Lead Physicist in Reading

Location: Icon Cancer Centre Thames Valley (Reading)

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time (Mon-Fri, 37.5 hrs per week)

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Physicist to deliver expert scientific support across the radiotherapy pathway within a modern, high-performing cancer care environment. This role combines hands-on physics with involvement in commissioning, innovation and governance, ensuring safe, effective and timely treatment delivery in line with UK Regulatory Standards (including IR(ME)R and CQC). We are looking for a HCPC-registered clinical scientist (or equivalent) with strong experience in radiotherapy physics - particularly treatment planning support, dosimetry, QA and commissioning - alongside excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. You will be a collaborative team player with a commitment to safety, continuous improvement and the ability to contribute to teaching, service development and a positive, inclusive culture.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide independent physics checks on treatment plans across a range of techniques and perform patient-specific QA measurements and independent dose verification
• Support commissioning, acceptance testing, and implementation of new technologies, maintaining robust change control and documentation
• Contribute to regulatory compliance including IR(ME)R and IRR17, incident investigation, and quality governance processes
• Collaborate with MDTs to support clinical workflows, provide training and drive continuous service improvement and innovation

Benefits

• Annual Leave: We offer 25 days + bank holidays (increasing to 27 days after 3 years' service)
• Salary Sacrifice Pension: We offer an auto-enrolment pension from day 1 with a standard contribution of 5% employee, and 4% employer. You can also opt to enhance your contribution to 6%, to which the employer will also contribute 6%.
• Life Assurance: We offer a life assurance scheme equivalent to 3 x your annual salary.
• Wellbeing: The wellbeing of our people is extremely important to us, and we therefore offer an enhanced Employee Assistance Programme which offers holistic wellbeing support from fully accredited counsellors and psychotherapists, in the form of on-demand advice and counselling for our people and their immediate family. This service covers mental health concerns, financial worries and physical health anxieties.
• Reward & Recognition: All staff have access to our 'Ignite' benefits platform where you will have instant access to savings, cashback and reloadable vouchers for hundreds of leading retailers and brands.

Company Introduction

Icon is a leading integrated healthcare provider with global reach across Australia, New Zealand, ASEAN, the United Kingdom and Germany. The Group is built on a strong but simple mission – to deliver the best care possible, to as many people as possible, as close to home as possible. We bring together all aspects of comprehensive cancer care, including medical oncology, radiation oncology, haematology, pharmacy, chemotherapy and sterile compounding, research and theranostics to deliver a true end-to-end seamless service for cancer patients internationally. Icon Group was established in 2015 and the businesses that form Icon have been pillars of the Australian and ASEAN healthcare community for decades. In 2024, Icon expanded into the UK by bringing Pharmaxo Group into the Icon family, alongside a strategic partnership with Nuffield Health and its first cancer centre in Wimbledon, Icon Cancer Centre London. In 2025, we announced our strategic partnership with Evidia in Germany. With our operations expanding across the globe, this role offers a valuable opportunity to join the team and make an impact. At the heart of Icon, there is a clear set of values that guide how we work, make decisions and support one another every day. We are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful and collaborative environment where everyone can thrive and contribute their best. When you join our team, you’ll be a part of a culture that not only talks about its values, but brings them to life in a meaningful way.

Next Steps

For more information about our recruitment process, please see the attached Candidate guidance.