Deputy Head of Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Physics

Job summary

The Radiotherapy Physics team at Barts is looking for a highly experienced Radiotherapy Clinical Scientist and Medical Physics Expert with a passion for Treatment Planning to join the team as a Band 8B Principal Clinical Scientist.

The successful candidate will work with significant autonomy, reporting into the Head of Treatment Planning and taking a lead role within treatment planning, with a team of 12 dosimetrists and 3 other physicists.

They will also work as a member of the integrated team in other aspects of the department, maintaining their skills and experience across the broad range of Radiotherapy Physics. The Radiotherapy Department has 5 TrueBeam linacs with Hypersight OBI, RapidArc and Gating facilities. Two have 6DoF couches and HyperArc for SRS.

External Beam Treatment Planning is carried out on Eclipse v18 and other software includes RadFormation Autocontour and PerFraction SunCheck. The department has a busy stereotactic programme and ambitious plans for the future.

This post will strengthen the team for the programme ahead, which includes commissioning a new Ethos, implementing online adaptive radiotherapy, SGRT, RapidArc Dynamic and further automating treatment planning with RapidPlan, RadFormation Autocontour and Aria Core Insights.

Proposed Interview date 23/09/2026 Main duties of the job The department is an accredited training department for STP and HSST Programmes and has a very successful track record for actively supporting physicists in submitting their portfolio for MPE registration with RPA2000.

We are also leading the way in sustainability, becoming the first radiotherapy department to achieve the RCR Green Framework gold award. Support the Head of Treatment Planning to manage the provision of the Treatment Planning service to Radiotherapy by providing scientific expertise and driving development of clinical radiotherapy physics.

Play a leading part in the research and development programme for the department.Undertake complex treatment planning and checking for the full range of treatment techniques including IMRT, VMAT, SRS, SABR, TBI, conformal, superficial and adaptive radiotherapy.

Manage and lead parts of the planning service as agreed with the Head of Treatment Planning and have responsibility for commissioning treatment planning systems and related software.Lead innovations as a major part of the role, working with multidisciplinary teams and supervising a range of scientific staff.

Maintain an awareness of developments in the field of radiotherapy and radiotherapy physics and seek to introduce innovative practice into clinical use.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

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The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band

Person Specification

Experience Essential Substantial experience in radiotherapy physics at the level of a medical physics expert. Experience of successfully leading major clinical development projects including implementation of new software, technology and treatment techniques.

Substantial experience in advanced treatment planning, checking and patient specific quality control, for a range of techniques including IMRT, VMAT, stereotactic and conformal radiotherapy Experience of Varian oncology management systems and treatment planning systems Experience in equipment commissioning, QA and imaging in radiotherapy Experience in teaching, training and mentoring staff including demonstrating compassionate leadership.

Experience of multidisciplinary working with oncologists, radiographers, physicists, engineers and wider healthcare professionals.

Desirable Experience of research, publication and presentation at scientific meetings Supervision of post-graduate research Skills Essential Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines, cope with frequent interruptions and prioritise competing demands. Ability to configure and commission highly complex treatment planning systems.

Ability to lead and motivate project teams Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills. Good IT, report writing and presentation skills. Desirable C# Scripting Software development Mentoring skills.

Knowledge Essential Expert knowledge in radiotherapy physics. In depth understanding of advanced treatment planning techniques and technologies Extensive knowledge of treatment planning systems and dose calculation algorithms Knowledge of multimodality imaging anatomy, imaging registration and radiobiology applied to radiotherapy.

In depth knowledge of relevant legislation, standards and guidance relating to radiotherapy. Understanding of the requirements of an accredited quality management system Desirable TPS scripting development and lifecycle Knowledge of research and change management methodologies and clinical audit.

Qualifications

Essential B.Sc.(Hons) in Physics Accredited M.Sc in Medical Physics / Radiation Physics PhD in Medical Physics or equivalent HCPC Registration (Clinical Scientist) Registered Medical Physics Expert (RPA 2000) Evidence of development (CPD).

Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

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