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Head of Radiotherapy Physics | University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Manylion swydd
Dyddiad hysbysebu: 04 Gorffennaf 2025
Cyflog: Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: £113,557 - £129,443 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Oriau: Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau: 03 Awst 2025
Lleoliad: London, NW1 2BU
Cwmni: University College London Hospital
Math o swydd: Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd: 7321235/309-UCLH-6544

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UCLH are looking for an exceptional candidate to join the Trust as Head of Radiotherapy Physics. Cancer is a strategic priority for UCLH, and we deliver world class cancer care to patients from across the country, across multiple sites and departments within the Trust, including the UCH Grafton Way Building, which houses one of two national Proton Beam Therapy services.



This is a highly specialised and essential leadership role within the Cancer Division at UCLH and we are looking for a candidate who can provide professional, scientific and engineering management to the Radiotherapy and PBT Departments and to liaise with clinicians, managers and external bodies.



The department delivers radiotherapy and PBT services for a broad spectrum of cancers comprising of common cancers as well as highly specialist treatments. These include a paediatric and adolescent workload, brachytherapy and isotope work, total body irradiation and sarcoma, neurological and head and neck radiotherapy. The department is delivering SABR treatment, as well as being designated as the main centre in the south for cranial SRS. There are also close relationships with the academic department in nuclear medicine and the academic department of oncology, which has a major research interest in targeted molecular radiotherapy.

The Head of Radiotherapy Physics will:

· Provide consistent senior leadership and direction across the service

· To act as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) as defined under IR(ME)R 2017

· To liaise closely with the local Radiotherapy Expert Group and NHS England Commissioning Reference Groups in developing strategic workplans for the service

· To provide professional, scientific and engineering management to the Radiotherapy Physics and PBT Departments and to liaise with clinicians, managers and external bodies.

· To provide, as an independent consultant, Physics advice and services, as appropriate, for the management and development of all Radiotherapy Physics activities required to support the Radiotherapy and PBT Departments, and its associated research activities.

· To develop the RT and PBT services in line with the strategic direction of the trust.

· To provide education and training to all grade of staff in the Radiotherapy Physics and PBT Departments, Radiotherapy Department and beyond.

· To manage overall budgets and resources of the Radiotherapy Physics and PBT Departments. To oversee the management of devolved budgets of the Radiotherapy Physics and PBT Departments. To ensure delivery of Cost Improvement Programmes
• To manage overall recruitment, retention, deployment and discipline of staff, and to maintain professional standards and morale in the Radiotherapy Physics and PBT Departments.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.  


We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:  

• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street


We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological,gastrointestinaland oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclearmedicineand pathology. 


We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.


For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.



Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

*UCLH top trust to work at in England- In the most recentNHS staff surveyUCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.

UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit:Flexible working. 

To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit:Why Choose UCLH?



This advert closes on Sunday 20 Jul 2025

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