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KENT ONCOLOGY CENTRE
KENT MEDICAL PHYSICS PARTNERSHIP
RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS GROUP
HEALTHCARE SCIENTIST (RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS) – BAND 5
Kent Oncology Centre provides specialist cancer services for the whole of Kent and parts of East Sussex through
its centres in Maidstone and Canterbury.
The centre has nine linear accelerators across the two sites, including four Varian linacs enabled to deliver
RapidArc IMRT with OBI capability. Starting in October 2014 we will be replacing one of the linacs at Canterbury
with a Varian TrueBeam, In addition to the Varian linacs there is a Superficial Unit at Canterbury and HDR microSelectron and I125-Seed Prostate Brachytherapy facilities at Maidstone. Both sites have a dedicated CT-Simulator.
Treatment planning is undertaken on Pinnacle, Eclipse, ProSoma, Oncentra and Variseed and the clinical service
is supported by an ARIA network across the two sites. Current areas of development include IGRT and IMRT, with
RapidArc for Prostate, Head & Neck and Oesophagus in clinical use and that for Primary Brain and Anus in
development. The Centre participates in a number of clinical trials.
KOC has a full-time permanent position for a Healthcare Scientist (Radiotherapy Physics) to join our
dedicated team of Physicists, Radiographers and Technicians.
Ideally we require someone with either a BSc Honours Degree in Healthcare Science (Radiotherapy Physics) or a
Graduate Diploma in Healthcare Science (Radiotherapy Physics). Applications will also be considered from
persons with a particular interest in radiotherapy physics who have a BSc Honours Degree in Physics, Applied
Physics or a relevant subject. Full on the job training will be given but it should be understood this is not a training
post.
The post will be based at Kent & Canterbury Hospital. To fulfill the needs of the service appointees will sometimes
be required to work on sites other than their base. The post will require some out of hours working.
In radiotherapy physics the role of a Healthcare Scientist will include
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patient contact tasks such as the fabrication of localisation and shielding devices for individual patients
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patient oriented tasks such as the checking of three dimensional treatment plans for individual patients,
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machine-related tasks such as accurate and precise quality control checks and data measurements on a
range of equipment producing ionizing radiation
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administrative tasks such as the maintainence of Quality Records..
Come and join a young and enthusiastic team of radiotherapy physicists, technologists and pre-treatment
radiographers in Kent. We offer the successful candidate flexible working hours and continuous professional
development within a friendly, sociable department. The department at Maidstone is above ground and is light, airy
and spacious with a courtyard garden. The Canterbury department has recently undergone an extensive
refurbishment, providing the radiotherapy physics team with improved space and facilities.
Both hospitals have a day nursery and staff car parking facilities. The county town of Maidstone and the university
city of Canterbury offer beautiful river scenery, historic buildings and excellent shopping facilities, leisure centres,
restaurants and nightlife together with good schools. Both Maidstone and Canterbury are within close proximity to
the S.E coast, London and the Channel Tunnel.
The medical physics departments at Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust and East Kent Hospitals University
NHS Foundation Trust recently formed the Kent Medical Physics Partnership, creating one of the largest medical
physics organisations in the UK. As a member of the Partnership you will work in collaboration with colleagues
across Kent to develop and improve the services that we provide to our users.
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For further information or to make an appointment to visit the department, please contact Annette de Lange, Lead
Radiotherapy Physicist for Canterbury Operations (email: annette.delange@nhs.net or 01227-783193) or Nick
Jenkins, Head of Radiotherapy Physics (email: nicholas.jenkins@nhs.net or 01622-225030).
To apply.
Please note that appointment to these posts will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau check at
enhanced level. Enhanced level now includes regulated checks against vulnerable adults and children.