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North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Radiotherapy Dosimetrist - Peterborough
The closing date is 20 October 2026
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Job Summary
The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Lead Dosimetrist in the provision of the radiotherapy treatment planning service under the scientific supervision of the Principal Physicist - Head of Treatment Planning and in conjunction with Pre-Treatment Therapy Radiographers.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide support in all areas of treatment planning.
RapidArc is utilised for all suitable clinical sites, as is routine daily online IGRT (including thorax 4DCT and DIBH breast). Our department has been paperless from the beginning. As well as providing top-class service to our patients, we are actively involved in research and development projects and national clinical trials. We are commissioned to deliver SABR for lung and oligometastatic disease.
About Us
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering flexible working hours on a shift pattern tofit around your family life. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.
Benefits To You:
Date posted
13 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
18 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
176-F-8253038-A
Job locations
Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The production of highly complex computer based external beam radiotherapy treatment plans for individual patients within clinical and waiting time constraints.
Supervision of junior dosimetry staff and radiographers working in the treatment planning area.
Liaison with clinicians, physicists, therapy radiographers and technical staff to ensure a seamless production and transfer of treatment planning data.
Provision of highly complex clinical technical advice to Oncology clinicians and radiographers for complex, multifactorial problems which directlyimpact upon patients treatments.
See Job Description For Full Details
See Job Description for Full Details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For Questions About The Job, Contact:
Lead Dosimetrist
Jaak Joe
jaak.joe@nhs.net
01733673157
Details
Date posted
13 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
18 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
176-F-8253038-A
Job locations
Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Supporting documents
Privacy notice
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Radiotherapy Dosimetrist - Peterborough
The closing date is 20 October 2026
Apply for this job
Job Summary
The post holder will be responsible for assisting the Lead Dosimetrist in the provision of the radiotherapy treatment planning service under the scientific supervision of the Principal Physicist - Head of Treatment Planning and in conjunction with Pre-Treatment Therapy Radiographers.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide support in all areas of treatment planning.
RapidArc is utilised for all suitable clinical sites, as is routine daily online IGRT (including thorax 4DCT and DIBH breast). Our department has been paperless from the beginning. As well as providing top-class service to our patients, we are actively involved in research and development projects and national clinical trials. We are commissioned to deliver SABR for lung and oligometastatic disease.
About Us
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering flexible working hours on a shift pattern tofit around your family life. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.
Benefits To You:
- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
- NHS Pension Scheme;
- Flexible working opportunities;
- Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
- Career development and training;
- Wellbeing support and activities;
- In-house physiotherapy Service;
- On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
- Subsidised staff parking (currently free);
- Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Date posted
13 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
18 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
176-F-8253038-A
Job locations
Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Job Description
Job responsibilities
The production of highly complex computer based external beam radiotherapy treatment plans for individual patients within clinical and waiting time constraints.
Supervision of junior dosimetry staff and radiographers working in the treatment planning area.
Liaison with clinicians, physicists, therapy radiographers and technical staff to ensure a seamless production and transfer of treatment planning data.
Provision of highly complex clinical technical advice to Oncology clinicians and radiographers for complex, multifactorial problems which directlyimpact upon patients treatments.
See Job Description For Full Details
See Job Description for Full Details
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified Clinical Technologist or Therapy Radiographer with VRCT or HCPC registration
- BSc Degree in Radiography, Radiotherapy Physics, or equivalent level of knowledge
- MSc Degree in Radiography, Radiotherapy Physics, or equivalent level of knowledge
- Experience of publishing or presenting scientific work
Essential
- Experience in the use of specialist software for the planning of very complex, patient-critical radiotherapy
- Experience of advanced radiotherapy techniques such as IMRT, VMAT, and IGRT
Essential
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of the physics of ionising radiation with specific application to radiotherapy treatment planning
- Extensive knowledge of the techniques employed to produce and check radiotherapy treatment plans
- Knowledge and understanding of IR(ME)R 2017
Essential
- Qualified Clinical Technologist or Therapy Radiographer with VRCT or HCPC registration
- BSc Degree in Radiography, Radiotherapy Physics, or equivalent level of knowledge
- MSc Degree in Radiography, Radiotherapy Physics, or equivalent level of knowledge
- Experience of publishing or presenting scientific work
- Experience in the use of specialist software for the planning of very complex, patient-critical radiotherapy
- Experience of advanced radiotherapy techniques such as IMRT, VMAT, and IGRT
Essential
- Theoretical and practical knowledge of the physics of ionising radiation with specific application to radiotherapy treatment planning
- Extensive knowledge of the techniques employed to produce and check radiotherapy treatment plans
- Knowledge and understanding of IR(ME)R 2017
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For Questions About The Job, Contact:
Lead Dosimetrist
Jaak Joe
jaak.joe@nhs.net
01733673157
Details
Date posted
13 October 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
18 months
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
176-F-8253038-A
Job locations
Peterborough City Hospital
Bretton Gate
Peterborough
PE3 9GZ
United Kingdom
Supporting documents
Privacy notice
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)