Lead Radiotherapy Dosimetrist | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 17 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,156 - £71,148 pa inclusive pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 17 December 2025 |
| Location: | London, W6 8RF |
| Company: | IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7612974/290-SCCS-2086 |
Summary
Are you an experienced treatment planner/dosimetrist either working in a leadership role currently or looking to move into a leadership role? Are you a creative thinker with excellent people skills with the ability to engage and support others in their professional development? If so we would really welcome your application to join our radiotherapy treatment planning team.
If you are someone who can bring fresh ideas and a passion for team working then we would love to hear from you.
This is an exciting time to join our team of 35+, dosimetrists, scientists, engineers & technicians as we are in a major equipment replacement programme with associated treatment planning developments, with the first of 2 new Radixact tomotherapy machines going in live in early 2026.
The radiotherapy service is across 2 sites; Charing Cross Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital and our equipment includes 5 TrueBeam linacs, two of which are being replaced with Radixact tomotherapy machines, a SOMATOM go.Open Pro, an Xstrahl unit and a Flexitron Brachytherapy unit.
The radiotherapy service delivers stereotactic cranial radiotherapy (SRS), on a TrueBeam STx with Exactrac and SABR for a range of sites. Planning is carried out on Raystation, Elements (SRS) and Oncentra Brachy.
The department is active with research, development and clinical trials and funds training and educational opportunities including leadership courses.
Applicants with less experience may be considered for a role at a lower band
• To design and calculate safe and accurate radiation treatment plans that achieve desirable outcomes and promote high standards of health care for our patients
• To provide leadership and guidance to the treatment planning team within the radiation Physics Department
• Be recognised as a clinical expert in treatment planning, developing specialist clinical practice, giving expert advice and disseminating knowledge
• To lead and develop core expertise within the team, using high level knowledge gained through experience within the specialism
• To coordinate the training and development of staff within the treatment planning team and to monitor performance against quality and efficiency targets
• To contribute to the development and delivery of high quality, patient orientated radiotherapy services responding to changes in service needs and deliver
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview..
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 overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
This advert closes on Monday 1 Dec 2025