Career Grade/ Lead Clinical Scientist

NHS Jobs; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Medical Physics Specialist to lead parts of the radiotherapy treatment planning service. You will support a team of 26 treatment planners, help to deliver advanced planning, imaging, brachytherapy, radiobiology and radiation protection across sites.

You will report on scientific and technical issues to senior physics, radiographers, medical and managerial staff, and contribute to research, validation of new

Qualifications

• Registered Medical Physicist or eligible for MPE recognition.
• Experience with radiotherapy planning, imaging, brachytherapy, radiobiology and radiation protection.
• Experience in line management and teaching/training.

Responsibilities

• Lead aspects of the treatment planning service and provide physics support to the team of 26 planners.
• Support commissioning of new techniques and software upgrades; manage specific treatment sites.
• Contribute to a wide range of radiotherapy physics clinical and scientific services (planning, imaging, brachytherapy, radiobiology, radiation protection).
• Report and explain scientific & technical issues to the senior physics, radiographic, medical and managerial teams.
• Teach on Clinical Scientist and FRCR academic training courses and STP teaching programme; mentor staff.

Skills

Leadership

Teaching

Scientific reporting

Education

Degree in Medical Physics

Job description

The NCCC is one of the leading radiotherapy centres in the UK. Our current equipment fleet includes 10 Varian TrueBeams, 3 Siemens CT scanners, a dedicated MR scanner, Flexitron HDR brachytherapy unit and a superficial unit. Our range of advanced treatment methods includes SRS, SABR, VMAT, IMRT, TBI, TSEI and SGRT. We have recently introduced HyperSight imaging on our newest linacs and are developing our on-line adaptive radiotherapy processes across a range of treatments using our primary TPS, RayStation. We were the first to use MR-Only planning for radiotherapy and one of the few radiotherapy centres with a dedicated MR scanner. We have a strong and developing brachytherapy service and our growing computing group is a national leader in automation and automated treatment planning. NCCC is a reference site for advanced SRS practices with Brainlab Elements and we have an excellent culture of clinical trials involvement. We have a strong teaching pedigree linked with Newcastle University, delivering the national STP academic MSc course, oncologist FRCR teaching and local STP and Route-2 physicist training. You will have a significant role in managing aspects of the treatment planning service, providing physics support to our team of 26 treatment planners, supporting the commissioning of new techniques and software upgrades and taking responsibility for specific treatment sites. You will contribute to a wide range of radiotherapy physics clinical and scientific services, including planning, imaging, brachytherapy, radiobiology and radiation protection. You will work closely with the treatment planning and radiographer teams to ensure that the treatment planning service is suitable for clinical needs. You will be required to report and explain scientific & technical issues to the senior physics, radiographic, medical and managerial team using language suited to each. You will help address complex clinical and radiobiological challenges, with opportunities to develop more consistent approaches and contribute evidence and shared learning to the wider radiotherapy community. You will work closely with the team at the Carlisle site and will on occasion spend time at the Carlisle site. You will provide scientific and technical leadership in your area of expertise. You will maintain and develop high standards of service provision throughout your area of responsibility. You will assist the service lead in developing and monitoring strategies, procedures and practices, to ensure that quality is maintained and information is stored and communicated appropriately. You will develop and deliver research and development activities for healthcare advancement across a range of specialist areas and lead major project involving multiple team members from a range of disciplines. You will line manage and mentor individuals and contribute to the management, development and training of other staff. You will be required to teach on our Clinical Scientist and FRCR academic training courses and train and coach on our STP teaching programme If you do not have recognition as a Medical Physics Expert, we may consider your application if your submission is imminent. In this case you could be appointed at a lower grade/band until MPE recognition is achieved. To take advantage of this option, you must contact Michael Trainer to discuss.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust