Job Title: Senior Medical Physicist

Location: Cork

Contract : Fulltime, Permanent, 4 days per week.

Excel Recruitment is delighted to partner with a well-established and highly regarded cancer centre in Cork to recruit a Senior Medical Physicist.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced Medical Physicist seeking a Senior Clinical role with strong leadership support, a full-time 4-day working week, and the chance to contribute meaning fully within a collaborative, patient-focused environment.

The successful candidate will join a friendly and dynamic team. You will work closely with, and be supported by, an outstanding Chief Medical Physicist and a highly skilled multidisciplinary team.

The Role

As Senior Medical Physicist, you will play a key role in the delivery and continuous improvement of Radiotherapy Physics services, contributing across treatment planning, dosimetry, imaging, quality assurance, and clinical governance. This role offers a balance of hands-on clinical work, professional influence, and work-life balance within an established service.

The Opportunity

Provide senior clinical and scientific expertise across Radiotherapy Physics, including treatment planning, imaging, dosimetry, and QA
Support service development, clinical governance, and risk management in line with Irish and EU radiation protection legislation and best practice
Work collaboratively within a well-established physics team under the leadership of the Chief Medical Physicist
Contribute to the optimisation of existing technologies and the implementation of new techniques and workflows
Partner with Radiation Oncology, Radiography, Nursing, and Hospital Management to deliver safe, efficient, and patient-centred care.

Key Responsibilities

Support the day-to-day delivery of Radiotherapy Physics services, including QA programmes for external beam radiotherapy and brachytherapy
Contribute to oversight of treatment planning systems, IGRT/CBCT, and dosimetry, ensuring traceability and audit readiness
Participate in commissioning and validation of new equipment, software, and clinical techniques (e.g. VMAT, SBRT, SRS, HDR)
Assist with the development, review, and implementation of SOPs and clinical protocols
Participate in safety, quality, and governance activities, including incident learning and compliance reporting
Support teaching, training, research, and collaboration with academic and national networks.

Essential Requirements

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
Minimum of six years' satisfactory experience, with at least three years at senior level, in Radiotherapy, Radiological Physics, Medical Imaging, Radiation Protection, or a related field
Strong background in linear accelerator calibration and periodic quality assurance
Experience with 3D conformal radiotherapy, brachytherapy, and treatment planning systems
Essential experience with radiosurgery and IMRT / VMAT
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary clinical team

Your Rewards:

Relocation package
Competitive pay for the work employees do - base pay, performance related pay and premium pay where applicable.
Comprehensive pension plan, and company funded Death in Service Benefit x 3 times.
Critical Illness cover for all employees up to the age of 66.
Commitment to work-life balance and employee wellness.
Fully paid maternity and paternity leave.

How to Apply:

For more information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Charlene Cooke confidentially by telephone 089 9455139 or by at