Dosimetrist Manager

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 19 March 2026

HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST

RADIOTHERAPY PHYSICS, MEDICAL PHYSICS DEPARTMENT

Band 8a (subject to job evaluation banding to be confirmed)

Dosimetrist Manager (for Radiotherapy Treatment Planning, Mould Room and Brachytherapy)

We are offering an opportunity for an enthusiastic Dosimetrist/Treatment Planning Radiographer to join our Radiotherapy Physics team in Cottingham, East Yorkshire. We are located in an award-winning facility comprising 6 Linacs, 2 CT scanners, Xstrahl SXR, Papillon-50+ SXR, Flexitron HDR and Varian (Eclipse) treatment planning system. Applicants must hold appropriate professional registration.

You will be joining an established team of Healthcare Science professionals, including Clinical Scientists, Technologists and support staff. The team prides itself on high staff retention and takes a pragmatic approach to achieving safe, effective service delivery. We are committed to providing broad scope for the development of all staff.

You will lead the Treatment Planning team, a section of Radiotherapy Physics.

Building effective relationships with the multidisciplinary Radiotherapy department, leading the team in the provision of the Radiotherapy Treatment Planning, Brachytherapy and Mould Room service, will be fundamental to achieving the high standards expected.

The department has long-standing evidence of research and collaboration, developments in equipment and clinical service, and high commitment to quality and governance; including implementation of a new image guided treatment for the direct irradiation of rectal cancers using electronic brachytherapy, innovative use of VMAT, 4

DCT and image guided treatment techniques.

The department was the first Radiotherapy Centre in the North of England to clinically implement the Varian Halcyon linac, to develop and benefit the patient service. A Varian True Beam recently installed, bringing the complement to 4 units.

The department has recently installed SGRT across the fleet.

Our commitment to the utilisation of technology including advanced use of electronic quality management systems and extensive use of the Varian ARIA system, which has allowed us to implement innovative process management and paperless working.

The department was the first Radiotherapy Physics service to gain UKAS accreditation to the emerging BS70000 MPACE quality standard, evidencing that commitment to the delivery of high-quality clinical service is a core value of the team, and we continue to maintain ISO
9001 certification for the entire Radiotherapy service.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world‑class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the  website

We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged

• ALL sections of application form FULLY completed

• Significant experience in radiotherapy treatment planning / patient dosimetry including advanced techniques such as VMAT, SA  and breathing motion management
• Significant experience in mould room work
• Experience in brachytherapy
• Experience of multidisciplinary team working
• Involvement in the training of staff / students
• Specialist…