Job Title: Chief Medical Physicist Location : Limerick Job type : Permanent, Fulltime, 4 day week Excel Recruitment is proud to partner with a brand-new cancer centre in Limerick to recruit a Chief Medical Physicist to lead and develop its high performing Radiation Oncology Physics service.
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly experienced Medical Physicist who combines clinical excellence with strategic leadership and a passion for innovation and patient outcomes.
This senior leadership role offers the opportunity to shape clinical practice, lead a multidisciplinary physics team, and contribute to innovation, research, and service development in a modern radiotherapy environment.
The Opportunity: Provide clinical, scientific, and strategic leadership for Radiotherapy Physics across treatment planning, dosimetry, imaging, and QA.
Shape service development, clinical governance, and risk management in line with Irish and EU radiation protection legislation (including medical exposures regulations) and best practice.
Lead a capable multidisciplinary physics team; attract, develop, and mentor talent; foster a culture of safety, learning, and research.
Drive technology optimisation and capital projects (e.g., LINAC replacement/commissioning, TPS upgrades, imaging and adaptive workflows).
Partner with Radiation Oncology, Radiography, Nursing, and Hospital Management to deliver safe, efficient, and patient-centred care.
Key Responsibilities Accountable for day-to-day delivery and continuous improvement of Radiotherapy Physics services, including QA programmes for external beam and brachytherapy.
Oversee treatment planning systems, verification/imaging (IGRT/CBCT), and dosimetry, ensuring traceability and audit readiness.
Lead commissioning/validation of new equipment, software, and clinical techniques (e.g., VMAT/SBRT/SRS/HDR); author and approve SOPs.
Chair/participate in safety and governance forums; manage incident learning and compliance reporting.
Manage budgets, workforce planning, vendor relationships, and service contracts; evaluate and implement innovation with measurable benefit.
Contribute to teaching, research, and collaborations with universities and national networks.
Essential: PhD or MSc in Medical Physics or a related discipline from an accredited programme Registered Medical Physics Expert (Ireland), or Recognised European / UK training, or US (DABR) / Canadian equivalent registration.
Have at least six years satisfactory experience, (at least three of which were at senior level), in one or more of the following fields: Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Protection Procedures, Clinical Engineering, Radiological Physics, Radiotherapy or Medical Imaging.
Strong background in linear accelerator calibration and periodic QA Demonstrated leadership and people management experience Experience with 3-D conformal radiotherapy, brachytherapy and treatment planning systems Experience with radiosurgery and IMRT/VMAT essential.
Extensive experience and knowledge of calibration of linear accelerators and periodical quality assurance.
How to Apply: For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially by telephone *********** or by at EXCLCHAR