Clinical Scientist – Radiotherapy Physicist

#CatchUpWithCancer; Leeds; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Leeds is advertising a Band 7 Clinical Scientist – Radiotherapy Physicist at St James's University Hospital. The post is permanent and full-time with an Agenda for Change salary band (£49,387 to £56,515 per year).

The successful candidate will support a broad range of radiotherapy physics activities including treatment planning, dosimetry, imaging, equipment QA and teaching of staff in training, with opportunities to contribute to research and future

Qualifications

• Honours degree in a relevant subject and MSc or equivalent in radiotherapy physics.
• HCPC registration or working to achieve within 12 months of recruitment.
• Postgraduate training in radiotherapy physics/imaging (MR advantageous).
• Qualified to act as an Operator under IR(ME)R in radiotherapy.
• Strong radiotherapy physics knowledge and QA experience.

Responsibilities

• Support treatment planning, dosimetry and imaging within radiotherapy physics.
• Carry out radiotherapy QA and related experimental work.
• Teach radiotherapy staff undergoing training and share best practices.
• Contribute to research and innovation projects in radiotherapy.

Skills

HCPC registration

IR(ME)R knowledge

Radiotherapy physics knowledge

Communication of complex information

Education

Honours degree in a relevant subject

MSc in radiotherapy physics

Job description

Job Summary

Join Leeds Cancer Centre as a Band 7 Clinical Scientist – Radiotherapy Physicist and help deliver advanced, high-quality radiotherapy care.

Main duties of the job: Applications are invited for this position in St James's University Hospital, Leeds. The post will ideally suit candidates who are state registered as a Clinical Scientist or will achieve registration within 12 months of taking up the position.

The successful candidate will be highly motivated to support a broad range of radiotherapy physics activities, including treatment planning, dosimetry, imaging, equipment QA, as well as teaching of radiotherapy staff undergoing training.

Research and innovation are at the heart of the service, with opportunities to be a part of many ongoing and future projects, including the development of Treatment Planning, AI, equipment QA, extra-cranial SABR, HDR and LDR Brachytherapy, Gamma Knife ICON SRS, imaging for radiotherapy as well as a large portfolio of local and national clinical trials.

The post offers excellent scope for gaining or broadening radiotherapy physics experience and for developing state-of-the-art radiotherapy.

About Us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

Date posted: 07 October 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: 7

Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full-time

Reference number: 001797

Job location: St James's University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

Closing Date

28 October 2026

What You Will Bring To The Role

• You will need a Good (1st or 2nd class) honours degree in a relevant subject and MSc or equivalent in radiotherapy physics [or equivalent field]
• HCPC registration as a Clinical Scientist or working to achieve registration within 12 months of recruitment.
• Appropriate post-graduate training within a structured programme that includes radiotherapy physics and/or imaging for radiotherapy (MR an advantage) e.g. IPEM Clinical Scientist Training Scheme or Modernising Scientific Careers (MSC) Scientific Training Programme (STP) or equivalent scheme.
• Qualifications, knowledge and experience to act as an Operator under IR(ME)R within the field of radiotherapy.
• Specialist knowledge and practical experience of main areas of radiotherapy physics.
• Understanding patient progress through radiotherapy and the requirements of a radiotherapy physics service to ensure that it is performed in a safe and accurate manner.
• Understanding of relevant legislation, national standards, codes of practice, professional and other guidelines.
• To always act in a professional manner, showing courtesy and respect for other staff and patients and maintain patient dignity and confidentiality.
• Ability to carry out radiotherapy quality assurance and other detailed experimental work associated with radiotherapy physics.
• Ability to communicate highly complex information, e.g. at post-graduate physics level, to non-physics based colleagues.

Contact

Name: John Lilley

Position: Head of External Beam Radiotherapy Physics

Email: [e-mail]

Phone number: 0113 2067617

Alternative Contact

Name: Rebecca Lindsay

Email: [e-mail]

Sponsorship Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of who may qualify, can be found here.

Advert Terms

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.

Background Checks

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer Details

Employer name: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address: St James's University Hospital, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/

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