Senior Clinical Technologist

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Royal United Hospitals in Bath for an enthusiastic Clinical Technologist to work within the Radiotherapy Physics Group.

The Medical Physics and Bio-engineering Department is a large, friendly department, numbering almost seventy staff, with three main constituent Groups – Radiotherapy Physics, Imaging Physics and Clinical Engineering, delivering a wide range of ISO9001 accredited services to the Trust and outside health organisations.

The radiotherapy department itself is equipped with a Canon Aquilion wide bore CT-Simulator, two Varian TrueBeam Linear Accelerators and an XStrahl superficial x-ray unit. We have the RaySearch Raystation treatment planning system and the radiotherapy department extensively uses the Varian ARIA Oncology Information System.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work across all aspects of Radiotherapy Physics: the preparation, design and quality control of treatment plans, performance of routine quality control on radiation devices and its test equipment; IGRT review and in-vivo dosimetry assessment. There will be opportunities to engage in project and development work.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person‑centred care we’re proud of.

We’re committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.

We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing – and yes, we even have a pool!

Discover what it’s like to live and work in Bath, explore our RUH staff benefits, and learn how we’re building healthcare for the future through the Dyson Cancer Centre and our commitment to research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Job Description and Personal Specific has been provided as separate files enable you to to download for your convienince.

Person specification

BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science specialising in radiotherapy physics.

Essential criteria

• Attained BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science specialising in radiotherapy physics.

Undergraduate Clinical Technologist Apprenticeship experience within a UK Radiotherapy Physics dept.

Essential criteria

• 3 years

Competent to perform Patient Specific QC using Octavius 4D array and Verisoft analysis software

Essential criteria

• Use of Octavious 4D array and Verisoft

Competent to perform QC on specific radiotherapy equipment: TrueBeam Linacs, Canon CT-Sim, AlignRT.

Essential criteria

• Use of TrueBeam, Canon Acquilion LB and AlignRT in QC role

Competent to prepare complex IMRT plans using Raystation, and the use of ARIA and RadCalc.

Essential criteria

• Significant experience with use of Raystation TPS, ARIA OMS and RadCalc

Documents to download

• Senior Clinical Technologist RT B6 - JD & PS (PDF, 363.2KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Simon Whittle Job title Head of Radiotherapy Physics Email address ***email_hidden*** Telephone number 01225825906

If you have problems applying, contact

Address Royal United Hospital

Combe Park

Bath

BA1 3NG