Head of Radiotherapy Physics

The Radiotherapy service at Guy's and St Thomas' is the sole provider for the South East London Cancer Network (1.6 million population). As part of King's Health Partners, the Trust has an ambitious programme to transform cancer care in the region. The Medical Physics department seeks an experienced and ambitious physicist with strong academic credentials, leadership and project management skills to head the Radiotherapy Physics Section. The postholder will lead the service through a period of rapid development to achieve and maintain world-class standards.

The Section's functions include radiotherapy treatment planning and verification, clinical advice on radiotherapy physics, dosimetry, equipment quality assurance, fault investigation, and support for procurement and commissioning. The team operates within a multidisciplinary framework and quality system, closely integrated with the clinical radiotherapy service. As Head of Radiotherapy Physics, the postholder will provide scientific, clinical and professional leadership, ensuring high‑quality, safe, and innovative service delivery.

They will oversee academic, strategic and project work, manage resources and staff, and coordinate with Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology colleagues on service and strategic developments. The role includes leading research and development, fostering academic collaboration with KCL and partner institutions, and contributing to teaching and training, supported by an honorary KCL contract.

The post holder will have contact with a wide range of staff in Radiotherapy and other clinical departments involved in cancer treatment across Guy's and St Thomas' and King's College Hospitals and other centres in the cancer network. This will include working closely with consultant and junior medical staff, therapy radiographers, senior nurses, clinical nurse specialists, allied health professionals, general managers and administrative and clerical support staff. The post holder will also work with academic staff and industry.

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The Department of Medical Physics at Guy's and St Thomas' provides a comprehensive range of scientific and technical services to the Trust and external organisations. Its large radiotherapy physics group works closely with the Radiotherapy Department to deliver high quality patient care on state of the art equipment. Imaging is supported by diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine and MR physics. Wider patient, staff and public safety is addressed by the radiation safety and non‑ionising radiation sections which also calibrate diagnostic and test equipment for many external customers. Equipment support is provided to an extensive range of medical devices across the Trust, with device development and repair backed up by well-equipped workshops and a clinical engineering section dealing with regulatory and policy issues.

As part of the King's Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre, the Department has close links to the School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences and other groups at King's College London and to medical physics and engineering colleagues at Kings College Hospital, for service delivery, teaching and research. The Department aims to provide its 150 staff with interesting and worthwhile careers. Our values and behaviours framework describes what it means for every one of us in the Trust to put our values into action.