Dosimetrist

Main area Radiotherapy Physics Grade Band 5 Contract Fixed term: 1 year (Maternity cover) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Some out of hours working is required, eg occasional early mornings, evenings or weekend days.) Job ref 387-DT6341-CCC

Employer Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site BHOC Town Bristol Salary £32,073 - £39,043 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 28/08/2026 23:59

Dosimetrist

Band 5

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1 st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people.

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Job overview

We are seeking 2 enthusiastic dosimetrists to join the Bristol Radiotherapy Physics Unit for a year to cover for maternity leave.

In Bristol we have 5 Elekta Agility-Head linacs with onboard imaging, Varian HDR brachytherapy (Prostate, Gynae, Oesophagus, Skin), Gammaknife, Molecular RT, 2 Philips Wide Bore CT’s, Raystation TPS, Clarity Ultrasound and surface guided RT, as well as a 3D printer.

The successful candidates will aid the team of Dosimetrists and Clinical Scientists in ensuring we can provide safe and effective radiotherapy treatments to our patients.

The roles will focus on routine quality control (QC) checks on the department's linear accelerators, management of radiotherapy equipment, and service development projects.

The posts would be ideal for recent graduates of the Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) or those with a physics or related physical science degree who wish to develop a career in medical physics. They would provide good experience ahead of a future application to the Scientist Training Programme (STP).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will primarily be based within the dosimetry team.

Duties will include:

• Completing QC as part of our routine QA programme as well as after breakdowns/repairs.
• Performing patient specific treatment plan QC.
• Management of dosimetry equipment

In addition to these tasks, there will be scope for participating in service development project work that will provide wider exposure and knowledge of radiotherapy physics activities.

Working for our organisation

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description for a detailed breakdown of the role and person requirements.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

• BSc in Physics, Medical Physics, Clinical Technology, or equivalent
• MSc in Medical Physics

Experience

• Experience of working on scientific projects e.g. dissertation, labs, research
• Experience of working in a team
• Experience of carrying out quality control checks of radiotherapy equipment

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Ability to analyse and access scientific, technical and medical data
• Sufficiently dextrous to position delicate instruments such as radiation dose meters accurately under the radiation beam to be measured without damaging the sensitive devices
• Strong enough to move dosimetry equipment weighing up to 12 Kg
• Good organisation skills
• Good IT skills and knowledge of computing packages for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation packages
• Understand the role of Radiotherapy Physics and its application in the healthcare setting
• Must have the emotional resilience to spend time working with, and in the vicinity of, terminally ill cancer patients including young such patients
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines whilst maintaining a high standard of accuracy
• Ability to work effectively in a busy team and adapt to change

Knowledge, skills and abilities

• Ability to make judgements, including clinical judgements involving facts and situations that impact on patients
• Good numeracy and logical thinking skills

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

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