Job Description

Applications are welcomed for a Radiotherapy Treatment Planning Dosimetrist position based in the Radiotherapy Planning Section at Ipswich Hospital.



You will join a friendly and experienced team of Clinical Scientists, Dosimetrists and Engineers who will support your development in the role. You will be supported in continued professional development including in-house and external courses.



We are a paperless department producing plans with the Eclipse treatment planning system within the Aria Oncology Management system. The department make full use of the MVision Autocontouring system and participate in a range of clinical trials.



The planning team are responsible for creating plans using a range of techniques that include SABR, VMAT and IMRT. Experience in producing both conformal and VMAT or IMRT treatment plans would be ideal.



The department has two TrueBeam linear accelerators and an Ethos treatment machine. We are currently developing our adaptive treatment workflow, and once live you will play an integral part in preparing and delivering these treatments to our patients.



To carry out a specialist role in radiotherapy treatment planning,

producing complex plans for the accurate delivery of optimal radiation

therapy and to assist in the provision of an efficient and comprehensive treatment planning service.



We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes



We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England , employing more than 12,000 staff



We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options



Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services



Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients



We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients



If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you



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For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.