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/11/2025 23:59

Employer heading

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust logo

Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Dosimetrist

NHS AfC: Band 5

We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.

Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole.  The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

 

Job overview

Applications are welcomed from enthusiastic people, for a Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Dosimetrist position based in our Radiotherapy Planning Section. We have one post available at Colchester Hospital and one at Ipswich Hospital.

A friendly team will support your development in the role. The treatment planning practice is paperless and uses Aria with the Eclipse treatment planning system. The planning team are responsible for creating plans using a range of planning techniques that include SABR, VMAT, IMRT and conformal plans.  You will be involved in routine dosimetric tasks and in treatment plan production. ESNEFT has a mix of treatment machines with four TrueBeams, a Halcyon and an Ethos as well as a Bravos and two Orthovoltage units across the two sites.

This post is full time, 37.5 hours per week, however we will consider part time.

Main duties of the job

To perform routine dosimetric tasks and produce patient specific treatment plans and associated dosimetric calculations, in accordance with clinical prescription and agreed procedures for the accurate delivery of radiation therapy.

Working for our organisation

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • B.Sc. Honours Degree in Healthcare Science (Radiotherapy Physics) or equivalent to allow admission onto RCT or B.Sc. Honours Degree in Radiotherapy or equivalent to allow registration onto HCPC
Desirable criteria
  • Registered with RCT as a Clinical Technologist or Registered with HCPC as a Therapeutic Radiographer

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience as a student radiographer or a student technologist in Radiotherapy / Radiotherapy Physics
Desirable criteria
  • Experience working within a radiotherapy treatment planning team
  • Experience of working with the Aria oncology information system and the Eclipse treatment planning system
  • Experience of contouring standard anatomy using CT and MR datasets

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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
Nithya Kanakavelu
Job title
Head of Treatment Planning
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01206 745318

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Colchester General Hospital
Telephone
07789651269
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