Clinical Scientist (magnetic resonance physics and computing)

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK invites applications for a clinical scientist specialist in MRI Physics. Your role involves collaborating within a team to optimize MRI service operations, providing scientific support during neurosurgery, and integrating advancements in imaging methodologies. Candidates should possess an MSc or higher, significant experience, and HCPC registration. This position offers opportunities for research collaboration with esteemed institutes and focuses on improving diagnosis and service efficiency.

Qualifications

• HCPC-registered Clinical Scientist with MSc or higher degree.
• Significant postgraduate experience in neurosurgical guidance systems.
• Experience with advanced MR methods including fMRI/DTI.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on MRI physics and computing support for neuroradiology.
• Prepare data for intra-operative MRI service and provide in-theatre support.
• Support integration of AI tools in neuroradiology reporting.
• Maintain and develop image-processing workstations for analysis.

Skills

Scientific software development

Neuromodulation techniques

Clinical fMRI analysis

Neuroimaging research

Education

MSc in relevant field

HCPC registration as Clinical Scientist

Tools

Image-processing workstations

Job description

We offer an exciting opportunity for a clinical scientist specialist in MRI Physics and Scientific Computing to join our established team supporting the Neuroradiology service at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London. We seek someone with enthusiasm for applying advanced imaging and clinical computing methods to benefit our patients, today as they attend our hospital, and in the future through service innovation and patient-focused translational research.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating within our group providing MRI physics and computing support to the MRI service at the National Hospital for Neurology, you will be responsible for optimising, maintaining and developing software code and/or pipelines necessary to support advanced MRI examinations (including clinical fMRI and DTI) analysis, and neuroradiology innovation projects, within appropriate quality management frameworks.
• You will join our team providing MRI physics and scientific computing support to the Department's intra-operative MRI service, including preparation of data for surgical guidance, and when required, an in-theatre presence for scientific support, including safety support, and imaging systems integration, to enable the successful completion of neurosurgical procedures.
• Supporting the translation of new image fusion, image registration, advanced image analysis, and accelerated MRI acquisition methods from the research domain into clinical neuroradiology practice to improve diagnosis, treatment monitoring, pre-surgical planning, and service efficiency; and supporting the procurement and deployment of new commercial AI/computationally enabled neuroradiology reporting tools.
• Assisting with the maintenance and development of a small network of image-processing workstations and servers for quantitative image analysis, including system administration, data management, and software engineering activities.

There will be opportunity for research in collaboration with the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, and the UCL Hawkes Institute, translating computational medical imaging innovations into the neuroradiology reporting and treatment‑guidance workflow.

Qualifications

• With a relevant MSc or higher degree, and significant postgraduate experience, you will be an HCPC-registered Clinical Scientist.
• Experience in scientific software development, neurosurgical guidance systems, advanced MR methods (fMRI/DTI and/or MRS), including clinical post‑processing software pipelines, and neuroimaging research is highly desirable.

University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top‑quality patient care, excellent education, and world‑class research. We provide first‑class acute and specialist services across eight sites.