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The Oncology Physics Department at Edinburgh Cancer Centre (ECC) is seeking an experienced, motivated, and enthusiastic physicist to take on the Lead for HDR Brachytherapy and Dosimetry. The successful applicant will have extensive experience in HDR and LDR brachytherapy to work with the Head of Brachytherapy to lead and develop the HDR service. In addition, the post will support the dosimetry section and external beam radiotherapy QA programme at ECC. Applicants should be an HCPC Registered Clinical Scientist with sufficient experience to work as a Medical Physics Expert for Radiotherapy Physics. You should be able to evidence significant project management skills and implementation and development of clinical services.
The Cancer Centre has 6 Varian linacs and 2 wide-bore Philips Brilliance CT’s (under replacement) with motion management systems. Eclipse and iPlan are used for external beam treatment planning with ARIA as the Oncology Management system. Variseed and BrachyVision are used for prostate seed implants and HDR GammaMed Plus planning. We are expanding use of SBRT, HDR techniques & transit dosimetry. ECC provides the National Stereotactic Service for Scotland for Benign intra-cranial lesions and 2 linacs have BrainLAB ExacTrac for SRS delivery. We will be commissioning our new kV unit later this year. The department is an active participant in clinical trials and has research links to the University of Edinburgh.
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.
Informal enquiries are encouraged to Linda Carruthers, Head of Oncology Physics (0131 537 2247 or 07976 582303) linda.carruthers@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk or Will Keough, Head of Brachytherapy Physics (0131 537 2174) will.keough@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk