Senior Dosimetrist

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification Assist with outlining of the anatomy for organs at risk. Carefully check treatment plans and dosimetry calculations carried out by other planning staff. Advise clinical oncologists on the effects of various treatment plan options on patient dose distributions. Discuss and agree approaches with clinical staff to create optimum treatment plans. Advise on replans and cases with previous treatment. Attend clinical audit meetings as required, advising and explaining technical treatment planning issues for individual patient to clinicians. Understand the operation of the treatment machines and appreciate their potential and limitations with regard to treatment techniques. Provide treatment radiographers with advice on planning aspects of the treatment and attend the set-up of patients on CT, mould room and treatment machines, as required. Re-plan patient treatments where required due to changes to the treatment regime or patient anatomy. Calculate the required dose and optimise choices for treatment completion in the light of established protocols and under supervision. Carry out quality assurance and dosimetry support duties, as required. Assist in producing written protocols for localisation, treatment planning and radiotherapy treatments as part of the Departments Quality System. Participate fully in implementing and maintaining this system, including reporting to line manager errors discovered. Participate in working parties to agree changes to protocols affecting Radiotherapy Physics and Radiotherapy, and assist with implementing and making local documentation for clinical trials. Maintain accurate records of all work performed.