Senior Dosimetrist

Senior Dosimetrist
The Harley Street Clinic, London
Permanent | Full Time | 37.5 Hours per Week (Monday to Friday)
Competitive Salary, Dependent on Experience

The treatment plans you create can have a profound impact on a patient’s cancer journey. At The Harley Street Clinic, your expertise will help deliver highly personalised radiotherapy treatments that support the very best outcomes for patients, while allowing you to work at the forefront of advanced cancer care.

As a Senior Dosimetrist, you’ll join a highly skilled multidisciplinary team where collaboration, innovation and clinical excellence are part of everyday practice. Working alongside Clinical Oncologists, Physicists, Radiographers and specialist Nurses, you’ll contribute to complex treatment planning using advanced techniques including Varian RapidArc and SABR.

Our Medical Physics Department is seeking an experienced Senior Dosimetrist to join a well-established team responsible for planning and checking a wide range of radiotherapy treatment plans, including SABR, while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, safety, and patient care.

This is an excellent opportunity to take on a key role within a supportive and collaborative department where your expertise will be valued, your ideas welcomed, and your contribution will help drive the continued development of our radiotherapy services.

At HCA UK we care about what you care about. We care that you want to deliver the very best care. We care that you want a career you can be proud of. We care that you want working conditions that support your health and wellbeing. Let us care for you and your career, the same way you do for others.

What you’ll do

• Create and check highly complex radiotherapy treatment plans using advanced planning techniques, including Varian RapidArc.
• Support the planning and delivery of SABR treatments and other highly conformal radiotherapy techniques.
• Work closely with Clinical Oncologists, Radiographers and Physicists to optimise treatment plans and develop clinical protocols.
• Provide support, guidance and training to junior colleagues across the department.
• Contribute to service development initiatives and the introduction of new technologies and ways of working.

What you’ll bring

• HCPC registration or registration with the Register of Clinical Technologists.
• Extensive experience in radiotherapy treatment planning, including significant experience using Varian RapidArc across multiple treatment sites.
• Extensive breast planning experience.
• Advanced knowledge of Eclipse Treatment Planning System and Aria Patient Management System, version 15 or above.
• Experience of IGRT, respiratory gating, multi-modality image fusion and SABR planning.

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing. 

We believe that by caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. As a Senior Dosimetrist, you’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values  

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.  

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:  

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual 

• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion 

• Honesty, integrity and fairness: - We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness 

• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity 

Reasonable adjustments 

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them. 

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