Head of Dosimetry and QA Clinical Scientist
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £62,215.00 to £72,293.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £62215.00 - £72293.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9216-25-0767 |
Summary
Managerial Advise the Head of Radiotherapy Physics on matters relating to the workload in external beam dosimetry and QA Supervise the ordering of materials and consumables required by these aspects of the service. Inform the Head of Radiotherapy Physics on current projects with regular reports. Maintain appropriate and accurate records of the procedures performed. Liaise and co-ordinate activities with other departments, as required. Be familiar with the Trust Incident Reporting and equivalent accredited Quality System procedures. Participate in regular multi-disciplinary meetings, as required. Act as Training Supervisor for STP trainees. Organise the annual calibration of dosimetry equipment in accordance with statutory requirements. Adhere to the ISO 9001:2015 accredited quality system. Coordinate competency program for new staff and Clinical scientists. Work with the Head of Radiotherapy Physics in developing relevant Service Level Agreements. Plan/develop commissioning programs for new radiotherapy equipment or upgrades to existing equipment. Participate and organise regular multi-disciplinary meetings, as required. Coordinate staff assignment for quality assurance programme. Dosimetry and QA Perform relative and absolute dosimetry measurements to a high degree of accuracy with suitable equipment and perform quality control and other measurements and procedures on highly complex patient-critical equipment. Perform the cross-calibration measurements for the radiotherapy treatment machines. Undertake Quality Assurance measurements for radiotherapy, brachytherapy and treatment planning equipment and contribute to their maintenance, application and development. Take an active role in the maintenance and development of the Quality Management System in conjunction with the quality systems within the Directorate of Healthcare Science and University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. Contribute to the maintenance and development of protocols and procedures for testing highly complex radiotherapy equipment in accordance with regional and national guidelines to satisfy legislative requirements. Undertake commissioning measurements and clinical application of new radiotherapy treatment equipment and techniques. Undertake measurements of radiotherapy beam data for clinical use. Participate in dosimetry audits in other Trusts across the Southwest and facilitate external dosimetry audits. Radiation Protection Assist the Radiation Protection Adviser with the application of current legislation, codes of practice, guidance notes and appropriate standards relating to all aspects of Radiation Protection and Quality Assurance pertaining to Radiotherapy. Act as an operator under the definitions of the IR(ME)R regulations in accordance with Trust Policies and Practices and be responsible for the safe personal use of all highly complex equipment used in connection with radiotherapy treatments. Act as the lead Medical Physics Expert under IR(ME)R legislation for the external beam dosimetry service. Ensure that effective measures are taken to avoid unjustified radiation doses to all persons consistent with regulatory requirements. See full detailed job description attached