Theoretical Physics (1st Class)

PhD in Astronomy

No prior experience relevant to the field.

It started with my long standing interest in applying physics. The specific trigger was finding a set of radiotherapy course notes which I happily read and found fascinating because of how practical the physics was. I decided to follow that up by sending an email to the closest radiotherapy centre asking to visit. I enjoyed my visit and talked about what career options there were and realised that Route II would be ideal if I could find an opportunity. After my visit I continued to read about radiotherapy.

Fortunately, one department put out a job advert that didn’t specifically require a registration as a clinical scientist to apply so I decided to take a chance and went for it. I got offered an interview and things went my way and I got the job.

In short, the things I would emphasise is that it’s important to connect to radiotherapy centres and advertise that you are interested in transferring into the field. Secondly, pay close attention to job adverts and determine whether you registration is a condition of applying.